john1947

For us it was a slow day

Those who fished shallow and early out of temp did better 

To here was 55 deg 60 ft dn

It was a pleasant boat ride day

5 hours ago, dhhurlburt said:

What FOW?

250  300

It started out slow but afternoon they turned on cold water 100 deep

FOUR  nice matures lost two

All on ff 2face was hot dipseys

11 hours ago, Dusty said:

I’ve had the same problem with 20# line. I’ve committed that stuff to brown’s and walleye rods. 30# for salmon work.

Lots of frustration but if fishing was to easy it would be boring 

My old cannon has a switch like yours .

I went out till the rain. Had a nice day fishing not catching 

Lol

On 8/1/2020 at 8:15 AM, hassellmania said:

I will take it gambler but only if you or your pals will give me input on choosing some of the best spin doctors on their website. There are many different sizes and colors and i need some assitance choosing them.. As  a recreational fisherman, I need all the help I can get.

 

Also, do want cash,Venmo, or paypal?

 

I will send PM now with my contact information.

Two face.green white chrome,any green but I like pro chip flashers over spin d

Mirage flys have been good also

Keep them sharp kings dull hooks

I have found the right temp will get fish.if they don't hit lengthen the lead.

Green and white has been good since the first stocking

My biggest 38 came on a mag g/w stinger in 45 deg water the night before the fall derby in 92

for us temp has been the key.I finally got my depth raider to work ok and it made the difference.45 degree water was hot for kings.

I took the swivel off the clincher and connected directly to the device made the difference.

we stayed in shallow good temp .tons of bait at 60 to 85.It took awhile to dial in .Finally it was spoons 50 ft plus leads at 67 ft started the rods popping.One hit on FF ,We took a nice mature in for weight 25 3 couldn't find my scale on boat.Stay hydrated if you go out today.

It was a good day 150 to 220 temp change 75  black spoons glow ff diver 300 copper

very nice,there good eating this time of year,Have you ever tried lemon pepper 

broiled ?

The kings will find them

Maybe a chum line from out west may work lol

We caught a laker a few years ago

Our fly hooked a lost flasher spoon combo pretty sure we had maybe a lost

Went out deep good action on steelhead to 35 ft lake was perfect 

Small red spoons 

We will have to have a round up for the lost kings.lol

fishing was slow early .later around noon like last year they turned on between 250 and 400.Look for the cold water 45-47 .No big kings but some nice steelhead

Today's news of what happened in DC  was  disheartening  .Peaceful protesters attacked with teargas and battens .All for a photo op.for him.

Dr.Abraham Low famous quote."Peace is the purpose of life.To keep yourself and all those around you peaceful".He also said in times we are in you must put intellect over emotion.Of course we should always apply that rule

Now back to fishing ,good salmon action expected this week,

Water was cold 44 Hughes did mark some small browns in 60 ft

The rain is here maybe try later

Nice video 

I'm having difficulty taking out. Cable

Seems nut is stuck in housing tried soaking it 

Any suggestions welcome

Thanks

John 

It should be good 

Raingear days ahead 

There is a old group for people who have nervous problems.Its called Recovery Inc.It was founded By Dr.Abraham Low a few years after AA started in 1937.They(former patients) teach you a method of will training You can handle stress a lot easier I was a group leader for over 25 years.Now I concentrate more on fellow veterans and my fishing..www.recovery-inc.org.Its also free.

Went out friday late morning thinking the kings were in  deeper water so I didn't bring surface rods.Trolled out to 100 and marked few fish or bait.Came back in 20 ft and took a small king on a blue dolphin stinger.It also hit on a leadcore down about 15.Started to look like rain so I pulled up .

Later found out the kings were shallow for next time.Today there was a dark mudline along the shore from the storm.Looks like later this week the weather is headed for where it should be and south winds but also a lot of rain.Another year  kings have shown up early.

Survival went from 50% to almost 90 %.I have often caught them along with kings.If you can greatly reduce mortality why not catch a few if the kings are scarce.Last year we tried towing them on the surface awhile but it didnt work as well if you got them deep and released them

I saw this article awhile and wanted to share it.Studies now show a high mortality in releasing lake trout.up to a 60% mortality in warmer water about 50 degrees.I tried this last year using a downrigger and never saw one surface.A nice idea would be using a camera.The salt water rockfish sportsmen have been using this with great success.

http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/newsletter/2013/05/let_em_down_easy_returning_a_fish_to_deep_water.html

the kings will like that,there here already

If you want smelt lewiston ,art park is where you want to go .Havnt been in a few years but looking to go this year.They should be running soon