01-11-2013, 06:11 PM
Hit rockport at 9am. went out past the gatherings that seemed to hug more to the shoreline than anything, went about 200 yards out toward middle of lake. water depth 25-30 feet. dropped the camera down and saw some little striped buggers so I started going to work on them. had quite a few "taste" my offerings but no one bold enough to eat them. my advise, go small and go slooow. they didnt like the jigging, they didnt like the dead stick.... they liked when i pounded the bottom and slightly quivered the bait at dead stick position about 3 inches off bottom, got them interested, but not hungry. i blame the storm. LOL.
nailed one trout, stupid trout, on the retrieve to rebait a worm that had turned white from cold.
I parked at the 3rd pullout from the dam, counting the dam parking. 3 bucks is current rate. or the park pass.
left the lake at 3pm when the snow started to build up, about 2 inches, ice was at least 8 inches and solid clear. hardly any snow on top at arrival, was like walking on a mirror, the walk back was a bit harder as the snow had not stuck to the ice yet and it was slick!!
till next time, tight lines.
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nailed one trout, stupid trout, on the retrieve to rebait a worm that had turned white from cold.
I parked at the 3rd pullout from the dam, counting the dam parking. 3 bucks is current rate. or the park pass.
left the lake at 3pm when the snow started to build up, about 2 inches, ice was at least 8 inches and solid clear. hardly any snow on top at arrival, was like walking on a mirror, the walk back was a bit harder as the snow had not stuck to the ice yet and it was slick!!
till next time, tight lines.
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