Night Time Fishing Reports...

[Leonard]

I met up with Phillip (Zander) friday night and with a few car in the parking lot we decided to head down to KOA..

The water was shut off at 7pm and turn on again at 9pm (2units).. and shut back down around 11:30

it started out pretty slow..

Phillip hooked the first fish of the night on a black and purple hibernator..

As for me I went about a hour and a half completely fishless..... I was toss around a few new things and did pick up a few bumps here and there.....

when I did finally get into them it was on the nat/tan PMS.. dead drifting... picked up maybe 4..

after a short time.. I switched over to an Olive PMS... picking up another 5 or 6..

then switched again.. to the olive/purple Hibernator..

and that was the ticket ..

picked up another dozen or so... fat and chunky!!!

when the water finally dropped out the current stopped... and so did the bite...

we headed out somewhere around 2:30 (maybe 3am)

Saturday night..

I met up with Henry (Fly2Fish).... we head to the rebar/gaunlet/big hole

Fishing waas AWESOME!!

I started out with a Tungsten head (tied on a jig hook) PMS... WOW the strikes I was getting was dang near ripping the rod out of my hands....... hooked up only a couple..

then I switch over...... get ready for this one......

an Articulated PMS....... and it ripped them up...... after several nice fish I moved down to the big hole and on the way I was passing Herny and showed him the flies....

well his word were..... " CENSORED"..... LOL... if thats helps you to figure out what he said..

after a few more fish I changed over to the oilve/purple hibernator... and picked up a couple dozen more..

Henry shouts down to....

" Hey!!! you still throw that big ugly S.O.B."

I told him I was throwing the Hibernator... and he switched over to a Black and Purple... picked up some really nice fish....

Well Momma called and wasnt felling good.. so I headed home....

On the way out Henry almost step on a bog ol'flat head catfish (about 15lbs).....

well I picked it up and was still just barely moving... so I took it home to have a heck of a fish fry!!

I guess the gates being opened saturday (day) would explain wya he was there... (Henry has a picture of it)...

**** That flat head had to be one of the best catfish I had ever eatting***

(NOTE: I dont like the taste of catfish!!!)...... but that was GOOD!

[Murdoc]

Leonard,

I'm going to be down tonight thur Thursday afternoon. Have you found a time frame that they seemed more active in bites?? I'll be in a Burgandy Chevy van. The family type van with gold around the bottom part.

[Leonard]

Over the past few weeks..

I have the best action when the water is dropping..

once its down and out.. it slows down for a while then startes to pick up agian...

if you hit with 2 units on ... its ben good.. then when it shuts down to 1 and the water is dropping... once its off... the bite really fires up... there is that hour where you loss all current.. this is when its it slowest...

I would try to get down there and fish this week... but family issues... Momma going in for surgery late this week and looks like its going to be a wild ride.....

Leonard

[Danoinark]

Leonard

Giver her our best.

DAno

[Leonard]

thanks Dan...

from the way the dr. talks...

she could be down from up to 2 weeks.. maybe 3

[Seth]

When were you up there Saturday night? I fished around outlet 2 for about an hour before dark and 45 minutes after dark. Seen a couple head lights up stream in the fog but that was about it. Rebar hole had people all over it while it was still light out.

[fly2fish]

On the way out Henry almost step on a bog ol'flat head catfish (about 15lbs).....

well I picked it up and was still just barely moving... so I took it home to have a heck of a fish fry!!

I guess the gates being opened saturday (day) would explain wya he was there... (Henry has a picture of it)...

**** That flat head had to be one of the best catfish I had ever eatting***

(NOTE: I dont like the taste of catfish!!!)...... but that was GOOD!

I will post a pic of the catfish plus some trout for Sunday night and a report, it was well awesome 67 fish with at least that many MDR and SDR not LDR these weren't missed strikes but fish that were at least half way in before getting off.

F2F

[fly2fish]

Heres the catfish that Leonard noodled Saturday night beside my "wimpy" 4wt. It is 31 1/2 inches from the end of the handle to the first guide.

F2F

[wackinbass]

Heres the catfish that Leonard noodled Saturday night beside my "wimpy" 4wt. It is 31 1/2 inches from the end of the handle to the first guide.

F2F

Nice Find Leonard. Flatheads are truly delicious although in general I too don't prefer the taste of catfish.