thinking of Dry Falls on Thursday
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Bambooflyguy
Legend
We were there at the end of March……not a lot of fish but they were all big! Fish by that white rock…
dep
Life of the Party
thank you. been attending to loss of air in one pontoon. can't find the leak. the place where you pump it up is suspect. no obvious bubbles. Ill be carrying my pump with me just in case. and I'll keep my beer placement on my boat balanced.
Bambooflyguy
Legend
It seems to be an epidemic…..my right pontoon gets mushy after awhile, I can feel myself listing and compensating with my bad back. No amount of beer or Crown fixes it…..also can’t find any leak.
Hmm. I suspect it may be a slow leak through the valve. Don't recall whether (or not) the valve is replaceable, but if not, perhaps you could try cleaning with it with sone mild hand soap. Another suggestion would be to attempt contacting BDD from the old forum, as I sold another Xstream (with smaller pontoons) to him, and he was in the pontoon boat business.
Bambooflyguy
Legend
Thanks Roger, as a matter of fact I have some parts of another green X-stream pontoon you sold to Lue years ago! Not sure but maybe one of the bladders……
I still have an Xstream. Haven't used it in a while.
Like that boat for Lenice.
Like that boat for Lenice.
Bambooflyguy
Legend
I bought this pontoon directly from Sos when he had his shop by the Duwamish river 35+ years ago. The new looking green covers are from you Roger! The gear bags are original faded ones. Best pontoon ever!
Ah, well at least I recognized the new looking green pontoon covers. Re: Best pontoon ever! I certainly agree!
Bambooflyguy
Legend
Wow, there’s still a brown left in the lake?! Bummer you didn’t get any other action, but still on the water!
Seems fishing is a bit 'slower' as of recent, but the fish are bigger!
Great fish!
Peach
Stillwater Fanatic
Is WDFW still limiting the stocking at DFL? I seem to remember a post a few years ago where someone mentioned that the local biologist decided to reduce the stocking at DFL to make more of a quality/trophy fishery and reduced the number of fished stocked by >50%. Most reports I have seen from DFL is the same, slow for everyone with minimum fish caught but the few caught where large high quality fish, which I don't mind but it seemed like you could still get into some nice fish when the stocking density was greater 10+ years ago.
Peach
Peach
Great quality photo!
I wonder how many of the big bows that go into “spawning mode” survive and continue growing? An example…
Stopped at the overlook yesterday on my way back from picking up a trailer in Idaho. Watched through binoculars long enough to see a guy in a john boat battle what had to be a nice fish. Took more than a couple minutes to land but couldn't see the actual size.
