fishindoc
1/1/2016 9:42:00 AMPart -Time, glad you made it and no road or ramp issues. Re: the Les Davis blades you mentioned on my post, is there a size you have found that works best? From your pic my guess you were near the tires or along the South wall headed toward Sawilla. We have been doing better along that South Wall. Happy New Year!
Part-Time
1/1/2016 11:31:00 AMfishingdoc,
I keep trying others but for me the Les Davis 3/0 herring dodger with gold/chrome seems to be a steady producer. Use it on Roosevelt for Trout and Kokanee and down at Brewster for Sockeye. I guess there is a lot more setups I need to try and I should try them when we are actually into some fish and not just put something new on first and when it doesn't produce in the first 20 minutes take it off and go back to old reliable for the rest of the day. Hard to change gear when they are hitting though.
I keep trying others but for me the Les Davis 3/0 herring dodger with gold/chrome seems to be a steady producer. Use it on Roosevelt for Trout and Kokanee and down at Brewster for Sockeye. I guess there is a lot more setups I need to try and I should try them when we are actually into some fish and not just put something new on first and when it doesn't produce in the first 20 minutes take it off and go back to old reliable for the rest of the day. Hard to change gear when they are hitting though.
Part-Time
1/1/2016 11:39:00 AMForgot to mention that yes we were along the South Wall just below Keller. We were in fairly deep water usually 100 yards from the wall. Stayed in close for a bit but it wasn't until we drifted out bit that we got hits. Honestly didn't pay much attention to the depth finder, the boys were sitting up there near the heater. Really think the fish were more schooled up than when I was down on the 8th. We got bits just about everywhere near the east part of that wall that day.
Kekedatackleco
1/1/2016 4:25:00 PMGreat to hear you did well. Thanks for the report and glad you made it out to enjoy some time with family catching fish.
downriggeral
1/1/2016 5:31:00 PMThe smiles on the boy's faces say it all. Amazing how warm it is when the fish are biting. Thanks for sharing - Alan
Mcfisherson13
1/1/2016 10:59:00 PMThanks for the report! Just want to mention while fishing next to that wall, be extremely careful not to get too close. Ever since I saw a large portion of the wall come crashing down into the water a few years ago, I shy away from getting in too close in this cold weather. It was quite an experience to see. We first heard a loud Crack like lightning, then a loud roar like thunder, then noticed the hillside coming down into the water. Would of been a game changer for sure to get caught under that. Just a little tidbit. FYI! Never would have thought about it not have seeing it. By your pic, you were well far enough out.
Nice work, thanks again for the report.
Mcfish.
Nice work, thanks again for the report.
Mcfish.
Part-Time
1/2/2016 5:58:00 PMThanks for the tip Mcfisherson13,
Those kind of things don't happen often but they do happen and they should be avoided. When I bought my first home in St. Helens OR I could see the peak of Mt. St. Helens from our yard. Couldn't see it when I moved to Columbia Falls Mt. the summer of 1980. When I got to MT a relator tried to show me a place along the Flathead River, said it never floods since they built Hungry Horse Dam. I said no thanks.
Those kind of things don't happen often but they do happen and they should be avoided. When I bought my first home in St. Helens OR I could see the peak of Mt. St. Helens from our yard. Couldn't see it when I moved to Columbia Falls Mt. the summer of 1980. When I got to MT a relator tried to show me a place along the Flathead River, said it never floods since they built Hungry Horse Dam. I said no thanks.