Echo

[Jmorfish]

I really don't enjoy going to Echo in July/Aug and so far this year have just ignored it. Odd as it is the closet body of water to me. Why? Well as a bank tangler my options are pretty crowded at Echo as the beach lovers mob the places I can access and the small craft live in those coves playing splash your girl friend. But this morning, after a really big early thunder storm, I decided to drop over. Figured the storm would have most everyone indoors this morning. That was most mostly true, including the fish. I searched a few likely places for perch with my castable sonar but did not locate any active perch. Not even any little ones chasing my floating jig in. I did catch a few very small small mouth. Maybe the storm put them off too?

Anywho I have not really seen any ( or very many at least) Echo reports this summer and I am wondering if it had the bumper crop on young perch and bass that i have seen at RP PV EC Jordy? Mostly curious about how the future looks as the indicators for our other local water seem very positive. 

On a side note. Next time I try Echo I am wanting to pullover in the rest area on the highway side and hike down the steep hill. I am guessing that not a lot of banktanglers do that. Mostly just kids cliff jumping. Should prove intresting

Grandson home on leave from Air Force, and he and I hit Echo this morning (8-16)..trolling .. not for smallies, not for perch..some good quality Rainbows in there..we did well, smallest 15", the rest 16 to 17...We DID see huge bait balls, lots and lots..I was sure hoping it wasn't underwater branches, or something else to get snagged on..never snagged, so possibly HUGE quantities of baby perch?? and plenty of real fish marks also, but not a fast bite for what we were seeing..maybe already gorged on the baby perchlettes? 'Bows we caught were very healthy, often sky rocketing, no skin flaws...of course he did most of the catching..great A.M. on the water, except for the wake boaters, etc. starting too early...