09-12-2004, 06:36 PM
all i can say about 11mile is stick with it. it's an incredible fishery but it can kick your butt on any given day. i fished it yesterday from a tube. we forgot about the pike tourney untill we arrived to a lake full of boats. fishing (for trout) was slow at first but then got better around mid day. i landed a 5lb bow and my buddy caught a 6lb cutthroat. talked to some other tubers from denver who also landed some big trout(7-13lbs!?!) not sure what they were using, but they were just bottom fishing with some sorta bait i assume. they were kinda secretive. saw alot of pike over 10 lbs caught from boats in the tourney. most of the guys i saw with fish were using a water dog beneath a large bobber and/or casting lures with their second rod. i did see a few boats trolling with decent fish, but not sure what with. for trout i think your friend from the bank was right, powerbait is pretty consistent. i may sneak back up there tomorrow, but not sure yet. i'll let you know how i do if i make it.
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