2/1/2016 fishing report

[duckydoty]

It was fun to see you guys out there. Wish I could have spent a little more time visiting but I had to keep Mr White on them fish. He had a hot stick for sure!  We stayed on white 3/32 ounce jigs and white mink flies on the drift rig all day. Boated somewhere in the range of 50-60 fish. Probably 10-12 browns. Biggest was 17 1/2 but they were all chunkers.   We spent a lot of time taking photos and video clips. I had a couple of spots from the cable to the boat ramp that gave up pretty good numbers of fish, but the drift from the bluff above the narrows to Fall Creek was definitely our hot zone. 

[Ham]

1 hour ago, mic said:

Ham, I was kind of hoping but expecting a try with your tankura rod.

I sort of want to play with that by myself first. Trying to limit the noob embarrassing myself exposure. I also don't want my first fish to to a angry 18 inch Brown.

i had a brief frustrating outing to Quarry Park (below the Norfork Dam) this afternoon. Floodgates are still open. Boat ramp parking lot has a band of water running across it. No noticeable flow from Dry Run Creek. Lots of yahoos with crap gear slinging every known jerk bait trying to catch walleye that washed over. 

I had hopes of doing the Tenkara thing for little bookies and cuts hanging at mouth of DRC. Muddy water made me leave it in the truck.

 

[Terrierman]

6 hours ago, Ham said:

For the record, the last time a cold weather hat was accidentally kleptoed, Quill back was on the losing end and I had to mail it back to him for the good of the group. It wasn't me that had the cold bald head on that trip.

 

You have the memory of an elephant.

[Ham]

1 hour ago, duckydoty said:

It was fun to see you guys out there. Wish I could have spent a little more time visiting but I had to keep Mr White on them fish. He had a hot stick for sure!  We stayed on white 3/32 ounce jigs and white mink flies on the drift rig all day. Boated somewhere in the range of 50-60 fish. Probably 10-12 browns. Biggest was 17 1/2 but they were all chunkers.   We spent a lot of time taking photos and video clips. I had a couple of spots from the cable to the boat ramp that gave up pretty good numbers of fish, but the drift from the bluff above the narrows to Fall Creek was definitely our hot zone. 

You know how to fish that bluff a lot better than first timer me. We did much better below the cable. I'd guess we caught somewhere in that 60 fish range for the boat. There were three of us fishing though which helps. 

I caught three or four on white, but did much better on Brown/Orange and Tri Olive. Might just be a confidence thing.

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

Nice work gentlemen. 

Thanks for the report!!

Pete

[Ham]

Hey Pete! I finally saw Outlet 3!

[dtrs5kprs]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

Hey Pete! I finally saw Outlet 3!

Be careful, it's a slippery slope. Next thing you know you'll be floating on TR.

[Ham]

7 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Be careful, it's a slippery slope. Next thing you know you'll be floating on TR.

TR can be fantastic! I've had some really, really great fishing trips there. I choose not to deal with the longer drive and the higher volume of other boaters and fisherman.

I'll behave though.