09-29-2015, 03:47 AM
I suggest you check in at the drift lodge fly shop and pick up a couple three patterns from Mike who is doing a good job and has daily contact with the fishing on Henry's. I know of three patterns that have been very deadly the past three weeks. The number is 208-558-0152 and it is located just before the south side entrance of the sawtell or red rock camping ground access and only a couple miles from the state dock access. Fishing just got superb four weeks ago on the southside the cliffs area hope creek access just north of the red rock campground pretty close to shore on the west end but since the lake has turned over it is more challenging.
Did pick up 9 last wed evening in that area although the fishing was generally very slow. I prefer a one sink and have been using the Richards leach patterns but know the copper crystal schies patterns as well as the schrimp and silver minnow patterns have also produced big days. All are available at the fly shop. The middle 18' water with four sink east of the county ramp produced very well for a couple 7 pound hybrids last thur on the day we fished it as well. That area is not accessable without a pontoon boat. Exciting to have a lot of the big hybrids back in the lake.
The fishing was really good four weeks ago wed for just two or three days and then kind of vanished from what I heard. About one in four of the fish we hooked were hyrbrids on our two day trip running from five to 8 pounds. I have not fished it much since the disappearance of the hybrids eight or nine years ago.
I think you have the potential to do ok for the cuts straight out from the state park. We or the guys I talked to did not catch any hybrids there however. Having fished the lake for twenty five years most of the time the line is really important and for me in the shallow water I do better two or three feet off the bottom. That is why I believe I was able to do well last wed eve in the shallows when the fishing was pretty dismal except for the deep water.
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Did pick up 9 last wed evening in that area although the fishing was generally very slow. I prefer a one sink and have been using the Richards leach patterns but know the copper crystal schies patterns as well as the schrimp and silver minnow patterns have also produced big days. All are available at the fly shop. The middle 18' water with four sink east of the county ramp produced very well for a couple 7 pound hybrids last thur on the day we fished it as well. That area is not accessable without a pontoon boat. Exciting to have a lot of the big hybrids back in the lake.
The fishing was really good four weeks ago wed for just two or three days and then kind of vanished from what I heard. About one in four of the fish we hooked were hyrbrids on our two day trip running from five to 8 pounds. I have not fished it much since the disappearance of the hybrids eight or nine years ago.
I think you have the potential to do ok for the cuts straight out from the state park. We or the guys I talked to did not catch any hybrids there however. Having fished the lake for twenty five years most of the time the line is really important and for me in the shallow water I do better two or three feet off the bottom. That is why I believe I was able to do well last wed eve in the shallows when the fishing was pretty dismal except for the deep water.
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