03-24-2017, 02:38 AM
I'm familiar with the clear water plugs. Most of my fishing has been on skinny water (I love the high elevation small streams), so the plug of my choice when I needed one has been the clear plastic teardrop shaped ones for the small Sierra lakes. I'm definitely getting a water plug though. Have you ever been at Fordyce Creek, which is fed from releases at Fordyce Lake? It's cold all summer, with a reputation for it's many rattlesnakes. That keeps the crowd away. I'm dying to get there, but a high-clearance 4-wheeler is needed. Can't get a ride for love or money, no guides even. It's near where Hwy 20 meets Hwy 80.
I admit I have a hangup about deep water. I just 'believe' the big fish are deep, yet I know most of the big ones are caught in the first 20 feet. Yet again, I reason, the statistics are skewed, because few actually fish deep. Have you seen the sign at the marina, which reads "The big fish are DEEP"? I just don't know yet.
BTW, thanks for the tip.