05-03-2015, 09:01 PM
My boat is in the shop so I hit Strawberry (Solder Creek side) with a fishing buddy in personal flotation craft....
My craft of choice... Motorized Tube.
I launched just before 6:30AM. I started slow trolling a fly and a tube jig to find the fishies. I didn't have to hunt long before WHAM! The fly line started singing.
About halfway in, the tube jig pole starts dancing. The tube pole was fine in the holder, so I decided to play out the fly and then turn attention to the jig pole.... which was bending HARD into the water.
About 10 minutes later, I had landed both fish. A 18" Bow and a 20" Cutt.
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It was a great start to a great day. By the time I was finished at 11, I'd landed 22 fish. Six Rainbows and 16 Cutts. Three Cutts were right at the upper slot limit.
I had a repeat of my morning doubles about 10:30.
The Rainbows were all spunky Saturday. I had a 15minute bout with a 19" brute that just didn't want to come home for dinner. But after some serious negotiations, the appointment with marinade has been kept!
And the Cutts were all nice sized also. I didn't catch anything under 16" all day and most were between 19" and 20".
Another nice Cutt:
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My craft of choice... Motorized Tube.
I launched just before 6:30AM. I started slow trolling a fly and a tube jig to find the fishies. I didn't have to hunt long before WHAM! The fly line started singing.
About halfway in, the tube jig pole starts dancing. The tube pole was fine in the holder, so I decided to play out the fly and then turn attention to the jig pole.... which was bending HARD into the water.
About 10 minutes later, I had landed both fish. A 18" Bow and a 20" Cutt.
[inline 20150502_065100.jpg]
It was a great start to a great day. By the time I was finished at 11, I'd landed 22 fish. Six Rainbows and 16 Cutts. Three Cutts were right at the upper slot limit.
I had a repeat of my morning doubles about 10:30.
The Rainbows were all spunky Saturday. I had a 15minute bout with a 19" brute that just didn't want to come home for dinner. But after some serious negotiations, the appointment with marinade has been kept!
And the Cutts were all nice sized also. I didn't catch anything under 16" all day and most were between 19" and 20".
Another nice Cutt:
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[signature]