A really fun day on Stevens yesterday. Great weather, a limit of nice fish, and learning some new stuff.

All my fish were caught from the surface to 20 feet using a 50/50 blue God's Tooth and a couple of home made wedding rings. Speed ran from .9 to 1.3 mph.

The surface temp was around 51° to almost 52° at 20 feet and then dropping relatively fast to about 44° at 60 feet.

I learned some new stuff thanks to Josh Hoines. He suggested using pre-made leaders with specific lengths (e.g., 10", 12", 14", 16" and so on). By having one pole with a shorter leader than the other you could get a feel for how much lure action the fish liked. Then by making sharp turns you could find the depth of the active fish. Okay, some of the times when a fish hit I didn't remember whether it was a left turn right turn or the leader length! I am going to have to work on my focus!

There were some schools deep and I did chase the meter marks with one pole. Zero bites. Has anyone had success chasing those deep schools?

It's hard to beat a good day on the water. Tight lines.

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