07-23-2018, 01:29 AM
7/18 - Arrived at Lucerne Campground found an adequate spot and got camp setup. Got the boat wet around 3:30 and went over to Sheep Creek by the red cliffs. Hooked into a 2 lb kokanee on a multi colored squid. Ran stacked downriggers between 35-60 ft.
7/19- Woke up early and cruised up to Buckboard. We fished a rainbow trout crainkbait, RMT serpent viper spoon, and two squids (multi colored and pink & glow) stacked on the downriggers between 40-70 ft. Caught 3 kokanee (1 at 3 lbs), pup lake trout, and 2 rainbows. Fished there until it got a bit crowded then tried casting across Sheep Creek boat ramp nothing so tried jigging for lake trout by Horseshoe canyon got a bite but no results.
7/20 - Headed down to Cedar Springs Marina and stopped at a couple of bays for some quick trolling. Stopped at Hideout Canyon this time with 2 RMT serpent viper spoons low and same 2 squids. Hooked into 3 kokes (another 3 lber) and a pup lake trout. Downriggers set from 40-70 ft deep. Got attacked by skiers and tubers so we went and tried Jarvies Bay. Set the downriggers down between 30-50 ft and got a double of rainbows on. Of course the larger of the two got off at the boat and we were able to net the smaller one. Again the skiers and tubers chased us off.
7/21 - Went up to Anvil Draw with the same setup as the other days and couldn't catch a cold. Hardly even marked a thing. No wonder there were no other boats around. Tried to salvage a wasted morning by heading back towards the marina and Antelope flats. Brought a nice koke up to the boat freaked out while trying to net it and sawed the line off on the downrigger cable. Had enough pain for one morning so went back to camp ate brunch and then back out to Sheep Creek once again. Caught a small koke and one nice one before a torrential down pour pushed us further up the bay seeking shelter from the storm. It quickly passed so we went back at it. Set the downriggers between 40-60 ft and caught 3 more kokes one that was turning pink and a small rainbow.
All in all it was a great trip. Only lost the net and about $100 worth of tackle but who's counting right!!!!!!! Can't wait to get back up there in another month.
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7/19- Woke up early and cruised up to Buckboard. We fished a rainbow trout crainkbait, RMT serpent viper spoon, and two squids (multi colored and pink & glow) stacked on the downriggers between 40-70 ft. Caught 3 kokanee (1 at 3 lbs), pup lake trout, and 2 rainbows. Fished there until it got a bit crowded then tried casting across Sheep Creek boat ramp nothing so tried jigging for lake trout by Horseshoe canyon got a bite but no results.
7/20 - Headed down to Cedar Springs Marina and stopped at a couple of bays for some quick trolling. Stopped at Hideout Canyon this time with 2 RMT serpent viper spoons low and same 2 squids. Hooked into 3 kokes (another 3 lber) and a pup lake trout. Downriggers set from 40-70 ft deep. Got attacked by skiers and tubers so we went and tried Jarvies Bay. Set the downriggers down between 30-50 ft and got a double of rainbows on. Of course the larger of the two got off at the boat and we were able to net the smaller one. Again the skiers and tubers chased us off.
7/21 - Went up to Anvil Draw with the same setup as the other days and couldn't catch a cold. Hardly even marked a thing. No wonder there were no other boats around. Tried to salvage a wasted morning by heading back towards the marina and Antelope flats. Brought a nice koke up to the boat freaked out while trying to net it and sawed the line off on the downrigger cable. Had enough pain for one morning so went back to camp ate brunch and then back out to Sheep Creek once again. Caught a small koke and one nice one before a torrential down pour pushed us further up the bay seeking shelter from the storm. It quickly passed so we went back at it. Set the downriggers between 40-60 ft and caught 3 more kokes one that was turning pink and a small rainbow.
All in all it was a great trip. Only lost the net and about $100 worth of tackle but who's counting right!!!!!!! Can't wait to get back up there in another month.
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