05-04-2020, 05:32 PM
Well, just got back from a 4 day adventure at the Gorge. Wasn't trying to catch anything for the contest, just wanted to see if I could actually catch one.
Tried a dozen or so spots around the lake the first two days. We used our normal cat set ups and baits. Fished both night and day with only a couple of bites during the night. We think the bites were lake trout because everytime we would reel our baits in we would hook a lake trout or have one follow it. Finally gave up on the catfish and just started to fish for trout. Caught plenty of rainbows and the occasional lake trout on Powerbait or worms. We also caught a couple of burbot and a decent sized cutthroat.
Weather was great and the w.......d didn't even blow us off the lake, except when we were leaving.
Next time I'll bring the boat up and try it again.
Tried a dozen or so spots around the lake the first two days. We used our normal cat set ups and baits. Fished both night and day with only a couple of bites during the night. We think the bites were lake trout because everytime we would reel our baits in we would hook a lake trout or have one follow it. Finally gave up on the catfish and just started to fish for trout. Caught plenty of rainbows and the occasional lake trout on Powerbait or worms. We also caught a couple of burbot and a decent sized cutthroat.
Weather was great and the w.......d didn't even blow us off the lake, except when we were leaving.
Next time I'll bring the boat up and try it again.