Members CLoyd Posted June 16, 2018 Members Posted June 16, 2018 I've been on the water several nights this last week under the dam. The water is usually off by 9:00. Last night they ran it until 10:00 which made for a late start. Generally very good fly fishing with a lot of healthy aggressive fish caught. Mostly rainbows up to 18 inches and an occasional white bass. Only one brown. I've averaged between 24-36 fish in four hours and typically hook up fish every 2-3 casts. Last night was slower and the fish were smaller. Successful patterns have been #8 Hibernators and pine squirrel sculpin in black, purple, brown, and olive. I am fishing them on a 7 1/2 foot 3X leader. Dead-drifting them with an occasional burst of 3-4 very short fast strips seems to work best. Most nights they hit it hard. Last night was a more subtle affair where you would just feel a slight weight on the end of your line. I am generally starting somewhere between Outlet 1 and 2 and working down to Outlet 3. There have been a lot of bank fisherman up around the cable. It looks like they are probably going to run the water a little later tonight so I am going to catch up on some sleep. BilletHead, trythisonemv, JestersHK and 1 other 3 1
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted June 16, 2018 Root Admin Posted June 16, 2018 Super!! What are the bank guys doing? Throwing crank and stick baits?
Members CLoyd Posted June 16, 2018 Author Members Posted June 16, 2018 On 6/16/2018 at 2:27 PM, Phil Lilley said: Super!! What are the bank guys doing? Throwing crank and stick baits? That would be my guess. I think you could do very well with a stick bait up there at night right now. Saw someone land several fish last night from the bank halfway between Outlet 1 and 2, but I couldn't tell what he was fishing with. Unfortunately I've also seen a couple groups up there that are very loud and shine their lights on the water. I stay downstream of them. trythisonemv and Phil Lilley 2
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