Jim Wallace
05-06-2008, 09:57 AM
Went to a lowland lake yesterday and had my worst luck ever in several years of fishing there. Very few takes, and some tentative "bumps." I switched around with different colors and sizes of wooly buggers. I only saw a couple of fish rise the whole time I was there, and the only sign of bugs was a few tiny midges...size 38 or less, but they were so small i wasn't sure if I was seeing them or not.
Other anglers of all persuasions also whined about the lack of action. Was it the New Moon, air pressure, or it being a Monday after the weekend hordes? The place fished well Friday evening, before the weekend hordes.
I did lose a large head-shaking behemoth that wrapped me on a snag, though, and C&R'd two small stockers, two wild cutts, and took home what looked like one of the planted hatchery steelhead smolts. 6 hours of fishing. Usually have periods of much better action.
Water temp had risen from 52/53 on Friday to 57. It was very windy, easily 10-15mph with gusts to nearly 20.
No I didn't try Chironomids, dries, or small nymphs. Mainly trolled in the wind.
Other anglers of all persuasions also whined about the lack of action. Was it the New Moon, air pressure, or it being a Monday after the weekend hordes? The place fished well Friday evening, before the weekend hordes.
I did lose a large head-shaking behemoth that wrapped me on a snag, though, and C&R'd two small stockers, two wild cutts, and took home what looked like one of the planted hatchery steelhead smolts. 6 hours of fishing. Usually have periods of much better action.
Water temp had risen from 52/53 on Friday to 57. It was very windy, easily 10-15mph with gusts to nearly 20.
No I didn't try Chironomids, dries, or small nymphs. Mainly trolled in the wind.