henrybud

Hey folks. Any advice on running those little honey bee's or other small spoons off the planers? Can I just run a split shot or is there a better way to get them in the fish's zone? Also, any advice on what size shot to run in the 5 to 10 ft range with those small spoons would be greatly appreciated. Thx

Good morning Jlogger. I would try fishing the abutment north of Irondequiot. My friend Jack has been catching them right in or near the abutment.

Way to go and a great read. It's great to get hear about kids getting their first fish.

Awesome day guys. We are out again tomorrow and will be running the riggers way deeper. 165 foot out and 115 foot actual running depth! This is a huge tip and is much appreciated. Thanks for your great posts.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Rabid Weasel ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):6/28/12 Time on Water:4 until 7 Weather/Temp: A little overcast at first Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp:70 Location: 250ish out of Irondequiot LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 5 Total Boated:2 Species Breakdown: Spiny Fleas but a steelhead and brown too Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: 3 Down Speed: Boat Depth: Lure Depth: ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== It was a beautiful evening aboard the Rabid Weasel and the sun was hiding behind the clouds for the first hour of the trip. We were targeting Spiny Fleas and little did we know that we were going to be in luck (but would have to wait for the fish to stop biting). Unfortunately we had a brown trout get on our line immediately which ended up shaking off all our blessed Spiny Fleas on the dipsey diver. After "flicking" the brown trout back into the lake, we reset the lines in hopes for some delicious Spiny Fleas. Moments after putting the dipsey back down (150' feet back on setting 2- a proven Spiny Flea setting) we had another disappointment as a flea flicking steelhead ripped it. We got a very good look at this trout on it's 3rd jump as the nk 28 flew out of it's mouth and it was in the teens easily. Needless to say, we were free of fleas yet again. We were beginning to feel discouraged as Jack was reeling in the dipsey when the starboard rigger went off. This is when we finally started getting into the fleas. That rigger was full of 'em. Except for another stupid flea flickin' steelhead, we crushed the Spiny Fleas the rest of the night. When the sun came out from behind the clouds, the fish stopped biting. Here's something interesting on a serious note. We saw some birds on the horizon and decided to fish the area (Not far from Hedges). Upon getting close we saw a very large carcass floating and thought it might be a carp or huge sheepy but it turned out to be a king in the upper 20's. It looked like it had been floating for a while and the birds had gotten to it and when we got close we saw that it had what appeared to be a pink/green tinsel fly with same color flasher or spin doctor hanging from it's mouth. We tried to double around to gather the actual tackle so we could post it and hopefully return that gear to the owner and save a few birds but we lost it on the turn. Keep us posted if that fish rings a bell. It may have come from Canada as we had a north wind for the past few days, but who knows. Interesting to hear from you all either way along with any Spiny Flea recipes......... Good luck folks and remember that "No man, with a big fish, walks home through the alley". Henrybud

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: The Rabid Weasle ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):5/7/12 Time on Water: enough to sleep on the couch and do the dishes Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: Location: Webster LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 7 Total Boated:4 Species Breakdown: Hot Lure: YSM Trolling Speed: Down Speed: Boat Depth: under 50 Lure Depth: ==================== Here's to my fishing buddies. It's not really a snag but a 5 lb brown that made a great day even better. It was one of those, "it would be awesome if we popped one more before we pull 'em" fish. SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ====================

Fishing Report: Your Name / Boat Name: Rabid Weasel ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 4/1/12 Time on Water: 8 until 2 Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: Total Boated: Species Breakdown: Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: Down Speed: Boat Depth: Lure Depth: ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS The 3rd trip on The Rabid Weasel was the best of the year so far out of Irondequiot. We had a mixed bag of fish including browns, a laker and a spring king. The only constistant thing was inconsistancy as far as a hot color or lure goes. All the fish came west of the outlet and seemed to be a little deeper than past weeks. ====================

That's a fine catch; easily the biggest bow fin I've ever seen. I used to catch them in Port Bay when I was kid but never a giant like that. In fact, I remember catching my first bow fin and leaving it on the dock so I could show my dad. That fish laid motionless on the dock for 45 minutes and when I put it back in it took off as if it were fresh as could be. I wasn't even aware that mirror carp swim in our waters. I noticed a fly rod. How'd you catch these fish? Help me out.......I want to take my son out there to catch a monster like that.