05-12-2020, 01:04 AM
I decided to try and beat the wind we are supposed to have most of the week and go back over to Huntington North.
I launched my tube at the state park boat ramp at 7:15 and fished until the wind got bad at 1:15.
I started out with a medium sink line (#3) and a size 8 bead head pond olive leech and picked up an 18" wiper, a few rainbows, and some 15" to 16" chubs. I switched over to my fast sink line (#8) and stayed with the same leech and picked up a few more rainbows and a couple more chubs. It was the same old story, I hooked more fish than I caught.
The water temperature was 59-61 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 6' - 7'. The reservoir is 80% full and dropping.
The fishing was pretty good but the increase in water temperature from the last trip has made the chubs more active. The good thing is, none of the chubs were small so the wipers must be taking care of the youngsters.
There were quite a few folks camped at the State Park but not many of them fishing. There was only one boat on the water while I was there.
Now that the ice is off Scofield and the reservoir is 85% full a couple of us are going to try there on Thursday if the weather will cooperate.
I launched my tube at the state park boat ramp at 7:15 and fished until the wind got bad at 1:15.
I started out with a medium sink line (#3) and a size 8 bead head pond olive leech and picked up an 18" wiper, a few rainbows, and some 15" to 16" chubs. I switched over to my fast sink line (#8) and stayed with the same leech and picked up a few more rainbows and a couple more chubs. It was the same old story, I hooked more fish than I caught.
The water temperature was 59-61 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 6' - 7'. The reservoir is 80% full and dropping.
The fishing was pretty good but the increase in water temperature from the last trip has made the chubs more active. The good thing is, none of the chubs were small so the wipers must be taking care of the youngsters.
There were quite a few folks camped at the State Park but not many of them fishing. There was only one boat on the water while I was there.
Now that the ice is off Scofield and the reservoir is 85% full a couple of us are going to try there on Thursday if the weather will cooperate.