Friday fishing

[Phil Lilley]

Just got off the lake.  Reports have been slow fishing for most last couple of days.  Guides have been catching fish on white or pink San Juan worms.... big ones.... in the trophy area.  Also drifting #12 gray scuds.  That's the best report I have.

I just got off the lake.  They're only running 2 units so the drift is nice and slow.  Wanted to throw a lighter jig with 2 pound like on the inside bank down from Fall Creek.  Felt like I'd tear them up - cloudy no wind.  Not so.  Few light bites and fewer trout.  Only a couple down closer to Short Creek on a sculpin/ginger/ brown head 3/32nd oz jig but they were good ones.  One 14 and one about 17 inches.

Boated back up to almost Lookout and tried it up there.  Same luck.  Caught a couple decent rainbows.  Switched to 1/8th oz though and did better with the 2 up there and another nice 18-19 inch rainbow below Fall Creek.  Not good numbers but the size was amazing.  One 14-inch brown to finish just above Short Creek.

Kelly Stammer and his son Bryan are out throwing big stick baits for big trout.  Kelly broke off a big fish this morning using 12-pound line.  Said he lost another big brown this afternoon.

They're not doing too bad drifting night crawlers from our place down to the bridges.

I'm still doing pretty good throwing hoppers, beetles and ants along the banks.  Medium size hoppers, black beetles and either black or brown ants.  Saw quite a few rises this afternoon while out.

Here's a little video report we did yesterday.  Steve Dickey shares how he's been catching trout....

[Phil Lilley]

Correction - Kelly's son's name is Steven.  Here's some fish pics.

[Phil Lilley]

[rainbow]

Very good video.  You should do more guide interviews.  Informative about current conditions which I can use next week.