Walcott temp?

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Last year on April 1st the parking lot was pretty full and there were easily 50 fish five or better caught that day. I would say at least ten times the size and number last year to this the first month extending through most of May l which is prime at this lake. I know three fly fisherman including me multiple times of landing over six in a day averaging right around six pounds. The pressure is great and the fish simply get caught out is why it does not extend through July. I talked to a guy launching his boat one day who said he caught 7 on three mile point that year and all exceeded five pounds but it was rare last year for me to catch more than three or four of that size with my partner and I. Last year we benefited on the carryover fish as the Oct plantings had been right around 40,000 from 2011 to 2014. In 2015 they decided that planting them one inch larger they could get by with 25000 hence we don't have the carryover is one reason the numbers are way down this year. I think that is plain crazy. Walcott now that there is zero drawdown essentially is 20 miles long all the way to Eagle Rock with the best growth rate in the state yet last year they planted 140,000 6+catchables in Salmon Dam which is a fifth the size. Nothing can compare with 35 years of experience and knowing where the fish are. You have to find them and find out which way they are swimming. We have not had a 70 degree day in April. last year on April 21 or thereabouts we had 84 degrees. Good weather is ahead by Wed. and by Saturday the Alfred Hitchcock type turdfly will commence and fishing will be much better.
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