Knotabite
6/18/2011 5:30:00 PMGreat report Blu... Wife i were out as well Friday (windy at dam) but was able to pick up two nice fish (after work :( of course) .. They sure are a great fight with the trout gear!! All i can say to people when they ask - Get out while it last! I myself went out today (6/18/11) trolled for 3 hours landed one fish and the other is swimming around with my wedding ring.. :)
stryker17
6/18/2011 6:47:00 PMnice, we launched at Seatons Grove about 11;00 and headed down to the net pens area, did real good and limited out fairly quick with 4 fish the largest one 8+ lbs, rained on and off most of the day............. what really burns my bu$$ are the people that pull in front of you, using power bait and catching and releaseing tons of fish, I thought that you had to keep any fish caught with bait............. today it was a guide boat that did it, wont say who but reall burns me up.............. we were using salmon plugs in real bright colors any thing with a rattle................
Wintersteelhead21
6/18/2011 7:49:00 PMThanks for posting an entertaining and informative report Lewis!
Wintersteelhead21
6/18/2011 7:49:00 PMThanks for posting an entertaining and informative report Lewis!
blufin loui
6/18/2011 9:04:00 PMGotta agree with ya Knotabite, "When it's hot, it's hot". That pretty much sums it up at rufus right now. Good on you for getting out and getting a few.
blufin loui
6/18/2011 9:08:00 PMI know what you mean stryker17, I have to nurse scorched body parts when I see that guide (it could be the same one) on the water. I've noticed one guide on several occassions at the lower pens soaking power bait and salmon roe, while high grading. Two fish brought to the boat with bait and their through fishing for the day. I better go apply some more burn ointment.LOL
Take care and enjoy your time on the water
Take care and enjoy your time on the water
blufin loui
6/18/2011 9:09:00 PMYou're welcome Wintersteelhead21, A good story after a fishing trip just rounds out the day. LOL
Toni
6/18/2011 9:53:00 PMI look forward to reading your reports and seeing the pictures. What kind of P-Line was it?
Augwen
6/19/2011 6:36:00 AMGood Report as always...Fighting Fish spoons? I never heard of them. Are they local?
stryker17
6/19/2011 6:45:00 AMI guess I still was a little hot under the neck............ both times it was in the same place and we were the only ones there we are trolling a fairly small stretch of water, maybe 100yds long, than pick up drift back down and start over, we would pick up a fish each pass, both of the boats on both days were fishing other areas and watched us catch fish , than moved right in and dropped anchor right in our path so we had to move out and around them. The guide boat almost hit us to get in front of us and anchor. I know that thier business is catching fish for the clients, but come on lets do it right............ You know we try to do the right thing, handle the fish as best as we can, change the hooks, ect , guess that attitude is due to the number of fish in the water,but remember that it wont be this way all the time....thanks for the rant................
wagnbrnr
6/19/2011 7:39:00 AMgreat report loui . we use 4lb test P-Line when we are there and have never lost a fish .
Lend jr
6/19/2011 11:08:00 AMMan is every trout in that lake Over 5lbs?.wish we had a lake with some big ones this side of the pass!
Why2Fish
6/19/2011 3:02:00 PMWent out on June 19 in the AM. Trolled the low end with every combo we had. Not a bite. Fished high and low, fast and slow, red and green, big black and little. LOTS of boats out, and saw one 2lb caught. Not our day!
Why2Fish
6/19/2011 3:08:00 PMOn another note,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,who is the rude fisherman (guide or not)?
stryker17
6/19/2011 6:08:00 PMGloball- agreed, but 15 fish in short tome for 4 people not...................... Why2fish.............. we didnnot say a word packed up and left............. 2 times in 2 days is about all I could handle....................
blufin loui
6/19/2011 9:08:00 PMhi ya Augwen , the Thomas lure company makes the fighting fish, I haven't seen them around here, but they are available online.
blufin loui
6/19/2011 9:14:00 PMI agree stryker17, there seems that a few of the "guides" seem to think all is fair to get their clients in fish. That's one thing I like about joe from Lakechelan adventures, he's a fair-play all day type of guy. So glad you have a place to rant, instead of trying to be Mr DoRight, and making a confrontation on the water. There is a "time and place" for everything.
blufin loui
6/19/2011 9:16:00 PMHey wagnbrnr, I was using my 10 1/2 ft light action rod with 4# P-line today and with a 6# trout in the current, it felt like fighting a salmon.
blufin loui
6/19/2011 9:18:00 PMHey Rapala jr, not all trout are over 5#, sometimes you will catch a 4#. LOL There are plenty of the 5-7 # fish to be had right now, and it is a great fishery with great scenery.
blufin loui
6/19/2011 9:19:00 PMWhy2Fish, that's Rufus. Some days are good and some days are not so good. It is alot of water to fish, and yes there are some barren stretches of water. So don't give up, ask around and keep on fishing.
charlie h.
6/20/2011 8:56:00 PMGood story Lewis , nice to see Cindy holding up the fish ! Did they dump all the fish in the pens ?
Charlie h
Charlie h