HuntFishAK Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 Matt - He's camping out there and doesn't have internet access. We saw most fish up in shallow flats. Caught them working soft plastics slowly. Water temp was 55*. Hope this helps. Quote
Matt B Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 Were you back in the dunes? Should I look for particular types of cover to find them? Seems like I saw tons of "fishy" looking spots everywhere, but didn't even know where to start. I fished around a couple of beaver huts and along some brushy flooded shorelines to no avail. Quote
HuntFishAK Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 Yes we were in the dunes. We saw most fish in shallow, flat bottoms that were pretty clean. Not alot of that green scum. They are definitely moving up and making beds. Quote
ProCrafter Posted May 10, 2010 Author Posted May 10, 2010 Just got pics downloaded and got un-packed.....with the low pressure stalled over Montana and spinning bands of Thunderstorms at us it was difficult at best to get out...Me and (Huntfishspokane) got out Saturday the 1st. and well...we really earned the 4 Largemouth we got...Good to see Jake get his first sight fish/ Bed fish opportunity...it was a classic!! Unfortunately for us the excitment was just starting as we started across the lake to get to some Smally areas we encountered heavy swells and whitecap conditions...we came off plane to plow through the sweels when we fell into three large troughs of 10-12 ft!!!! I have never had to....and hope to never again yell the words.."Get the Bailing Bucket and start bailing!!! as the water got up to our knees!!! but the bilge pumps caught up and we made it to the launch OK but minus some sunglasses..beanie and a cracked nose cone for the outboard steering/control access and a new set of plugs.... Sunday was a wind-off with just 4 hrs fishing...Monday had winds in excess of 50 MPH sustained with gusts to 65!!! saw and was in a tackle store when the roof came off an apartment building and crashed into the building!!...Tuesday got down to 28 degrees with hard frost...did get out but only for a few hours due to Thunderstorms!!....Wednesday...same thing as the wind and storms kept chasing us off....Thursday starting to improve as I got four Smallies off rock piles and shelfs....dropshots and Carolina rigs. Largemouth just starting to move around again but super skiddish...even long casts spook them off!! lots of wind damaged trees blocking some of the better bays and pools.....Friday was tough as it was warming and I should have moved to the Smally pattern but stayed looking for cruising, staged Largies and found them ...around 15 different fish just could get none to the boat...broke off three and had two come un buttoned!!! With no fish to take pics of got some sunset stuff and some deer pics... Last day... Saturday....went back with a club member... got back in the dunes and finally seeing interested fish...boated the first...a solid 4 lber on a tube bait...saw several cruisers and was able to cast far enough ahead with a Senko to get a 3 lber to go and then got another on a Senko also a 3..... my partner worked two bed fish for two hours and got a 3-3/4 Smally later in the day....overall for me just 9 fish total but considering the conditions...well worth the trip!!! Thanks to Jake, Glenn and Keri and Bob from my club for coming along!! Quote
Matt B Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Good stuff ProCrafter! I spent the better part of last friday (5/7) back out in the dunes. Fished a few hours by myself, finally ended up in a shallow protected cove where I lost one and landed a second, maybe 14" largemouth. First fish on the new boat! Went and picked up my wife after lunch and fished a few more hours out there in a different cove. Gave her a baby brush hog to throw and she proceeded to outfish me 2-0. One being around that 14" or so size and one quite a bit larger. No idea the size, I need to get a scale. It was a fatty though. I didn't go very far back in there for fear of getting lost. I don't have a gps to guide me back out. ;D I'm really looking forward to exploring that place, though. I love fishing all that submerged brush/trees! Definitely want to go try to figure out how/where to catch the smallies as well. I've had pretty decent luck catching them from the bank along the dam, but never fished from a boat there before. Quote
HuntFishAK Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 First of all, I want to say a big thank you to Larry. Man, I had a blast. You were a pleasure to fish with and I hope we get together again soon. Hopefully we'll stay dry this time. ;D Here is the bed fish that was mentioned. I caught it on a Strike King Ocho in junebug. Not only was it my first bed fish, it was my first fish on a senko type bait. The other fish was also the first one caught on a Zoom centipede in watermelon w/ black fleck, tail weighted with a 1/32 oz nail weight. Again, thanks for having me along. Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted May 11, 2010 BassResource.com Administrator Posted May 11, 2010 Looks like we just missed you, but got there in time for the big wind storm! We tried to have the best time we could, despite the elements. It was a memorable experience for sure! Great pics. I'll try to post some later. Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted May 15, 2010 BassResource.com Administrator Posted May 15, 2010 Dust storm!! Quote
HuntFishAK Posted May 17, 2010 Posted May 17, 2010 Nice fish and pics Glenn. Looks like you guys caught some nice fish. Good to see some muley's in velvet. Have seen one buck with fuzzy nubs, muley or white-tail. Quote
bassinsergeant Posted May 21, 2010 Posted May 21, 2010 Looks like you guy's had fun. It really excites me to see this post. I will be moving to Fort Lewis sometime later this year and i have been wondering how the fishing is up there. I'm really looking forward to it now. Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 First of all, I want to say a big thank you to Larry. Man, I had a blast. You were a pleasure to fish with and I hope we get together again soon. Hopefully we'll stay dry this time. ;D Here is the bed fish that was mentioned. I caught it on a Strike King Ocho in junebug. Not only was it my first bed fish, it was my first fish on a senko type bait. The other fish was also the first one caught on a Zoom centipede in watermelon w/ black fleck, tail weighted with a 1/32 oz nail weight. Again, thanks for having me along. WOOOO!YA!STRIKE KING OCHO!lol Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Dust storm!! Is that....a yamaha?how could you?youre our leader on here and you go and betray us like that? :'( Quote
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