Well, after a period of not fishing, the fishing withdrawals got to the point where something had to be done. I hooked up the boat, grabbed a willing person and hit Rufus Woods. Launched at the Corps launch above Chief Joseph Dam around 0900ish, and motored up to the pump #1 area. Cast jigs and hardware for about a mile above and below the pump #1 throughout the day. Water temp 41 or so with air temp starting in mid 30s the hitting upper 40s. wind chill made it feel colder. Fished the tribal side casting to shore and fishing out to depth of 25-30 feet. fished jigs, spoons, spinners, and flies using black, brown, green, white/pink, Fire tiger, and perch colors. All fish caught on jigs, but couldn't establish a favorite color. Brought two fish to the boat, an 18-20 inch native rainbow (C&R), and a 4-6# triploid (which we kept). Both fish caught in 4-6 feet of water. Between the two of us, We hooked and battled 6 or so more, but lost them before we could get them to the boat. A couple of the fish looked to be in the 6-8# class, but most were in the 2-3 pound size. The wave action made it difficult to detect the light strikes, so I'm assuming the hookset left a little to be desired. It was a good day fishing, but it was a day of "10 thousand casts". (Please be advised, that is an estimate as I quit counting after the "first cast".) :o)
It felt good to get a good dose of fishing in, and I think I'll be in better shape (at least psycologically)(which of course is debatable) for the next trip. Everyone please be aware of the potential weather changes this time of year gives us, and enjoy your time fishing. Sorry, No photos this trip

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