I got away from salt fishing for a long time, I’d had my lifetime fill in Barkley Sound as a youngI will likely get back to lake fishing as I no longer have my boat for the ocean.
After fighting Chinook for a few years, don’t think I’ll get the rush I used to get, but I will say that rainbow trout are some of the most beautiful fish on earth.
from shore, I throw out 2 power eggs with a dip of “basscrack” which they can’t resist.
Trolling, I like little rooster tails in rainbow or blue/silver with a couple of split shots.
Is the launch at Elk open? Just a few more days together before she throws me out of the house
I will likely get back to lake fishing as I no longer have my boat for the ocean.
After fighting Chinook for a few years, don’t think I’ll get the rush I used to get, but I will say that rainbow trout are some of the most beautiful fish on earth.
from shore, I throw out 2 power eggs with a dip of “basscrack” which they can’t resist.
Trolling, I like little rooster tails in rainbow or blue/silver with a couple of split shots.
I am one of those guys like @Kildonan...any fishing is appealing to me! I grew up casting for Pike and jigging Walleye so catching Rainbows on a 5/6 weight fly rod is great sport for me! At this time of year I simply troll a fly on a full sink line and when they are feeding they hit a lot like a Coho on a bucktail, so lots of fun on light gear. Hope you can get out and enjoy any type of fishing, especially during these uncertain times. Fishing can certainly be a welcome distraction and I personally find being on any body of water a peaceful time where I forget about all that is going on around me.
I caught the same bass many times, once out with my son I said just kick past the buoy and hang on tight and sure enough he caught him too. Like Admin I just troll flies on sinking lines prospect or elk if you see a old fart in a old but pretty wood boat say hi from six feet awaySame here! One of my best moments was my first attempt to catch a bass. It was Prospect lake, and I threw a spinnerbait on my trout rod. I floated out on my little aluminum boat to the grass across from the launch. First cast, I don’t even think it hit the water and one NAILED it... it jumped about 10 times then wrapped around a log and I thought game over.
Somehow it unwrapped itself and jumped 3 more times while I’m hooting and hollering with delight. Lipped an 8+ pounder!
My ocean boat which I am partners with my son has gone to lake Cowichan where he and his family are isolating so I am going to be trout fishing probably on Elk . The picture is the first dinner he caught in CowichanI will likely get back to lake fishing as I no longer have my boat for the ocean.
After fighting Chinook for a few years, don’t think I’ll get the rush I used to get, but I will say that rainbow trout are some of the most beautiful fish on earth.
from shore, I throw out 2 power eggs with a dip of “basscrack” which they can’t resist.
Trolling, I like little rooster tails in rainbow or blue/silver with a couple of split shots.
I will likely get back to lake fishing as I no longer have my boat for the ocean.
After fighting Chinook for a few years, don’t think I’ll get the rush I used to get, but I will say that rainbow trout are some of the most beautiful fish on earth.
from shore, I throw out 2 power eggs with a dip of “basscrack” which they can’t resist.
Trolling, I like little rooster tails in rainbow or blue/silver with a couple of split shots.
Stizzla I would love to help with your transition to fly dragging do you have anything that floats for the lake? If not I can find a float tube in my crawl space that I am not using and I could tie you up some of my favourite flies if you want to go to Elk sometime let me know what you need and we can meet six feet apartStizzla, we have to get you into fly fishing. Even if you start by trolling with a full sink line and some nymphs. Learning to cast can come later after you are hooked. Trolling with a fly compared to a spinning outfit is like going from catching a pink salmon to catching a teener chinook. Totally different experience. I wouldn’t even think about taking a spinning outfit if I was going trout fishing.
Try it and you will be hooked. And no not with a rooster tail on it. LOL
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I absolutely agree I can’t wait to get on the water again soonI used to think that fly fishing was "better" too. Then the former owner of Lyman Lures told me many stories about tossing his tiniest plugs on an ultralight setup from a belly boat on a peaceful mountain lake. The point being the tranquility and enjoyment of being on the water is more important than the gear. I enjoy it all, but still enjoy flyfishing mostly because of the matching the hatch aspect with my own tied flies.
Pm sent. Let’s hear some reports!Stizzla I would love to help with your transition to fly dragging do you have anything that floats for the lake? If not I can find a float tube in my crawl space that I am not using and I could tie you up some of my favourite flies if you want to go to Elk sometime let me know what you need and we can meet six feet apart