Little Dell - 03/06/2020

[Joe_Dizzy]

Just curious if you tried any nymphing. Water is probably still very cold. Maybe not alot of midge action yet?

I tried drifting hare's ear, scud, and chironomids under an indicator (usually quite reliable this time of year) but no action. Tried a balanced leech as well... no bumps.

In hindsight maybe a chironomid larva (bloodworm) would have got a look.

I've always struggled at Little Dell, its just such a deep lake with not much shoal area. The one good day I did have was on a hare's ear near the inlet.

 It is a steep-dropping lake, but the food is shallow and the fish will be there. Trust the process and plan to fish no more than 7-10 feet. Most fish I catch there (once things open up, warm up) are within 1-5 feet of the surface. I've had a lot of fun there Apr-Jun and Sep-Nov. I leave it alone during the heat of summer... fish are stressed enough under those conditions.