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Green Lake continues to produce some hot, hot, hot fishing for big Rainbow Trout. Met friend Pete at the lake at 7:00 AM... temp a balmy 50 degrees, not a breeze. Water temp at the shoreline was 57 degrees. Lines in the water by 7:15, I was using nightcrawlers on one rod, Power Eggs on the other (pink). As usual, Pete landed the first fish, a beautiful, bright Rainbow of 16" at about 8:00. We both had several bites, he on PE, me on the worms, then about 8:30 he brought in his second, a feisty 17" 'Bow. Then it was my turn, and I caught the next five in a row, as the fish really turned on to the nightcrawlers... caught two of 17", one of 16", one of 15" and the smallest, at 13". I was done fishing by 11:00. These fish are truly beautiful, chunky Rainbows and full of fight. Upon cleaning them, I found that three of them had very pink, almost red flesh, and were bearing small, developing egg skeins... hold overs from the Spring plants. All of the fish had full stomachs, feeding on the decaying vegetation on the lake bottom.
Pete caught his third fish about 12:00, and twenty minutes had a huge hit that nearly pulled his rod into the water... as he set the hook, his 6# line snapped... Carp?... big Brown?... Crocodile?... we'll never know!! We left the lake at 1:00.
Great to see lots of fishermen at the lake, enjoying the great fishing on a very pleasant Fall day. Lots of kids learning the art of angling with their dads. Was hoping to entice a Brown with the nightcrawlers, but the Rainbows are the aggressive ones right now. My past experience tells me the Browns don't become real active until the water temp hits the lower 50's or the upper 40's. Regardless, fishing should remain outstanding through the Fall here! Thank you WDFW! PTL!

Hepker

10/26/2013 10:36:00 PM

wow cool to hear i can walk 4 blocks and fish for my dinner. do the trout there bit on any of the same gear you would use for salmon like roe or smaller lures?

123

10/27/2013 9:50:00 AM

Nice Report Ive fished Green Lake the last 2 saturdays and have had good luck! the shore about 50 yards east of the 65th dock is where im getting em! I had used power bait and got nothing till I saw your report switched to power bait and bam! Now how were u fishing the worms and what was the set up, also when fishing for browns whats the set up and baits your using?
Thanks~

Stansjoy

10/27/2013 3:02:00 PM

Hepker... the Rainbows will most definitely hit small spoons and spinners, when they are really active... starting to reach that range now... Kastmasters, SuperDupers, Phoebes, all of those work great at times. The roe clusters are good for Browns (a bit later, as the water cools), never have done well for Rainbows on the clusters here. 123... I use a bigger, bait holder hook (#4) when fishing nightcrawlers. I double them over a couple of times and make sure the hook point is hidden. Others thread the worm on with a threading tool, or sometimes cut the worm in half and carefully thread it on the hook. I like to use a product called EZ eggs which I thread the hook through and pull 2 or 3 above the hook. They are highly flotational and add buoyancy to the worms. The nightcrawlers work well for Browns, as well as casting plugs, spoons, etc. Also use shrimp or small prawns for the Browns.

Gonefishing

10/27/2013 8:22:00 PM

What length of leaders are you and Pete using at Greenlake?

Stansjoy

10/27/2013 9:11:00 PM

Gonefishing... right now, we're going shorter, as the fish seem to be feeding close to the bottom. The fish's stomachs were full off decomposing plant material, taken right along the bottom. Leaders are in the 2 1/2' to 3' range.

cyclenater

10/29/2013 11:11:00 AM

Another tip for floating a worm. I've put a corky on my leader. Nice little floating bead that keeps the worm up. Don't know if color on the corky matters, but I've had luck with a green and orange one. Caught several of the recent bows on this setup.

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