05-19-2007, 03:42 AM
Just got back today (5/18). Let me start by thanking the jim and wyobraz for the advice and heads up on conditions. Good Lord tried for some macs early in the mornings. Felt like I was feeding a tictac to a whale! Standing on ice jigging down 15 to 30ft with 1/8 oz jigs is one thing. And jiging from a boat w/2oz 8in jig 20lb line 8ft heavy heavy rod and reel. Completly diffrent. I thought some of my ice fishn expertice would translate. No sir not at all! As a matter of fact I got skunked. Hey Jim Im a savin. Built up a pretty good resentment. I go spend 30 bucks on tackle that does me no good anywhere (or the gorge for that matter). And those dam macs would even nibble. Anyway the point of the trip was to take my boy campin fishin and that want well. He broke in his new pole with a mess of rainbows. Hardly a rhyme or reason to how he caught em. Shallow, deep, spinners, jigs, in the middle, near shore, back bay, main channel. Didnt matter. Thats my BOY! I mostly used plastic crawdads and caught about 20 smb about 5 bows per day nothing huge. The smallies I would say are starting or in there spawn. Warm pockets on the shore in the coves seemed to be the ticket there. Weather was great except the afternoon squalls that came threw. We camped at hidout cg. Had the place to ourselve. Though the camp attendant is now there happly accepting camp fees. Wouldnt expect everybody to get the same but dude met me at the dock to tend my boat everytime he seen me comin in. Kudos to Ed the camp attendant at hideout! Oh yah whats up with no milage markers. And the cedar springs marina sucks (wheres the floatin store) and that dude there is an ass or was havin a bad day. Almost forgot just south of hideout canyon I seen 3 deer swimin across all bucks Sweeeeeet!
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] I'd rather have my daughter catch fish all day long than me catching 1 Mack any day of the week, you must be proud. Good thing for me my daughter she is graduating to Mack fishing this year so I can spend more time after macks.LOL I'm glad to here the smallies are warming up, last couple of people I have talked to around town said they were still slow with the cold water temps. 
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