Hello everyone. Well, Battle Ground is still kicking out nice limits of trout for those who are willing to experiment a little. Boat fishermen are doing well on small plugs, flies and drifting powerbait. I have noticed that when fishing out in the middle of the lake that you tend to catch fish quickly, but they are 10-12 inches on average. If you want to catch bigger trout, troll close to shore, or drift powerbait around the sunken logs. Believe me it works! There are still some brooders out there swimming around and perfectly willing to bite. I hooked one on a trolled wooly bugger, but after a valiant fight he broke my line. I estimate that fish to be somewhere between four and six pounds, not a giant, but a brooder none the less. Fly Fisherman listen up. Your best success will be early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Trolling wooly buggers up and down the center of the lake is producing fantastically. I use either a size 10 black or olive wooly bugger with a silver beadhead for added depth. You don't have to troll slow either. The key to catching these fish is not to set the hook at every little tap, but wait till you feel a steady pull, then let em have it! Bank fishermen powerbait is still doing well, and as many of you noticed, I have been casting on the left side of the dock about fifteen feet out toward the logs, and have been getting my limit in about twenty minutes. You don't have to cast toward the middle to to hook fish. Another good tactic is to use a water bobber, an eight to ten foot leader and a size ten olive or black wooly bugger. Cast toward the falled tree, and reel slow, with a twitch every now and then. Hope to see you on the water soon. Good Luck!

Rob G.

5/8/2008 10:02:00 AM

wow, what a great report, this is what the site is for. very informative, keep up the good work!

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