Well the brown party was over and our grand plan of catching browns in tight was over before it started,warm water spilled in close warmer on bottom that the surface 69 degrees . We made 2 quick passes in front of shipbuilders and headed north.
Water finally started to get colder after 100 FOW . We had riggers set deep and Coppers off the otters.
Took a 5 lb laker on the 300 copper also a skippy as well as another skippy off a Sea sick waddler on rigger 61' down( finally caught a fish on SSW !)
Lots of bait a few hooks but same story, not hungry and no matures to be had.
Finally I said let's have some fun and actually catch some fish!
We set up in 130 FOW and sent down some Hammerhead bells and spin n glo's
We had a ball catching lakers, doubling up a couple times .
I know yuck Lakers but hell it was fun and we caught some good ones!
Largest one went 14.5 lbs, a couple 12 lbs and the rest between 6 and 10
We salvaged the day and finished 11 for 12(we lost one on a double only two of us fishing today so it was Chinese fire drill time on the doubles)
Good fishing and hope everyone has a safe and fun 4 th of July weekend !
I don't think this was meant to be a pissing match all was stated in good spirit and just some common sense advise on all sides.
Paul gave the OP good advise,so back on track about fishing out of the Oak
And to some of the charters just because you have a bigger boat and paying clients doesn't mean you own the lake and can cut off the smaller boat... There is enough room in the lake for everyone
99 % of the charters on the lake are great as well as the weekend guys but a few bad apples on each end give both sides a black eye
Be considerate as stated you don't know what the other boat is running off the back err on the safe side and give plenty of room
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Ones retired, one has either Thursday or Fridays off and I'm self employed and can usually arrange my schedule to coincide
And work from my cell while on the boat
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Fishing is still slow...we started in 50 FOW looking for browns lots of bait and some marks but only managed a skippy king off 3 color core.
We pulled up and headed deep and fished out to 420 FOW but water just kept getting colder so we headed back in and fished 230-270 FOW
we ended up 5 for 8 with a laker a brown and 3 skippy kings. Rigger bite for the most part 30-40 down.
We all knew this was coming and will just slug it out till the thermocline sets up...soon I hope!
Heres a video of one of the fish being caught
http://youtu.be/mAsHBF_zEyc
Good luck all
Nice day... The Double D was struggling yesterday...we ended up 5 for 9 with a 11 lb laker,8 lb steelhead, and 10lb king
as well as 2 small kings. 10 color took laker dipsey with SD and fly took king and rest came off riggers