Converse 12/18

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Dilly Worm
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Converse 12/18

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Great morning of frostbiting before the snowstorm - launched along with the Country Angler crew, James & Pike Slayer, and started catching fish almost immediately. A few fish were acting funny...

fish #1 for me was a salmon that hit while I was trolling at only 1.5 mph - still setting lines out and using the electric trolling motor for propulsion so I could steer with the foot pedal while working in the back of the boat. Line #1 was barely set w/ 5 colors of lead and a CI Fat Buzzy, I hadn't even got lure #2 in the water and there was Fish On. A fat 16" salmon was in the boat after about a minute of trolling.

After that I could only catch lakers, with one of them jumping so high out of the water I thought it had to be another salmon until I got it in the net. The thing was almost impossible to net, it kept zigzagging away again and again.

The other 2 boats in our fleet caught a lot of salmon, even a nice brown for Pike Slayer, and just a few lakers.

The lake was deceptively calm at the launch, but outside the bay there was a stiff NW wind and rolling waves that got a few of us a little seasick. Best to look at the horizon, NOT at that fishfinder when the boats rolling like that :mrgreen:

We headed off the water as the mountains disappeared in the brewing snowstorm - love seeing the snow clouds roll in like that !
I do not exaggerate when I talk about fishing - I underestimate, like I say "just one more cast honey, then I'll come home" !
Keep Calm and... Fish On !
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Re: Converse 12/18

Post by Gecha (Gerry) »

Thanks for the report Meddie.
Glad you got some fish in the boat before the snow.
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Re: Converse 12/18

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Thanks for the report. Sounds like a nice day out there..
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Re: Converse 12/18

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Great report.
Looking forward to the next.
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