It was going to be HOT again in the Columbia River Basin this day.
Last week club Secretary Dale put out an APB to club members that Monday was going to be HOT, and he was looking for those that wanted to Beat the Heat at 7100' - Anthony Lake, OR with him.
A number of club members replied, but only three of us had the time to make the drive and fish the day away. Since Jerry, Tyson, and Dale had a few loose ends to tie up at home, we all drove up to Anthony Lake individually. Dale did take his Buddy along.
Jerry got to the lake mid-morning, Tyson got to the lake late-morning and Dale arrived in the early afternoon, in time to get an air temperature reading of 76° at 2:00.
Having fished his way across the lake, Dale was able to catch up with Jerry and asked "How's the fishing going?" He replied that Tyson had caught a few and he had hooked none. It was about that same time that we looked in Tyson's direction and noticed that Tyson had a tight line with a fish breaking the water surface.
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When the day was said and done, it was a most relaxing, cool, and fishable day.
Fish tallies for the day were...
Jerry = 1 hooked with a half dozen strikes using various flies wet and dry with a floating fly line.
All C&R
Dale = 3 hooked with a dozen strikes using...
a full sink line and later in the afternoon an intermediate sink line.
3 kept for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Tyson = 10 hooked with two dozen strikes using...
a full fast sinking line and later in the day an intermediate sinking fly line.
All C&R
Buddy finished the day by digging out a hole that he had started working on while on a fishing trip last fall.
As the summer season progresses, the triploid Rainbow holding in Anthony Lake are in much deeper, cooler water and an angler has to go deeper (sinking line) to find them, particularly if fishing while the sun is still on the water.
Dale reports that the fish he kept were strong fighters and FAT, reminded him to be much like Deschutes River summer steelhead, just not as large... but primed to be smoked.
There are also Brookies in the shallow parts of the lake, that will readily come to a dry fly, particularly as the sun comes off the water.
Jerry got to the lake mid-morning, Tyson got to the lake late-morning and Dale arrived in the early afternoon, in time to get an air temperature reading of 76° at 2:00.
Having fished his way across the lake, Dale was able to catch up with Jerry and asked "How's the fishing going?" He replied that Tyson had caught a few and he had hooked none. It was about that same time that we looked in Tyson's direction and noticed that Tyson had a tight line with a fish breaking the water surface.
Proof of the fact - an alibi for Tyson - Jerry is our attorney
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- will take you to bent rod and tight line actionFish tallies for the day were...
Jerry = 1 hooked with a half dozen strikes using various flies wet and dry with a floating fly line.
All C&R
Dale = 3 hooked with a dozen strikes using...
3 kept for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Tyson = 10 hooked with two dozen strikes using...
All C&R
Buddy finished the day by digging out a hole that he had started working on while on a fishing trip last fall.
As the summer season progresses, the triploid Rainbow holding in Anthony Lake are in much deeper, cooler water and an angler has to go deeper (sinking line) to find them, particularly if fishing while the sun is still on the water.
There are also Brookies in the shallow parts of the lake, that will readily come to a dry fly, particularly as the sun comes off the water.
Report of another day's fishing 7-30-18
Tight lines and good fishing -
Walla² Fly Fishers
