Ham Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Pretty chilly Morning to the day. I waited until it got to 32 degrees to start my day. I fished from 1100 to 1600. it was pretty breezy and cloudy. I should have had more layers. I opted to fish up below the dam in the Catch and Release zone. I launched at the Golf course side. My first fish came while the boat was still on the trailer. The motor was warming up and I made a couple of casts. Bang ! Above average Rainbow. A few minutes after actually launching the boat, I caught a 18 inch Brown. It was strong and jumped and made some runs. Bites were not rapid fire, but the fish were all quality. Water was dropping out. And wind was blowing upstream pretty hard. Not optimal, but I kept grinding. I ran up to the bottom of the Restricted Zone, but I never got a bite up there. I did locate several areas that were holding fish. I cycled around through them. I was able to fine tune as the water dropped out. It was probably running 6K and dropped to 3500 CFS by the time I left. 1/8 oz Zig Jig on 6 lb Nano with 6 lb co-poly leader. Olive/Ginger ; Olive/Orange ; Tri Olive. I kept catching quality fish. I got a 20 inch Brown that really cut up. I was actually surprised it was only 20 inches. Biggest Rainbow was only 17 inches, but really pulled. I caught a couple of walleye 15 and 17 inches. I had one 13 inch Cuttie , but it’s color was drab so no pic. I ended up with 5 quality Browns. 2 x 20 ; 2 X 18 , and a 17 incher. I fished with 41 fish altogether. I left cold, but Happy. Johnsfolly, N9BOW, ZigJigman and 14 others 17 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 First 18 inch Brown Johnsfolly, N9BOW and JestersHK 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 I can’t add photos as quickly as I would like JestersHK and N9BOW 2 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 I was Solo and trying not to hurt the fish so not the best Hero Shots. N9BOW, Johnsfolly and JestersHK 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Slobosaurus JestersHK, N9BOW and Johnsfolly 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Awesome! Jigfest, less than 2 weeks away... JestersHK and WoundedOne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Well done my friend! I am so glad you are catching while scouting the river so you can point the White River novices who only get down there once a year for Jig Fest where they might start fishing. That Reminds me I should get down there more, BilletHead JestersHK, Ham and Johnsfolly 3 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Yeah, yeah I was scouting see Johnsfolly, BilletHead and JestersHK 1 2 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 In all honesty, I’ve had pretty good fishing from just Below the dam all the way down to Mountain View, Arkansas Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 56 minutes ago, Ham said: In all honesty, I’ve had pretty good fishing from just Below the dam all the way down to Mountain View, Arkansas Hey it is a fact if it rains enough and a mud puddle in the Sahara desert forms you could find and catch a fish in that puddle. . BilletHead Johnsfolly 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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