I was on the lake about 7:30 am until about 10:30. There were many 16-20" trout cruising along the shallows seeking a bite to eat, but these fish were not worth focusing on, as they were selective to the point of a fault. No chiros, leeches or dry in my box would do more than get a quick glance from these fish.

When I left, there was a general consensus that one needed dynamite to catch anything. I gave up, went back to the tent, took the dogs out in the canoe, and waited for the wind to abate. At about 6 pm, with only the slightest diminishment in wind, I head back out and fished until dark. Just before dark, I had 2 hits on a #14 gray hackle peacock, and lost one shortly after the hit. Neither felt all that big to me.

I thought I would return in the morning, and hit it again, but I could not get up the gumption for almost certain rejection. I am sure that many felt that way this weekend. I did hear that there one guy in a drift boat that was doing pretty well. I saw him just as I left, fishing in about 15' of water, with an indicator, under the visitor's center. Rumor was chiros, but I bet scuds on a long tippet.

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