A hot day for cold Steel!
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:17 pm
Planned on heading down to the Salmon Hole around 6 A.M, that didn't happen, somehow my alarm never went off ::). Oh well, got down there by 9, started from the canoe access and worked my way over to the beach area on the Winooski side. Few Fallfish before I left and headed to the beach area. Got there, water looked promising. Threw on a float about 5' above a crawler and splitshot, tossed it into where the current meets the calmer water...10 seconds after the float bobs under, set the hook...its HEAVY! I'm excited, thinking it's a big Salmon or Steelhead....then disappointment comes as a few seconds into the fight the fish doesn't even fight. 6 LB Redhorse....figures!
Made my way towards the point more, but still on the beach. Stood on some rocks where there are some whitewater flowing over rocks, threaded up a 4" Clearwater pink Berkley Powerbait Steelhead worm with a splitshot, lobbed it into the rapids and let the splitshot bounce off bottom...after about a dozen drifts, a HARD tug....tried to set the hook with no luck. I reel up my Powerbait, and the tail end of the worm is bit right off below where the hook comes out......figures!
Went through my usual lures, gold and silver Vibrax, spoons, Phoebe's, then back to crawlers. I decided to see what was in the closest swirl hole in front of me, only about 4' of water, so I let my crawler drop right after the mini waterfall..another fish on! Not too big, I reel it up...a Pike? ??? Little guy, about 14". Shook the hook out before I could get a picture. Off to the point!
As soon as I got there, I tossed my crawler rod in and let it drift down, then set it next to me and sat down to tie on another Berkley worm. Before I could even tie my hook on, my rod starts going berserk! Hard fighting SM, no more than 2 LB's. I was getting so many SM, I had to STOP using a crawler...so I went to the Berkley Powerbait for a little while. Was fishing mostly close to the point where I was fishing, but decided to give it a try and toss the worm upstream and further out than usual, into snagville...sure enough first cast right as it entered the faster water and I was expected to get snagged I was into some Steel! A small guy, but he DEVOURED that 4" Powerbait, I couldn't believe it...
Nice fighting fish, fully chrome....fresh from the Lake?
Finished off the day shortly after that, I couldn't even leave a crawler in there for more than 10 seconds before a 10" SM devoured it! Hopefully they'll be heading out soon. I got to see quite of a bit of wildlife too. A few dozen Geese(?) were on the island near the canoe access, and then this Garter snake slithered into a pile of washed up debris as I arrived.
After that, a Crane circled around all of the Salmon Hole....overall a good day besides the HEAT! That sun was killing me, and the wind barely got to me all day. Thankfully it'll be only 59 Thursday when I head back down...water is almost at normal levels right now as well. Until next time! ;D
Made my way towards the point more, but still on the beach. Stood on some rocks where there are some whitewater flowing over rocks, threaded up a 4" Clearwater pink Berkley Powerbait Steelhead worm with a splitshot, lobbed it into the rapids and let the splitshot bounce off bottom...after about a dozen drifts, a HARD tug....tried to set the hook with no luck. I reel up my Powerbait, and the tail end of the worm is bit right off below where the hook comes out......figures!
Went through my usual lures, gold and silver Vibrax, spoons, Phoebe's, then back to crawlers. I decided to see what was in the closest swirl hole in front of me, only about 4' of water, so I let my crawler drop right after the mini waterfall..another fish on! Not too big, I reel it up...a Pike? ??? Little guy, about 14". Shook the hook out before I could get a picture. Off to the point!
As soon as I got there, I tossed my crawler rod in and let it drift down, then set it next to me and sat down to tie on another Berkley worm. Before I could even tie my hook on, my rod starts going berserk! Hard fighting SM, no more than 2 LB's. I was getting so many SM, I had to STOP using a crawler...so I went to the Berkley Powerbait for a little while. Was fishing mostly close to the point where I was fishing, but decided to give it a try and toss the worm upstream and further out than usual, into snagville...sure enough first cast right as it entered the faster water and I was expected to get snagged I was into some Steel! A small guy, but he DEVOURED that 4" Powerbait, I couldn't believe it...
Nice fighting fish, fully chrome....fresh from the Lake?
Finished off the day shortly after that, I couldn't even leave a crawler in there for more than 10 seconds before a 10" SM devoured it! Hopefully they'll be heading out soon. I got to see quite of a bit of wildlife too. A few dozen Geese(?) were on the island near the canoe access, and then this Garter snake slithered into a pile of washed up debris as I arrived.
After that, a Crane circled around all of the Salmon Hole....overall a good day besides the HEAT! That sun was killing me, and the wind barely got to me all day. Thankfully it'll be only 59 Thursday when I head back down...water is almost at normal levels right now as well. Until next time! ;D
