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Mackay 12/26 - obifishkenobi - 12-27-2024
Mackay was a disappointment, got there just before sunrise and drove to the last launch and found open water. At the park launch ramp I found a foot of great ice with a skiff of snow on top and walked out 100 yards to 30’ of water. I stayed there for 3 hours and caught a dozen 8-11” rainbows. There are oodles of small rainbows, every time the school swam past me I would get one from 10’ down to the bottom. Give it a couple more years and it might get good again.
RE: Mackay 12/26 - wiperhunter2 - 12-27-2024
(12-27-2024, 10:48 PM)obifishkenobi Wrote: Mackay was a disappointment, got there just before sunrise and drove to the last launch and found open water. At the park launch ramp I found a foot of great ice with a skiff of snow on top and walked out 100 yards to 30’ of water. I stayed there for 3 hours and caught a dozen 8-11” rainbows. There are oodles of small rainbows, every time the school swam past me I would get one from 10’ down to the bottom. Give it a couple more years and it might get good again.
Glad you got into the fish there, too bad they were so small but better than a skunk. Do they have pan fish in Mackay?
RE: Mackay 12/26 - meancuznalfy - 12-27-2024
Hopefully they put some kokes back in there, it'll be awhile before it's good again
RE: Mackay 12/26 - obifishkenobi - 12-28-2024
(12-27-2024, 11:49 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:After the draw down I think the only thing in there is Rainbows.(12-27-2024, 10:48 PM)obifishkenobi Wrote: Mackay was a disappointment, got there just before sunrise and drove to the last launch and found open water. At the park launch ramp I found a foot of great ice with a skiff of snow on top and walked out 100 yards to 30’ of water. I stayed there for 3 hours and caught a dozen 8-11” rainbows. There are oodles of small rainbows, every time the school swam past me I would get one from 10’ down to the bottom. Give it a couple more years and it might get good again.
Glad you got into the fish there, too bad they were so small but better than a skunk. Do they have pan fish in Mackay?
RE: Mackay 12/26 - meancuznalfy - 12-28-2024
Yep, only thing they have planted so far.
RE: Mackay 12/26 - MMDon - 12-30-2024
No sense fishing Mackay without Kokes. Sad!