I have been waiting and waiting for Rufus to light back up.. well I can say it is getting better even though the water is still coooolld.. Went up Sunday just to check it out not really expecting to catch fish but to do a little experimenting with new Flies and lures that I have been working on..
To my surprize the first 1 1/2 hours I caught and released 6 on the fly..Alot of small fish were hitting the fly so I thought to go to a bigger presentation to avoid the little guys..Put on a 1/4 oz spooon (Little Cleo In Gold) and while stripping it out to my 125ft behind the boat I got hit!!! Boated this one tipping the scales at over 5lbs. Kept this fish and proceeded to let the lure back again and didnt troll for 5 minutes and was hooked up again..another respectable 4lber but released this fish unharmed..Now I am looking for" Walter" since the bigger fish like the spoon better than the fly..

I decided to head up the reservoir just above Pump 4 and hit a spot where larger trout seem to hold, not as many but usually when you get bit it is a larger critter..Trolled here for 15 min. and got bit.. A little guy... released ..stripped it back out again and banged another nice 17 incher..proceeded to troll the shoreline again weaving in tight and swinging outward and got a dandy hit.decided that this was going to be the end of my day if I boated this fish..ended up being right at 5 lbs..

I got back to the launch at 10:00am..Loaded the boat and was back in Chelan by 11:15 am..So I considered this trip a good one but I have been getting reports from friends that this is how it has been..One day you bang um and the next day dead..One of the sayings that I learned from my Father years ago was "Chicken one day Feathers the Next"..Thats Fishing...Fell free to contact me on questions or comments...

Joe Heinlen - Rufus Woods Fishing Guide
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