04-11-2017, 11:45 AM
First of all you have never caught trout like these Kamloops and I consider the smallmouth to be trash fish in comparison. Carp fight like hell too but I don't consider them much different. Some twenty four inch trout on this lake can weight seven pounds and are pure chrome. They take you to the backing in about two seconds on a fly rod and hit the air with an explosion. I caught twenty five over six pounds in one week last year mostly with a dead stick (no retrieve) on the fly rod. Caught two in the nine pound range on fly rod as well. Fishing may be slow as many are gong out with the horribly managed new gates and unprecedented water. Mono will work best go out at least 90 yards on rod directly behind boat (Middle rod usually ineffective with mono unless out very far) Run outsides about fifty to avoid tangling. First of May lead core will outfish or be nearly equal in effectiveness. Will always run one leadcore with the three mono's in early spring. Again you are only a mile away in Heyburn from Snake River Sports with best selection of lures in the state by far and Ned's personel knowledge of lake and interaction with the people who know it best on a daily basis.
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