Friday/sat Night

[gary2400]

The full moon overhead kills me, that's all I can say. They must have stocked the lake during the week because 99% of the fish were about 12". I tried every color, size, and even experimented and only managed a dozen bows on Friday and less than that on Sat. Got to the water both nights right after dark and fished from above #1 to just below #2, and then since there were so many headlamps down toward the big hole on Friday, we went to KOA and did a little better there. The water was off on Friday night and I did fair with the PMS. I don't care who originated it but I know it works and thanks to Leonard for showing it to me. Brother-in-law caught a 20" bow below #2 on a cone headed black hibernator. The red leach seemed to be their color of choice though. Sat night they had 1 unit running and blew the horn for 2 but the water only came up about 6" to around 704.6. Most everybody fishing was congregated around #1. I am not one to criticize anybody but both nights there were a couple of guys with a bright lantern that just about made me want to go up and get my sunglasses. They set it on one the big rocks right out in the water above #1 Friday and then right on the shore below #1 on Sat. Maybe I'm just ignorant but gee whizzzz. I could already read the newspaper in the moon but with this I didn't even need my headlight to tie my knots. Maybe it's just a technique that I haven't been privy to yet. I've done it fishing for cats, bass, etc but not there. Best luck I had with the water running was a #4 weighted pine squirrel with a #8 beaded red leach trailing about 12", caught them on the red leach.

gary

[Phil Lilley]

Thanks for the report, Gary. The lantern anglers, were they fly fishing? Typically that's something someone would do if fishing for catfish - lite-lining.

[vanven]

Haven't seen the bright lanterns before. I always seem to get my own night time issues but they usually don't involve lanterns.

I am excited to see the generation tailing off a lot more. Time to get back down there for a few days in a couple of weeks.

-Jerod

[gary2400]

Friday night the 2 were fly fishing. Saturday night 2 were spin casting and they were getting something out of a plastic bag that looked like those soft plastic shad but I could be totally wrong. They were checking their "lure" a lot. I couldn't tell for sure, the 'sun' was in my eyes and it was 9:00 pm.