This is
the lake that Gary didn’t have much luck at last year. So better luck this time
can’t let a lake get you down. Talking to one of the local regulars anglers…… “Frank
told us that the May fly hatch came off early in mid to late April just after
the ice came off and hasn’t had much of one since.” We should try fishin with
dark green and olive scuds. While talking with Frank I saw lots of action in
the cove to the left of the launch and while everybody was headed out in different
direction I changed out my dry bobber lobbing line on the Sage and put on a sz
16 Adams, just for shits and giggles pitched it into the reeds and soon I had
my first bow. 16 in. then another, then another, everybody. ( Locals said, “OH
their just spoaners and won’t take anything.”
) Wrong I had 4 nice fish none being very big
until I was broke off by a fish that knew how to work the weeds.
I watched a guy anchored up just out of the
cove and Gary was in that direction so rather trying to retye on another I took
off to catch up with him. On the way out I hooked and put to net a beautiful
bow of maybe 4 lbs.
When I caught up to Gary the guy that was
fishing close by has hooked up and landed multi fish with two lines in the
water one having a 20ft. leader and a indicator he was casting and just letting
the wind drift it around. The other line he had a small leach on it and was
doing great with both. One of the fish was well over 8lbs. that I saw him
catch. After fishing with Gary for a while and not getting much action I moved
off to fish with Scott and Rich that had gone off to fish where they both
caught fish last year. On the way I hooked a bow of maybe 24-25 in but it
wasn’t all that heavy on one of my clear tan scuds. Nice fish just skinny. By
the time I had made it to where S & R were they were gone so I dropped
anchor and changed rods rigged up back to bobber lobbin and found 10 feet of
water and gave it a fling slow retrieve back again and again nothing. Back to
trolling and stripping catching a fish every now and then nothing large but
catching. The wind was picking up by 2ish and I worked my way back to the
launch my knee just couldn’t take any more. I had a good day with more than a
dozen fish. Most of the locals had already pulled out and were gone when I got
back in.
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| Just 1 of the Jacko fish |
When Gary
got back and I asked how he did he retyed. “ I don’t like this lake. and
really don’t care if I come back to it.”
Gary’s
report: Jacko ? Lake: no fish one little
bump--not my favorite lake.
After
fishing we went into Kamloops to see if we could find the sporting goods store,
after a couple of U-turn and finding a few city landmarks I was able to pull us
into the parking lot. After doing some shopping of tying materials and Rich
finding the Boobie flies that he just had to have for him and wife Judy, we
loaded back up and headed back out of town stopping at another A&W for a
float. I was able to call home and have Ginny get a hold of Verizon to get my
phone back to working after being down. A nice girl with Verizon was able to
restore my service.
Back at camp it was my nite to make dinner some fat pork
tenderloin chops mushroom gravy and salad. We eat like Kings while we’re up
here. Was a bit wet so the rest of the evening we sat in the camper and Rich
the great story teller keep us entertained,
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