Post by greybeard on Jul 22, 2017 13:57:21 GMT -5
SAR is over for me. Fishing was great, catching was not. We did great last Saturday's when the fish were shallow working 30 feet of water between Oak Creek power plant and Wind Point. We landed nine Kings and 4 were four year olds up to 15 pounds along with two nice Coho. I can’t ever remember seeing so much bait. I don’t think my screen was ever empty for hours!!! Then the north east wind arrived and I went home and until Monday late afternoon.
For us the evening bites were not very good. We would manage a few bites and a few fish but that was OK, less to clean and earlier to bed. Mornings we're not a lot better. Somehow I managed to go south when the best bite was north and visa versa. We stuck with 65 to 100 feet of water most of the time looking for big fish. Others did pretty darn well On Coho and rainbows fishing deeper 130-200.
My cousin Randy landed our best fish of 21.1 pounds on a new to me color, Brad's Blue Jack with a UV Plaid Fish Flash. We had hope for the Big Al additional money prize for the largest fish caught on one but someone landed one over 29 pounds. That Blue Jack color was definitely the hot one and I will be rigging some more soon.
I usually fish with 4 and sometimes just three of us. Fishing with just six rods was a challenge. I admire you guys who do so well fishing alone or just two of you.
Some of the most successful this year have been doing it on their flasher fly spreads. The leaders in both the pro and amateur side of the Big Ten shared with me how they were catching their fish. So Friday morning fairly early I put out all flashers and flies. I was immediately rewarded with a small Coho off a rigger shortly followed by a rainbow bite on a 150 copper. Then not a single sniff for over three hours. I put on the Blue Jack/Fish Flash set up on the 250 copper and shortly thereafter an 11 pound Laker. So I matched it on the 200 copper and promptly a drive-by followed by a rainbow. They just seem to enjoy tuna snacks after the early-morning flurry.
Even after all those hours on the water I’m looking forward to a day of good weather next week to return. I want another crack at some of those 20 pounders.
Grey Beard
For us the evening bites were not very good. We would manage a few bites and a few fish but that was OK, less to clean and earlier to bed. Mornings we're not a lot better. Somehow I managed to go south when the best bite was north and visa versa. We stuck with 65 to 100 feet of water most of the time looking for big fish. Others did pretty darn well On Coho and rainbows fishing deeper 130-200.
My cousin Randy landed our best fish of 21.1 pounds on a new to me color, Brad's Blue Jack with a UV Plaid Fish Flash. We had hope for the Big Al additional money prize for the largest fish caught on one but someone landed one over 29 pounds. That Blue Jack color was definitely the hot one and I will be rigging some more soon.
I usually fish with 4 and sometimes just three of us. Fishing with just six rods was a challenge. I admire you guys who do so well fishing alone or just two of you.
Some of the most successful this year have been doing it on their flasher fly spreads. The leaders in both the pro and amateur side of the Big Ten shared with me how they were catching their fish. So Friday morning fairly early I put out all flashers and flies. I was immediately rewarded with a small Coho off a rigger shortly followed by a rainbow bite on a 150 copper. Then not a single sniff for over three hours. I put on the Blue Jack/Fish Flash set up on the 250 copper and shortly thereafter an 11 pound Laker. So I matched it on the 200 copper and promptly a drive-by followed by a rainbow. They just seem to enjoy tuna snacks after the early-morning flurry.
Even after all those hours on the water I’m looking forward to a day of good weather next week to return. I want another crack at some of those 20 pounders.
Grey Beard