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davetclown · 03-31-2002, 11:07 PM

It begins now, the spring has sprung who is catching what? nice nice nice nice day. wheather man didnt see this one comming 65 deg. and sunny light wind to 7 mile and hour gust. me and the dog had to get out for some fresh air and soke up some of that perdy sunshine. went over to Berry Lake to to work on my fly casting for a bit realy like my new pole from BFT though it not as stiff as what I am used to, It dose shoot the 50 feet even with out mastering the cast. It has been 4 years since I was last fly fishing. "rusty" is putting it mildly. Needs at least another 20 hours before openning day (trout) Last saturay in april. Landed a big ole bass (17 inches maybe 3 lbs) with my new fly rod from BFT. (hole lots of fun) though not n season here TTHEY ARE FUN TO CATCH AND LET GO. <A HREF="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/" target="_new">http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/</A> Lookie See what the kids are up to. Dave T. Clown

***theangler*** · 04-02-2002, 03:40 AM

Hello Davetclown, I sympathize with the "RUSTY" statement, i don't know that I was ever good enough to even qualify me as rusty now, but i definitely plan on getting in some practice with my fly rod this year! Thanks for the update! Whatda land the bass on? [laugh] How about a good laugh? <A HREF="http://www.bigfishtackle.com/comics.htm " target="_new">http://www.bigfishtackle.com/comics.htm </A> Mike H

davetclown · 04-12-2002, 12:44 PM

The action is on for catch and release season for Michigan. I went out yesterday and landed two rainbows on the Huron River with my "dog flies". This was an experiment I did with my dogs down that she shed this past winter. They seemed to like the white fuzz and the chartreuse bodies. They did not like the white fuzz and black bodies. Too many black debris floating down the river. These were the only ones I had to try on them. I ran in to a young lady out there fly-fishing with her 3-year-old son. I was sooo impressed by her on so many levels; I didn’t know what to be impressed about the most. The fact that she came out on her own to fish, the fact she was teaching her 3 year old son, the fact that she out classed me in her ability to handle a fly rod better than any one else on the river. I must say it was a pleasure to watch her wield the line around the willows working a good 70 feet of line. This is a combination of things that you just don’t see every day, whether it is a father or a mother. It doses my heart good. <A HREF="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/" target="_new">http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/</A> Lookie See what the kids are up to. Dave T. Clown

johnincolorado · 04-12-2002, 01:40 PM

For those of you thinking about visiting Colorado for some spring fishing, the forecast for some of our empoundments isn't good. Boyd Lake (northern part of state) is still undergoing repairs and is drained down to a mud puddle. However, Carter Lake is full (Berthode, CO) and enticing to all. The trout are biting on just about anything you throw at them, good size, line-stretching ones too. The Dept of Wildlife (DOW) stocked the lake with walleyes during the freeze-over (maybe because the lake didn't entirely freeze). These walleyes were brood stock and were replaced with fresher stock. I was told by a game warden that some of the female walleyes were in the 14-15 lb range with most of them in the 10-12 lb range. 3000 lbs total just waiting for warmer water, its still 46 degrees. North Sterling Reservoir is 2' above full but not really exciting as yet. They closed the outlet and this scattered the schools of catfish, walleye, saugeye and wiper to the far ends of the lake. Trout is slow, bass extremely slow (you'd have time to grow a beard before getting a bite). The cold water is maintaining a slow bite right now, give it another couple of months, then hold on to your jock strap. Jackson Reservoir is also full from snow melt but the fishing is slow, slow, slow. This empoundment is well-known for its walleye and wiper populations and will be ready for action when the water warms a little bit more. We may be getting good weather right now (forecast is for cloudy skies with a high temp of about 75 today (04-12-02) but we can still get snow through the end of this month and it has snowed into July. Thunderboomers in the afternoon is the norm for a few months with rain at "any" time. While I live near Denver, I do get all over the state to visit different fishing spots but prefer the northern portion of the state, just too many places to try and squeeze in in a short time. The lakes at higher elevations are still frozen over and the ice is unsafe so I advise staying away from them for a while yet. I heard through a reliable source that Bonny Reservoir (on the Kansas stateline) is really low and there is difficulty even launching a boat. Scratch that lake for a while yet. Now if you will excuse me, I hear a trout calling me at Carter Lake. A great place to visit. Until next time, John in Colorado.

davetclown · 04-12-2002, 01:53 PM

welcome to the boards and thanks for that report say do ya do any ice fishing there? you can find me on the ice fishing board and that will be stay open year round to talk about some mighty fine ice fishing stuff. so stop by for a howdy doo. I love ice fishing stories. any kind. would aprecieate any that you would post there. <A HREF="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/" target="_new">http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/</A> Lookie See what the kids are up to. Dave T. Clown

johnincolorado · 04-12-2002, 01:59 PM

My brother keeps trying to talk me into going ice fishing but I just can't seem to get up the nerve to try it. Besides, the bone-chilling cold, there is just something about sitting 50 yds out from shore and seeing those cracks shooting toward me. I couldn't concentrate on the job at hand. However, I may try it this winter (2002-2003) just so I can say I tried it.

davetclown · 04-12-2002, 02:04 PM

take a look at the tip of the day on the Ice Fishing Board there are some reports just on that subject of cracking Ice and many many more tips for both the first timers and avid alike. <A HREF="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/" target="_new">http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/</A> Lookie See what the kids are up to. Dave T. Clown

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