Fishing Report

[Phil Lilley]

One more guide trip... took Mr. Steiner to the dam for some good old wading. Started above outlet #2 about 8:30 am, throwing a #20 black soft hackle at 'em and they took it pretty well. Good current and some fish rising. Lots of people still fishing outlet #2 just like in the fall... what's up with that??? Oh well, plenty of fishing and fishing opportunities for everyone.

We worked down to rebar and switched to a double rig- black #20 zebra and a #18 brown scud for Darrell at the top of the shoot and he hooked rainbows on every cast for 30 minutes. They'd only hit the zebra. I stood above him and had a red zebra over a #14 grey thin-skin scud and I caught rainbows on every cast for 30 minutes but only on the scud. Funny. Flipped a switch and they quit.

Walked down to the bottom of the narrows and tied on another soft hackle and finally started hooking fish again. Went to lunch little after noon- good morning.

After lunch, we started at Rocking Chair, wading from the north side... and we didn't move much till 5 pm. Water was up over a foot over normal and not much current. There was an intermittent breeze- upstream and then down- and the trout bit when it riffled the surface. Darrell fished exclusively with a #20 black zebra (silver head, silver rib) under an indicator 6 inches and I switched around with alot of different bugs including a couple of experimentation soft hackles and zebras which did fair. We did well.

All day, lots of rainbows, no browns and nothing over 14 inches. All were colorful and healthy though.

Pics...

First is the fish ladder they're working on (I guess) running up from outlet #3. It's going to be a REAL long ladder to go all the way to the building. Hope it works.

Others are from me playing with my underwater camera... again.

Couple of new avatars- I uploaded them to the avatar directory.

[Rusty]

The last photo reminds me of JAWS 3-D.

[twosets]

I guess you were fishing with coke, Phil.

Did all of the trout try to snort the midge?

George

[Don]

Great report and pics Phil,

I really need to get down there soon. As previously stated by the late Bill Ring, "If you're too busy to go fishing, you're just too busy."

Don

[Terry Beeson]

"Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down to the pond and chasing bluegills and tommycocks. This trout, swallow you whole. No shakin', no tenderizin', down you go. And we gotta do it quick, that'll bring back your tourists, put all your businesses on a payin' basis. But it's not gonna be pleasant. I value my neck a lot more than three thousand bucks, chief. I'll find him for three, but I'll catch him, and kill him, for ten. But you've gotta make up your minds. If you want to stay alive, then ante up. If you want to play it cheap, be on welfare the whole winter. I don't want no volunteers, I don't want no mates, there's too many captains on this island. Ten thousand dollars for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole darn thing."

[SLIPPERY SI]

"22 PEOPLE WENT IN THE WATER....ONLY 20 CAME OUT...I'M TALKING ABOUT A GREAT RAINBOW CHIEF!!!".....PRETTY NEAT CAMERA & PICKS YOU HAVE THERE LILLY!!! I WANT ONE!!!

[brooktrout]

Those are city hands Mr. Hooper, been counting money all your life.

[Snow Fly]

Phil:

Great pictures, were they taken with your Pentax Optio W20? Have not had a chance to try mine, if they come out as good as yours I will be very happy!

[Phil Lilley]

SF- you're right on the camera. Hard to make the fish set still for a pic.

Si- I have no idea what you're talking about.

Did get to meet FlyTrap from OAF yesterday.

[SLIPPERY SI]

ok...so i screwed up on my "jaws" quote!!! i still think the underwater pics you post are pretty cool...it is sometimes hard to get some work done b/c i gaze at your underwater dock cam all day waiting for a man eater to come lurking around...anyway i will be sure to leave the qoutes to Terry!!