A buddy and I drove upriver to Horsethief lake (by the Dalles) … to see if there were any SM bass that wanted to play. We found a few, but I was surprised at how much of the lake was weeded over… nearly half of the lake (west side) is un-fishable. Fairly slow fishing, but we also managed a hand full of yellow perch too.
We pulled out early and ran down to Rowland..only to see this .. the lake is a mess, and we didn’t even try. Hard to say when the toxic algae will clear out. So… it’s not “hot spotting” if it’s a “heads up” …right?
A pretty nice small mouth … great fun on 4wt bamboo fly rod!
I’m pretty sure this monster is a largemouth bass… the first I’ve caught at Horsethief!
Rowland lake .. toxic algae.
We pulled out early and ran down to Rowland..only to see this .. the lake is a mess, and we didn’t even try. Hard to say when the toxic algae will clear out. So… it’s not “hot spotting” if it’s a “heads up” …right?
A pretty nice small mouth … great fun on 4wt bamboo fly rod!
I’m pretty sure this monster is a largemouth bass… the first I’ve caught at Horsethief!
Rowland lake .. toxic algae.
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