12-09-2016, 07:29 PM
We were also there yesterday 12/8. We had a group of about 8 and started out a little bit closer to the dam arm opening. Most of us caught a couple of skinny Cutts and a some chubs. We moved out of the arm right into the opening and fished in about 25 ft with one pole and the jawjacker shallow and found the motherload of chubs. Big chubs! We caught a few more malnourished cutts. Everytime I checked the Jacker my bait was gone and the hole was so frozen over with ice and snow etc that it did not trip on the snakey little cutts.
I kept some chubs for bait and left the rest on the ice for the birds. Not sure the birds would want to eat them. I thought I would try and fry up some small boney chub fillets last year and it was really stinky meat. Then I gave it to the yellow lab and he wouldn't even eat it. Then last night I was suck packing about six for bait meat and man did they smell bad. They were even still part frozen from the trip.
In this photo you will see that the water was green and cloudy. I can usually sight fish in the shallow water but the visibility was only about 2-3ft. I tried using my underwater camera and it was difficult to find the ratfinkee on the camera unless I was right on top of it. I guess the only fish really thriving in this terrible water quality are the chubs. Is the issue here the chubs or is the issue here the water quality? Man do we need the moisture in a bad way this coming year!
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I kept some chubs for bait and left the rest on the ice for the birds. Not sure the birds would want to eat them. I thought I would try and fry up some small boney chub fillets last year and it was really stinky meat. Then I gave it to the yellow lab and he wouldn't even eat it. Then last night I was suck packing about six for bait meat and man did they smell bad. They were even still part frozen from the trip.
In this photo you will see that the water was green and cloudy. I can usually sight fish in the shallow water but the visibility was only about 2-3ft. I tried using my underwater camera and it was difficult to find the ratfinkee on the camera unless I was right on top of it. I guess the only fish really thriving in this terrible water quality are the chubs. Is the issue here the chubs or is the issue here the water quality? Man do we need the moisture in a bad way this coming year!
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