well i wasn't going to post a report, but even the slow days are a noteworthy adventure i guess. we fished rufus thursday (22nd), and most of friday and it was a couple of slow days for sure catching-wise. it wasn't nearly as cold these mornings as our last trip and started out in the 30's, warming to the mid 50's or so by mid day. a really pleasant day. friday on the other hand stayed overcast and we had rain most of the day, sometimes coming down in buckets. water temp still in the 60's. started out trolling wedding rings, flies, and various lures and had limited success with few hookups. we dropped the hook and tried bottom fishing and jigging in a few spots and i finally boated a 5lb-3oz fish around 1300 just below the lower set of pens. we only saw one boat that was catching fish consistantly. he was in a favorite hole jigging in about 30' of water, lol. we spent the rest of the day and the following, working on our jigging technique. all i can say is is i need to step up my finesse game. we ended up taking home only the one fish. i think i'll stop concentrating on the upper end of RW so much, and go back to hitting the spots in the lower end. diversity will keep me from getting stagnant i believe. thanks for all the great tips and info loui!

blufin loui

10/30/2009 11:27:00 PM

Hey dave, glad ya posted the report. The more reports that come in on a body of water, the better it is for anyone to get a feel of the fishing. RW is such a large body of water that for those who don't get to fish it very often, It can be a challenge to limit out. I know the regulars talk about how easy it is to catch the RW Tripps, but usually these guys are well versed in how to read this body of water, and have their "sweet spots" that will produce for them. That's what makes a person be consistently successful. I really enjoy reading the reports from those who get on the water often and have worked out patterns that work. It helps those of us who can use a few new tricks. Hey Man, PM me when you Be coming to the RW, and maybe we can cross lines sometime.
Keep the reports coming.

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