The rumor was true and they began stocking for a couple weeks and some fish were being taken from the shore. When I stopped at check-in at Lake Camanche the girl said that they were, in fact, stocking that very day at both the North Shore and South Shore ramps as well as the Trout Pond. How's that for timing?
When I got home I shot Yuki an email to let him know (he's a big Trout Pond fisher). His first response was "Let's go". It's been a few years (I think 3 or 4 years now) since Yuki and I met at the Trout Pond. I was in the Float Tube Cumberland and he was on the shore where I launched. We've been fishing friends since.
We planned to meet today at 0900 to fish the Trout Pond. Late last night I got an email that said he was out at New Melones Reservoir, caught a couple, one being 16", and we should go out there.
OK, 0900 was the plan at Tuttletown. You know, we've fished there several times. I rolled out of the house at 0715 and made the hour and a half drive arriving just before 0900 and about 2 minutes before Yuki.
Do you all remember the Yuki hex? I catch fish and Yuki catches nothing until after I leave, right? Thought we did away with that a month ago at Silver Lake, but I guess I was wrong. Between 0900 and 1300 I caught the four in the picture below. The top (and smallest) is 15 inches. All caught on Rainbow Power Bait on a slip sinker rig, one with a little garlic, but the other three with just plain RPB.
Four Rainbows |
A stab a fileting |
Last week we got (I think I mentioned this) about 8 inches of snow in the passes. I'd like to take one last shot at Upper Blue Lake if it's still open, maybe next week. I'll let you know.
That's it for today. I hope you liked the Halloween picture.
One last thing, I'll have a couple more pictures when Yuki send me his. I ran out of the house so fast I left my backpack hanging in the closet with my camera, gloves, and all the other stuff I carry in it.
And the title, One of These Days Yuki will probably give up fishing with me altogether, but I hope not.
Mark
Nice, all I can say is yum...
ReplyDeleteNice chunky rainbows. It's a fact that rainbows that feed on fresh water shrimp long enough have pink meat. They taste noticeably better than white meat as well.
ReplyDeleteHoward, beat me to your blog post and responded with what I would have said. I have landed many Rainbows over the years that were Shrimp or Scud fed and they tend to be pink meated. Also, they put up a pretty good scrap. Eat well, my friend!
ReplyDeleteWhat is that hatchery feeding those bows, man they are big.
ReplyDeleteNice feast.
Hi Alan. These are holdovers. They haven't started planting this year at New Melones yet so I'd guess that what ever is down deep has been very fattening. I didn't look at the stomach contents, but one of the guys said a lot of shad are in the stomachs.
DeleteNice catch. I've discovered that a bad fillet and a perfect fillet taste exactly the same. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteSome day I'll catch a fish in fresh water again... I find three things you need to fillet a fish well is a sharp knife, knowledge of the anatomy of the fish, and willingness to commit to the cut. Most hacking comes from second guessing one's self or using a dull knife.
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