3 hours ago
(Yesterday, 06:46 PM)10_ft_Jon_boat Wrote: Those are great looking fish and that 27 inch rainbow is impressive!
The main boat ramp has been pulled out and so there are no launching facilities. You could carry a small boat or kayak down to the water where the ramp normally is and launch with no problem although you'd have to carry it a fair way, maybe 80 yards or so. You can get pretty close to the waters edge all around the reservoir, within 2 feet, as the bank has had time to dry out. The boat launch area would also be a good location to access the shore for bank fishing. You could also easily access the dam itself by going through the trees of the parking lot located west and above of the boat ramp (the first dirt road before the turnoff to the boat ramp).
The other anglers that I saw were still fishing from the bank (with bait I presume) and catching rainbows. They were on the east end of the dam and close to the concrete overflow chute that comes down the south side. One guy was using multiple poles. No one was throwing jigs for panfish or bass. There were no watercraft on the reservoir (boats, kayaks, or float tubes).
Thanks 10 ft. Sounds like it's the typical fall fishing that was so good for so many years for Glendale. The ring around the water never dried out so it was useable in a lot of past years. I remember one time, I thought the bank was solid. I was in my jon boat and had pulled up to a bunch of brush piles as I was going to try and retrieve a few of the lost lures that made the brush home. A friend was with me so I got to the front of the boat and took a leap thinking the mud ring was solid, NOPE, sank to my knees and had on heck of a time getting out. That was the last time I tried that, lol. I just wish my health was good enough to go down and try my luck for a few slabs or gills. I so miss a great meal of them.
Thanks for the report, always good to hear success stories.