Fishing Report

[crazy4fishin]

We arrived at Lilleys last saturday and now we have to leave tomorrow but while we were here I wanted to let all know that the fishing was great!

We - my wife and I - fished primarily from the Trophy area to the boat ramp...she was using pink and white power bait with good success.

I couldnt buy a bite on pumped nite crawlers so I decided to do something different....I started casting and bumping a 1/8th brown jig......when i started this the size of the fish went up dramatically. When we got back to Lilleys I was in the office and telling what I had caught fish on when Lisa told me that Bill had similar success on a Cinnamon jig.....well I figure if Bill is using it I had to buy a couple and give it a try.

Then the ultimate fishing event happened.....at least for me......on Friday we went just past the boat ramp 200 yards and I had cast out when i saw a flash of silver and my line started coming off my reel like crazy. I knew that I had a big one and she didnt want to come in at all....I fought her for at least 10 minutes to get her to the boat....my wife had the trout net....when I finally got her close enough I told her " you are going to need a bigger net" Thank goodness we had the old stand by.

You know your marriage is pretty solid when you can "guide" your wife to where the largest Trout you have EVER caught is racing all over the palce and she keeps saying I cant see it....I tell here to watch the line.....and she says I cant see it! She is looking right and the fish is racing left....I think you ge the picture.

Needless to say I uttered only one cuss word when I thought she had grabbed my line and then she finally landed the trout. For the record I was using 2 lb line ...... the Trout was 18" long weighing in at 4 lbs according to Curtis.

No we didnt keep her, the fish that is - after all of the pictures and such I let her go under Lilleys dock to live to be caught another day.

By the way I have went up to that area all week and bumped either a brown or cinnamon jig and the bite has been fantastic!

Man I love this place!

[Phil Lilley]

Saw your pic in the office... beautiful rainbow. Congrats!!!

[Danoinark]

An excellent report and more importantly sounds like a great trip.

[Phil Lilley]

Here's your rainbow!

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Nice fish! I betcha next time she'll net up your catch cool as a cucumber now that she's had a little practice.

Won't be long and you'll be in the 20 incher club.

cheers, Brian

[crazy4fishin]

Thanks for the congrats guys...it was really fun - and thank you Phil for posting the pic.

Brian were you having a seminar of some kind the other night at Lilley's? If that was you I really enjoyed listening to what you had to say...I wasnt in the crowd, I was the guy leaning over the rail trying to catch every word.

I have to tell you that I learned alot from what you had to say. Nice work.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Well.. .. thanks! It was a fun time. Kind of a Taneycomo Q and A gone crazy.

cheers, Brian