After having gotten skunked a few days ago, I returned to the lake with the intent to throw terrestrials against the shoreline and if that didn't work, that'd be ok.
So headed for the far shore around 9 am, power tilted the OB up, dropped the transom MK into position so I could nudge along just off the shoreline, and began casting a fave foam parachute ant pattern with my 10' 5 wt Douglas right against it, my tactics here include landing a terrestrial on a boulder and giving it a gentle tug to drop alongside in just inches of water.
First cast, bow nails it and takes off, drop anchor and enjoy a brisk fight.
Release the fish, cast to the next likely hold, fish explodes on it.
A half a dozen fine bow's between 16" and 20" to the boat, and then a bruiser takes the fly and runs me into my backing, finally get him to the boat, swim him until until recovered enough to fin off. One of the nicest lake trout I've ever caught. Never even reached for the cell phone camera on that one, had my hands full just handling him.
Rinse and repeat, four hours of pretty much non-stop action. Cover a quarter mile of shoreline, catch a bunch, then go set up on a fresh run.
Best day of dry fly fishing I have ever experienced in a lake, lost count on fish to the boat, it was a whole bunch with two bruisers in the mix including a last fish which convinced me it was time to stop.
Went through three of the ant patterns with fish munching the crap out of them.
My pics suck.. I never remove fish from the water except to lift them from the net for the release.
So headed for the far shore around 9 am, power tilted the OB up, dropped the transom MK into position so I could nudge along just off the shoreline, and began casting a fave foam parachute ant pattern with my 10' 5 wt Douglas right against it, my tactics here include landing a terrestrial on a boulder and giving it a gentle tug to drop alongside in just inches of water.
First cast, bow nails it and takes off, drop anchor and enjoy a brisk fight.
Release the fish, cast to the next likely hold, fish explodes on it.
A half a dozen fine bow's between 16" and 20" to the boat, and then a bruiser takes the fly and runs me into my backing, finally get him to the boat, swim him until until recovered enough to fin off. One of the nicest lake trout I've ever caught. Never even reached for the cell phone camera on that one, had my hands full just handling him.
Rinse and repeat, four hours of pretty much non-stop action. Cover a quarter mile of shoreline, catch a bunch, then go set up on a fresh run.
Best day of dry fly fishing I have ever experienced in a lake, lost count on fish to the boat, it was a whole bunch with two bruisers in the mix including a last fish which convinced me it was time to stop.
Went through three of the ant patterns with fish munching the crap out of them.
My pics suck.. I never remove fish from the water except to lift them from the net for the release.
