Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Gray's last pontoon trip of 16

Took a trip up to Fancher Dam on Sunday for my last outing of the season. 
 Weather was great for the middle of November, overcast with a slight drizzle of rain and no wind.  Water temp was 45 degrees and the lake was almost full of water. 
   I had the whole lake to myself.  It took me awhile to figure out where the fish were.  I trolled down the lake in about 15 to 20 feet of water with a few hits and only one fish in the net using my usual flies for this lake (micro leeches, zug bugs, etc).  Once I got to the east end I saw some fish working the shallows. Not having a floating line with me (big mistake)  I pitch an intermediate line into the shallows with a small pumpkin head (size 14) and started to strip at a fairly quick rate.  The fishing was always great but now the catching was outstanding.  I had a fish on almost every cast and it stayed that way for the rest of the day.  The fish were not big, mostly in the 10-12 inch range with about 70 percent Bows and the rest Brookies.  The Bows were fat and healthy, the Brookies a little skinnier but both put up great battles.  I continues to cast to the shallows in the east end and then all the way back to my rig with great success.  By about 4:00 my feet were getting numb from the cold so I grudgingly called it a day. I did not catch anythng worth getting my phone wet for but it was a great last trip.  Time to put the pontoon away for the winter, clean all my lines, restock the fly boxes and wait for next spring.
 
Weather today was outstanding.  Wishing I had waited a day or two to put up the pontoon.

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