Made It Back From The Deer Woods

[Bill Babler]

Just back on the forum from deer huning, glad to see everyone getting along.

Motored to the dam under 4 generators yesterday, not another boat in the area and very few bank fisherman. 24 degrees, at the start.

Did see a party of duck hunters, just below the conservation ramp. Hated to float in front of them but I really don't think we messed them up as we heard them blast on several different trips.

Not as good as I thought it might be. The water was a bit off color and with the early clouds, I expected some good brownie's but it didn't happen.

We used 1/4 and 1/8th. oz white or sculpin jigs, and caught some very nice rainbows, probably up to 18 inch. First 4 passes were by far the best.

Seemed to get off the jig and we went to peach egg patterns and caught fish in numbers all morning, not alot, but enough to keep us chuckling from time to time.

Best spot was probably from Andy's thru Fall Creek Ramp.

Wish I would have taken some photo's of the scuds and sowbugs these trout were coughing up. Some to size 8 mostly size 10 and a very pale olive. Just huge bugs for our water. I have seen lots of bugs 14's and 12's, but none this large. Looked like 60 count shrimp.

One of the clients said we should have brought the crab-boil. These big bugs were a translucent type of green to pale olive, are any of you all seeing any of these? They would litterly cough up 4 or 5 on every trout we caught and released.

Also something you don't usually see, was trout midging in the creases during 4 generators. Lots of takes on this fast moving water and midges seemed to be thick in the air. There was a long city block type seam in front of Andy Williams house and the fish were really working it. Did not appear to be large, but still working the top heavy during 4 generators.

Good fishing all, good to be back.