It was 36°F when I parked my truck next to the lake. My friend Rod was waiting for it to get a bit lighter before he ventured out in his float tube.
I waited couple hours before kicking off in my float tube, the fishing from shore was pretty good for a mix of rainbows from 6 inchers to one 19 incher. The mix was about two to one on small fish to bigger fish (16" - 19"), I landed twelve fish over 16 inches. They were plentiful for a couple hours. About the time I kicked off in float tube the bite SLOWED down.
Several years ago, with the help of several of the bamboo aficionados (https://www.washingtonflyfishing.co...d-advice.150593/?post_id=1513126#post-1513126), I took a post WWII bamboo spin fly rod combo and modified it (modified with a capital "M"); it's now a 6-foot long two piece. I brought it along today and took it out on the lake, managed to get it bent pretty well.
I didn't bother with my sonar so I didn't get a water temperature reading. 50's I'm guessing. It was 59°F when I headed home. Light breeze to flat calm all day, mostly with cloud cover.
Imagine the force of Glacial Lake Missoula floods to carve out this massive coulee.
Vampire "leech" jigged caught a lot of fish; the krystal flash is a bit wonky now and most of the tail is missing.
These all caught fish; I couldn't buy a fish to an emerger - imagine that? No hatch and the emerger didn't work.
Rod (uka Mr. Bloodworm) is always ready - you won't ever be waiting on him.
I waited couple hours before kicking off in my float tube, the fishing from shore was pretty good for a mix of rainbows from 6 inchers to one 19 incher. The mix was about two to one on small fish to bigger fish (16" - 19"), I landed twelve fish over 16 inches. They were plentiful for a couple hours. About the time I kicked off in float tube the bite SLOWED down.
Several years ago, with the help of several of the bamboo aficionados (https://www.washingtonflyfishing.co...d-advice.150593/?post_id=1513126#post-1513126), I took a post WWII bamboo spin fly rod combo and modified it (modified with a capital "M"); it's now a 6-foot long two piece. I brought it along today and took it out on the lake, managed to get it bent pretty well.
I didn't bother with my sonar so I didn't get a water temperature reading. 50's I'm guessing. It was 59°F when I headed home. Light breeze to flat calm all day, mostly with cloud cover.
Imagine the force of Glacial Lake Missoula floods to carve out this massive coulee.
Vampire "leech" jigged caught a lot of fish; the krystal flash is a bit wonky now and most of the tail is missing.
These all caught fish; I couldn't buy a fish to an emerger - imagine that? No hatch and the emerger didn't work.
Rod (uka Mr. Bloodworm) is always ready - you won't ever be waiting on him.