I managed to slip in an hour of fishin' after doing some work at my mothers place up the Okanogan. I launched at the Corps. launch around 3:50. I opted to fish with barbs for the short amount of time I had. I trolled Rapalas in many sizes and colors. I fished 2 poles. I was running a floating rapala about 125' back and a diver Approx. 75' back. I was surprised by the number of hits or taps I had that did not stick. I had at least five hits that didn't stick. ( If I were to have been running single point barb less I would have taken that in stride. But, with 2 trebles? ) Oh well, this one tapped it and then smacked it. I was along the can line most of the time. He is 17'' & just shy of 4 LBS. Stomach was full of snails. As you can see it is a tagged fish from the CCT tribe. I thought I had a much heavier fish from the fight. But, you can see he has a full tail and is a beautiful fish. There was a high over cast sky with a drizzle coming down as I launched. At least the winds were only slight. Approx. 40 Deg. out. I'm sure if I'd had more time I'd have figured them out. I gave it a 3 rating due to only one hook-up. I had a hit every ten minutes or so. If those had stuck I'd have been done in 20 min. and rated it a 5!
Work is going to have me pinned down for awhile now. I'm glad I had the time on the water.