06-30-2024, 04:18 PM
Went and fished Rockport yesterday with my son and a brother-in-law who is trying to learn how to hunt and fish. Honestly Cowboy Pirates comment about smallies and perch being available was the deciding factor; however the catching for trout was so good trolling that we never did go after the other fish.
We put in and had lines in the water by 6:45. Fished a quarter mile loop south of the launch and on the east side of the lake. The bite was fairly consistent most of the morning with only a couple 20-30 minute lulls. We got off the lake at 1pm. Most of the fish (all bows) were caught 15-25 feet down at a speed of between 1.7-2mph. Tackle used were Purple and Pink Fire Ice or UV Pink Hyper dodgers with UV pink and pink haze super squids tipped with pink maggots. Most of the fish were in the 15-16” range with a few smaller and bigger and we probably boated 25-30 and lost another 15 or so.
It was a good trip. I don’t have a fishing boat and as said, my brother-in-law is a relative newbie, so it was good to get him out to catch some fish. He even commented that it was his best day out for trout, so between that and watching my son get excited to bring in fish after fish, it was a good morning!
We put in and had lines in the water by 6:45. Fished a quarter mile loop south of the launch and on the east side of the lake. The bite was fairly consistent most of the morning with only a couple 20-30 minute lulls. We got off the lake at 1pm. Most of the fish (all bows) were caught 15-25 feet down at a speed of between 1.7-2mph. Tackle used were Purple and Pink Fire Ice or UV Pink Hyper dodgers with UV pink and pink haze super squids tipped with pink maggots. Most of the fish were in the 15-16” range with a few smaller and bigger and we probably boated 25-30 and lost another 15 or so.
It was a good trip. I don’t have a fishing boat and as said, my brother-in-law is a relative newbie, so it was good to get him out to catch some fish. He even commented that it was his best day out for trout, so between that and watching my son get excited to bring in fish after fish, it was a good morning!