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[#505000]Fishluvr and I took the misseses out to Scofield yesterday to chase some trout, something I've not done in a very long time. We had an enjoyable trip to the lake, we all were able to tolerate Fishluvr's company for the drive up (amazingly even his wife was able to tolerate him!!) [cool].[/#505000]
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[#505000]Arriving at the lake it was shock and awe to see how high the water was. The shock and awe were soon replaced by weeping, wailing and the knashing of teeth as we began to scout out a suitable fishing location. [/#505000]
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[#505000]We drove along the east edge and saw a lot of great bass fishing areas. Too bad there aren't any bass in Scofield. Most all of the eastern shoreline was choked with willows and other dense cover which has grown fast and strong during the lean water years. Not finding an open area big enough for five of us to fish (no there are no polygamists in our group, Fishluvr also brought his sister-in-law) we moved on. [/#505000]
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[#505000]We drove throught the thriving metropolis of Scofield and saw all six residents celebrating Valley Days. On the west side of the lake things weren't looking much better but we finally found a "suitable" spot. We unloaded all our gear, set up and began to fish. There were tons and tons of minnows frolicking along the shoreline so Fishluvr and I broke out our trusty casting nets. The area we were in was shallow and mossy. The minnowing was great, after about 15 casts I was able to gather about 5 minnows and 20 pounds of mossy gunk. With the water so clear and shallow, the wee bastards would scatter just before the net would break the surface. 2 hours and 5 minnows later this choice fishing spot brought several choice four letter words to our lips. We packed up and moved back to the east side scouting a new location.[/#505000]
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[#505000]Finally we decided to fish near the damn. The minnows here were much more cooperative and after a few minutes the wife was "fish on". After that we stayed until around 9:30 and caught probably 16 fish among the group. Not the strongest fishing trip I've ever had, but not a bad ending to a horrible start.[/#505000]
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[#505000]I caught a nice 18-19" inch cut, and Fishluvrs wife caught a nice 18-19" inch rainbow that was nice and girthy.[/#505000]
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[#505000]All in all I can say the new and improved (BFT patch added) lucky fishing hat was ON!!!![/#505000] [cool]

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The big cut is mine mine mine!!!!! A nice addition to the dinner table!

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Robin's big rainbow.

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The rest of Fishluvrs haul. Who is that handsome devil in the left background???
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Sounds like a pretty good run,, and,, time to wet the traps!! What did you see as far as MudBugs??
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[#505000]Mud bugs???????[/#505000]
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Crawdads.
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[#505000]Fishluvr said he saw tons and tons of them, but I only had one tug at my bait for a minute. The mudbugs are hording!!![/#505000]
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Great looking fish ! Sounds like a good trip with lots of catching.

How deep were the minnows ? Did you have or try a trap ? If I can ever get out of here, I am going up that way for a little while(Scofield, Gooseberry, E-Lake, Skyline drive, etc.). I hope to get some minnows and a little fishing in. Did you use minnows or ??? ? How deep were the fish ?

Sorry for the interogation-like amount of questions - I don't mean to be hounding you. Folks have told me, that I can seem to pursue something relentlessly. Sometimes I need to be told that.
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Pursuing something relentlessley, isn't that a trait you try to teach your dogs?

We caught all the fish on minnows just sitting on the bottom. We caught the minnows with casting nets. The minnows we could catch were in three to four feet of water and easy to see. I tried casting really far out from shore several times and never caught a fish out really far. All the fish we caught were from only casting about half of the normal distance. If you get up there good luck and hope you do well.
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Nice report Gary. Sound like you guys had a nice adventure! I wonder why a Carp_Punisher would go to schofield though...no carp in there. Thank goodness.[]
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Thanx Fishluvr,

I'll be bringing my cast nets and traps as well as fishing gear - I'll have my hounds with and they're not terribly stealthy, so, the largest thing I might catch is a minnow in a trap that I've moved away from, but I'll still try other thngs.

BTW - Relentlessness is one of the main natural traits to look for in a good hound - the only real training they need, is what to look for and when to start.
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Great looking fish!Hey Gary invest in a minnow trap! That way you dont have moss in your nets.Going to be up there saturday evening hopefully the fishing stays good.
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