06-10-2006, 01:30 AM
Due to the weather, today was a little slow. My grandson and I got five fish but one was about 12 pounds. Took pix of Harry Tupper landing one over 10 pounds at Staleys. He also caught another one earlier in the day that was a 10 pounder.
I guided two days and fished three other days. On Monday we got 16 in the morning with the largest a 22 inch cutt. Then Monday evening we caught 18 with three fish over 10 pounds and two of those were over 12. Tuesday morning we got 9 with no large fish. Wednesday we caught 26 in the morning with three over 10. And then today we got the five.
We are finding the best fishing in the evenings from 6 until 9:30. Most of the fish that we have caught have been on the west side of the lake in 12 to 16 feet of water. The only two pockets of fish that float tubers can get to are just north of the County Boat Dock and at Staley Springs. The fish are starting to move into the channel at Staleys and some of them are huge. Not for the faint at heart.
This week we broke off nine fish that ran us into our backing. So there are some very large fish there.
Best flies have been the beadhead Electric Black, Brown CB, Mity Mouse, and red Naked Lady.
Hopefully this will help you guys that are PMing me. I only get to the computer about once each week and will give a general report for you.
The numbers of fish are not there yet - too much weather. We are taking all four age classes of cutts and the big hybrids are probably six years old. We have only caught one brook trout and it was 18 inches, but we have heard reports of some fishermen catching a lot of brooks off the Cliffs from time to time. If you start catching a lot of 8 to 10 inch fish, move into the weeds and fish the pockets - the big ones are near the weeds.
Now that the midge hatch is over, we should see the damsels crawling on the bottom of the lake and the fish should soon be on them.
Good Luck. I believe that we are a week to 10 days away from fantastic fishing - I am very pleased with what I have seen this week.
Bill
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I guided two days and fished three other days. On Monday we got 16 in the morning with the largest a 22 inch cutt. Then Monday evening we caught 18 with three fish over 10 pounds and two of those were over 12. Tuesday morning we got 9 with no large fish. Wednesday we caught 26 in the morning with three over 10. And then today we got the five.
We are finding the best fishing in the evenings from 6 until 9:30. Most of the fish that we have caught have been on the west side of the lake in 12 to 16 feet of water. The only two pockets of fish that float tubers can get to are just north of the County Boat Dock and at Staley Springs. The fish are starting to move into the channel at Staleys and some of them are huge. Not for the faint at heart.
This week we broke off nine fish that ran us into our backing. So there are some very large fish there.
Best flies have been the beadhead Electric Black, Brown CB, Mity Mouse, and red Naked Lady.
Hopefully this will help you guys that are PMing me. I only get to the computer about once each week and will give a general report for you.
The numbers of fish are not there yet - too much weather. We are taking all four age classes of cutts and the big hybrids are probably six years old. We have only caught one brook trout and it was 18 inches, but we have heard reports of some fishermen catching a lot of brooks off the Cliffs from time to time. If you start catching a lot of 8 to 10 inch fish, move into the weeds and fish the pockets - the big ones are near the weeds.
Now that the midge hatch is over, we should see the damsels crawling on the bottom of the lake and the fish should soon be on them.
Good Luck. I believe that we are a week to 10 days away from fantastic fishing - I am very pleased with what I have seen this week.
Bill
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