I started writing this a couple
of weekends. About a very private lake that I get to fish from time to time, the
gentleman that owns it likes his privacy. I have had the opportunity to take in
a couple friends. Mostly I’m on the water by myself.
The lake is stocked with Browns,
Tigers, Rainbows, and last year 150 10-12 Brookies. They are triploids some of
the browns are now in the 8 to 10 pound range, the biggest that I have landed
was well over 28 inches, weight heavy.
I catch lots of bows most are
over 6lbs and a few have been over 9lbs, one laid across my striping apron was hanging
over at both ends. The Tiger are the most beautiful fish and yes some of them
are tanks. The lines and markings are all different, no two are alike. Very
Cool.
So a couple of weeks ago I got a
text from him all it said was ICE IS OFF. Then a few minutes later another
text. I think you need to come exercise them. I sent one back to him be there tomorrow am.
First thing I did was check the
water temp. 38 the lite wind was blowing out of the south the sun peeking out
from a broken up cloudy sky. I didn’t take me long to have everything ready and
in the water. With four rods strung up, Sage One 9654 with floating line and a
water boatman, Sage RPL 9052 bobber lobbin rig for chromi fishin, my Redington's
RS4s both 9052 one with type 6 the other
clear intermediate.
I started out with the Inter. Line,
worked the shoreline pitching into the weeds, most of the way around the lake I
could see some action here and there and every once in a while hear and see the
surface break. I wasn’t in the water more than maybe 10 minutes before the
first hookup.
My first Fish was plucked out less than a foot
from shore. A big Bow beautiful, strong, and full of fight for the cold, water.
I made the tour almost all the way
around and picked up a couple more Bows. Then switched out to sinking line and
back tracked out into deeper water tying a leach. On the fifth or sixth cast
and on the 20 count I started my retrieve, third strip in BAM hard hit and
nothing, only to find out that I was broken off. Tyed on another one and was soon broke off
again. Upped my tippit to 3X and cast this produced a nice Big Brown caught
deep in the tongue. He bulldogged me around the lake foe a good 7 or 8 minutes
before I brought him to the net. I thought it was going to be a lot bigger but
it was only maybe 22-23 inches. “Very Strong.”
Picking up two more Browns and
then a big Tiger, but he broke me off at the net. This time I tyed on one of my Disco Dolly Parton
booby fly and gave it a fling.
The wind was kicking up and I was
getting tired of trolling around so I made a bee line over to the northeast
corner of the lake pulling my DDP. I nailed a big Tiger and another Brown on
the way. When I got to the northeast where I wanted dropped anchor and another
10 ft. of line about 70 feet from shore in 16 foot of water. Grabbed my RPL and set the Indicator at six
feet above an # 16 black and red chironomid, wind blowing at my back gave the
set up a long fling at about 50-60 feet and just let the small wakes do the
movement. I was touching bottom, retrieved and moved bobber down another fling and waited maybe a
minute and bobber down. Long fight and Big bow! This went on for more than a
hour with a fish about every 5 minutes. I pumped one’s stomach full of Chromimids
about my same size some lighter in color, But I stayed with what I had on.
I had a great day on the water
and packed it in after about 4 hours. Stopped at the house to tell him what a
great time I had and gave him a bottle of 20year double malt Scotch. I’ll be
back soon.
Sunday I was back the winds heavy
and looked like it was going to rain. I check the water temp again 38. By the
time I was ready to fish the wind increased blowing cold out of the north and
the lake was whitecaps. It didn’t take me long to pack it all back into the
truck. Just as I got the truck started and was backing out the slush started
falling sideways.
3/19 now on the water at 9:30
light wind overcast and water temp hasn’t changed much now 40. Worked my way
all around the lake in about a hour then went back to my favorite spot and
dropped anchor. Mini leach under a indicator in 15 foot of water. Long
cast and slow retrieve letting the wind help work the bobber. Almost every cast
bobber down a mixed bag of all types Bows, Browns, Tigers, and yes I finally
picked up that one fish that has eluded me the Brookie. Wasn’t real big but it
sure was pretty.
3/20
first full day of spring. So now I’m
headed back and will update later today 11 am. NOOOOOOO wind water looked like
glass except for the few rain drops only took out two rods this time. RPL &
the One Size 16 soft hackle peacock on a 14ft leader. Micro Mini Leach on the
RPL it was cast after cast fish after fish by 2:30 with cold feet I was whooped.
The wind never came up the sky never dropped much rain nothing but fun.
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