We launched the Pandemonium about 9:30 at Lincoln and headed straight across the lake to troll the shoreline heading towards Sterling Point. Based on some previous reports of the fish being fairly shallow, we had downriggers set around 15 feet and leaded line rigs with 3 colors in the water and fished in water from 25 to 200+ feet. Caddis, Red Butt Skunk and orange Kekeda flies all caught fish, as did Rapalas and an orange Koke-a-Bow (the hot lure til early afternoon). The three of us had 11 fish in the boat by noon, and then it died for a couple hours. We stuck it out, trolling back upstream and finally got the last fish of our limits just in front of the launch around 4:00. We lost quite a few fish, some that didn't get hooked well and some that went insane near the boat and managed to escape. We also released at least 6 wild rainbows. Beautiful weather and good fishing.

Spokanetoot

12/18/2018 2:49:15 PM

Thank you for the report

Part-Time

12/19/2018 9:16:59 AM

Thanks for the good report, makes me wish I was there. I think the bite quitting around noon must be part of their union contract and the fish up the Arm are part of the same local.

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