Washington

Method: Trolling
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Bait: Other
Color: Chartreuse
Tackle: Hook & Bait
Time: Noon
Rating: 3
Views: 1580

I quick recap of my venture out on the Lake today. Started trolling around 10:00am off of Luther Burbank park using a dodger and hoochie combo. Switched it up an hour later due to lack of fish action and dropped down a Trout Killer. This didn’t solve the problem either so I trolled around the north tip of Mercer to the I-90 bridge. I was marking bait on occasion and a fish from time to time but could not induce a strike. I had been concentrating my efforts between 25 and 40 feet and had noticed a second thermocline around 70’ down in the deeper water. Changed tactics and dropped a herring down to 70’ and trolled along the north side of the bridge. This resulted in just what I was looking for, 3 solid hookups and all of them nice cutts measuring out at 19”, 18” and 16”. The winds were sort of strange varying direction from southwest to southeast and it was on and off rain up until I called it a day at 1:45. Lesson learned for the day, trust my sonar, that’s why bought in the first place! Sorry for the out of focus sonar image, I just wanted to show folks how the thermocline can appear on the screen.


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