Kfedka
3/15/2010 4:11:00 PMRippasher06
3/15/2010 5:25:00 PMCaptain Jim
3/15/2010 7:30:00 PMMotoBoat
3/15/2010 8:02:00 PMAnglinarcher
3/15/2010 10:28:00 PMKfedka, hard to submit enough photos of single fish to add up to what people want. I usually release each fish as it is caught. Even then, if you show a special fish, they claim you photoshopped it. Were it not for the warnings, I would not have even reported today.
MotoBoat, I take friends out and "show" them how and it takes two or three trips for them to get the hang of it. To say that the presentation and color changed as the day went on would be an understatement. I caught browns and bows - the last time I reported numbers and sizes I was called a liar. I guess I'll go back to what I said before, were it not for the warning, I would not have even reported.
MotoBoat
3/15/2010 11:31:00 PMAnglinarcher
3/16/2010 7:52:00 AMFor the most part, if you keep your speed down when you are within a 100 yards or so from the shore, you will be OK. This of course assumes no logs or trees, and no serious waves. There is a dog-leg in the lake (see map of lake) about half way down and I have seen that choke point kick up waves over 4 feet high. One time I and two friends were fishing near the inlet and the waves were about a foot high. As we went through the dog leg the waves were just down right nasty. I have a safe boat and 40 years of experience, but the two friends were still pretty nervous. The bad thing is that the waves can kick up in an instant and there are almost no places to hide on Rock. If you cannot handle large waves, if a motor goes out, and with the shear cliffs and hidden rocks on the lake, ........................................... well lets just say boat at your own risk.
So, to answer your questions:
1) The warning(s) are in the report and in previous reports I have given.
2) The warning(s) are from me.
3) No one forced me to report, but if you read all of the comments on my past reports for the last few years, a few people have suggested that the pressure on the lake is, at least in part, to my past reports. If the increased use of the lake by uninformed people lead to a death or injury, I do not want it to be because they were not warned.
Now, on to more fishing reports.