Henry's Lake 5/28/05

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]I fished Henry’s Lake for about 12 hours on Saturday. IMO Henry’s Lake is in better shape than it has been in 5+ years. Most (about 75%) of the fish that we caught were 12”-15”. We caught a few 10” & 11” fish and several larger fish. The 16”- 21” fish didn’t seem to be as well represented as they should be but all of the other sizes of fish seemed to be well represented. We didn’t catch any Brook Trout but that isn't uncommon for us at Henry’s. Most of the fish that we caught were in less than 15’ of water but we did catch fish in deep as 18’ of water. We did some bait fishing and fly fishing but trolling was the most productive for us. These trout were also more aggressive than I expected them to be and readily took lures at what I would consider fast trolling speeds for trout (2 mph). I believe their aggressiveness was related to the water temperature. Throughout the day I checked the water temp in several different parts of the lake and every time the surface was close to 56 degrees. Most anglers didn’t seem to have too much trouble catching at least a few fish. Most stringers that I saw had mostly 15” fish but many stringers had one or two larger fish on them. I heard rumors of several large fish being caught but the largest that I heard of anyone else catching was 11lbs. With the exception of the deeper water most of the water had a green tint to it and a yellow tint to it. Visibility in these places seemed to be limited to 2-5 feet. I finished off two roles of film and will post pictures as soon as I get around to developing film.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The lake was much more crowded than it was last year. Here’s a couple questions for those of you that were at Henry’s on Saturday.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]How many boats do you think were on Henry’s around 10am (not including float tubes)?[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]How many fishermen do you think fished Henry’s on Saturday?[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Do you think the fishing will be better at Henry’s this year when compared to years past considering both quantity and quality of fish?[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Did you catch, see any big fish or hear any rumors of big fish?[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]I’ll answer these questions later as long as someone else answers at least one of them. [/font][/size]
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