2018 Elfrink Memorial

[Phil Lilley]

This is the toughest water conditions we've ever experienced for a tournament.  Three inches of rain last night has left the lake a mess...  it's not as bad as I've ever seen it by far but it's not good.

Duane said we had 8 inches of visibility at 8 am.  He checked a little bit ago and it was about 18 inches.  They're running 1700 cfs so the clear water is pushing the dirty water down but it's slow - the lake is backed up from the rains.

We had 50 teams sign up but I think 4-6 teams either cancelled or had issues getting started.  Out of those that did start, 9 are fishing "UP" which means they headed for clearer water above Fall Creek.  They're restriction is that they can only weigh in rainbows under 12 and 20 inches and over.  Browns of course have to be over 20 inches.

Early reports say fishing down is tough but one guy texted me a pic of a big brown they had caught.  The anglers up are catching but only slot rainbows... so far.

The water at Fall Creek is clearing so I would think that's the area to be this afternoon.

It's raining right now... should stop about weigh in time - 4 p.m..