06-14-2009, 07:56 PM
I went to Henry's Lake again yesterday. It was the second time I've been this year. Last time I went I caught my first fish there! (Although I only caught one!)
Yesterday I first hit the County Boat dock. The last time I went there were TONS of fish there and you could literally see them swimming around the docks. Yesterday they were GONE. I did end up fishing there hoping maybe a few were still lingering that I couldn't see. (I am landlocked so no boat for me.) Before the day was done I did end up catching 7 hybrids that were all about 6 inches. I didn't think there were small fish in that lake!?!? I caught them all on a holographic panther martin. After all of that a storm came through and I took a break for a little while.
After the storm, I moved over to by Wild Rose. I found some nice places to fish from the bank over by there that seem pretty deep. After trying nightcrawlers for a while I switched back to my panther martin. On my second cast with that I had a huge hit and after a long fight I landed a 23 inch, 5 pound hybrid!!! She fought hard and long and I'm glad a landed her! Pictures of it are attached.
Overall it was a pretty good day on the lake. There were a ton of boats out there when I got there. After talking to a lot of people, most said that the fishing was really slow. I really didn't see that many fly fisherman, and most of who I talked to said fishing was terrible for fly fishing. I did end up seeing a really BIG brook trout brought in by a boater coming in. My guess is it was 24 or so inches and 5 pounds. It was amazing and really mean looking.
I look forward to my next trip. Maybe I can get some guys off of here to join me? It isn't as interesting going alone!
Well, enjoy the pictures!
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Yesterday I first hit the County Boat dock. The last time I went there were TONS of fish there and you could literally see them swimming around the docks. Yesterday they were GONE. I did end up fishing there hoping maybe a few were still lingering that I couldn't see. (I am landlocked so no boat for me.) Before the day was done I did end up catching 7 hybrids that were all about 6 inches. I didn't think there were small fish in that lake!?!? I caught them all on a holographic panther martin. After all of that a storm came through and I took a break for a little while.
After the storm, I moved over to by Wild Rose. I found some nice places to fish from the bank over by there that seem pretty deep. After trying nightcrawlers for a while I switched back to my panther martin. On my second cast with that I had a huge hit and after a long fight I landed a 23 inch, 5 pound hybrid!!! She fought hard and long and I'm glad a landed her! Pictures of it are attached.
Overall it was a pretty good day on the lake. There were a ton of boats out there when I got there. After talking to a lot of people, most said that the fishing was really slow. I really didn't see that many fly fisherman, and most of who I talked to said fishing was terrible for fly fishing. I did end up seeing a really BIG brook trout brought in by a boater coming in. My guess is it was 24 or so inches and 5 pounds. It was amazing and really mean looking.
I look forward to my next trip. Maybe I can get some guys off of here to join me? It isn't as interesting going alone!
Well, enjoy the pictures!
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