The Pond

Been slamming the pond every chance we get, but with the extra crowds, the fish are not so willing to bite anymore. If you can, don't go on a Saturday. What a zoo it can be and not worth the aggravation. For the few lucky ones, you'll get a limit. Fish are getting smaller and it's tough fishing right now at best. Hopefully the next plant will come next week and it'll be on like donkey kong again.

Tomorrow fishing action might involve Lower Bear to see how that's going before it shuts down for the winter. Will try to get pics and hopefully some trout. Be safe and warm out there. Winter is showing her freezing ways. Brrrrrrrr.

Trout Pond

How can you not go to this place when it kicks out quality trout and hardy limits of the knowing who regularly fishes here. They are stocking the pond as usual early in the season with 1 pounders on average all the way above 10 pounds. A chance for a quality 5 plus pounder at the pond is a good bet. Not as usual though, this year plant are producing nice colored bows and fesity fighters.

Showing our good friend Mark about, how, and where to fish the pond produced an easy 10 caught fish for him. Not bad for a beginner at the establishment. I was once again lucky enough to hook into another 5 plus pounder. Released several in the 2-3 pound class. Today was one of them days where almost everything worked. But bait was the better of the deal. Kastmasters and a Rapala did produce fish, but the bait dunking was the way to go for quantity. Power worms and eggs, and of course the old trusted rainbow power bait did major damage today. Enjoy your fall fishing while it lasts. Cooler weather and pleasant. Not long it will be that bone chilling wind and rain. Be safe out there.

Camanche

What a great day to get off of work early yesterday. Without a free fishing opportunity going to waste. Waited for my son to get out of his college class. Finally we headed out the door and was fishing Camanche at 14:45. First 5 minutes had a tug on my power worm, eggs combo. Didn't get 'em. Tied on my Kastmaster to the second rod and third cast. Bam! Knew it was bigger than usual right away. What a way to start, 5 plus pound bow. It was almost non-stop action from there if you kept working at them. We kept 5 and released several other guys between 14 inches to 4 pounds.

Stuff that worked, power worm/ eggs, Kastmasters, wooly buggers, and the good 'ol rainbow powerbait. Trout were jumping and surfacing all over the place. Weather was awesome and catching was fantastic. Can you ask for much more in life.

Caples 11/01/2009

Went out to Caples off HWY 88 to see what all the hoopla was over. Well, met our good friend Mark there at 0815 and it was fish on city to down right boredom when we didn't get bit in 5 minutes. Yes, it was one of those days of just catching and releasing. Caught browns, bows, and brookies. It was such an awesome day for only being able to fish 4 hours due to real life commitements. Between the three of us, we managed over seventy fish easily and it looked like one of them days where they would never stop biting. Nothing of major size, most ran from 12 inches to the largest brown around 16 inches. Bruisers were cruising by, but only two showed interest and both escaped to grow even bigger. Talking about 5 plus pounders.

What worked, rainbow power bait and power worm and power egg combos. Flies were slow for my son Mark, but he tore them up using a power worm on the fly rod. Best lure was the usual 1/4 oz Kastmaster, and no it wasn't the gold one. Let's just say it was froggy like. Best overall aresenal was no doubt the rainbow power bait. Get up there while you can. The winter storms should be closing it down in 45 days (guessing). Good luck out there and be safe.