Pass Lake report anyone..?

[The Fish Whisperer]

Just wondering if anyone has fished Pass as of late…? Specifically, the state of the algae growth. I know the lake will be unfishable before too long.

Not looking for secret spots or flies, just an algae observation if possible.

Thank you

 

[aaronj]

On 5-3 water was still fairly algae-free. More clear sunny days will change that...one from that day attached

 

[aaronj]

On 5-3 water was still fairly algae-free. More clear sunny days will change that...one from that day attached

CORRECTION: above info was on 5-7.

 

[Eastside]

We drove by it on 5/10 and no boats or tubes were on the water. We were celebrating Mother’s Day early at our son’s place in Oak Harbor and drove to the Shrimp Shack for lunch.

 

[aaronj]

Are the shrimp as good as they say?

 

[Eastside]

Yes and their fries are awesome. It was very busy and there were families ordering shrimp by the bag. They were peeling and eating them. Many brought rice cookers and other side dishes.

 

[aaronj]

Gonna have to try them out!

 

[aaronj]

On Saturday, Pass was up to 64 degrees and the water had started turning the familiar green. Fish were mostly on the bottom until near sundown. I was able to coax one beauty with an Elk Hair Caddis on the surface, and others with minnow patterns and streamers. My first fight was a bruiser, with those big, slow headshakes and staying well below the surface, indicative of a Brown. I was never able to verify the species because when he finally broke surface one of the mighty-taloned residents took a swipe at it; the result being an LDR with only the fish smiling. After sundown, the bats took over for the swallows, crisscrossing all around my float tube. A few more fish to net, and the bite waned with the light. Another successful trip under the belt.

 

[Scott Salzer]

Those eagles can be sneaky...

 

[aaronj]

Those eagles can be sneaky...

Without a doubt. Hard to watch your fish and the sky at the same time. I have video, but the site didn't like .mp4 or .avi formats...

 

[The Fish Whisperer]

On Saturday, Pass was up to 64 degrees and the water had started turning the familiar green. Fish were mostly on the bottom until near sundown. I was able to coax one beauty with an Elk Hair Caddis on the surface, and others with minnow patterns and streamers. My first fight was a bruiser, with those big, slow headshakes and staying well below the surface, indicative of a Brown. I was never able to verify the species because when he finally broke surface one of the mighty-taloned residents took a swipe at it; the result being an LDR with only the fish smiling. After sundown, the bats took over for the swallows, crisscrossing all around my float tube. A few more fish to net, and the bite waned with the light. Another successful trip under the belt.

PM sent

 

[aaronj]

Without a doubt. Hard to watch your fish and the sky at the same time. I have video, but the site didn't like .mp4 or .avi formats...

Here's a eagle encounter on Pass from last December. Stole a nice one...

 

[M_D]

Didn’t wanna mess with iced up line guides upriver so I went down to the lake.

Rather a slow day but, thankfully, it wasn’t a skunker.

Evidently I was going through withdrawals from a December’s worth of eggnog lattes cuz I was having a helluva time trying to find my mojo. .

Luckily this old boy helped me out.



LDR’d another, had one visible follow, saw only one boil, and that was about it….even the eagles and the otters took the day off.

Oh well…finally it wasn’t windy or raining

anybody else get out ?

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Did you catch it with bamboo???

 

[M_D]

Did you catch it with bamboo???

I wish!

Gonna havta do some casting in the park. My timing was waaay off and I felt like I was doing this