Green

Air Temp: 36° - 40°
Method: Bottom Fishing From Shore
Species: Rainbow Trout
Bait: Worms
Color: Brown
Conditions: Cloudy
Tackle: Hook & Bait
Time: Morning
Water Temp: 46° - 50°
Rating: 2
Views: 1495

Fishing the W. Wash. lowland lakes has been bleak the past month or so, but venturing out for a Saturday morning effort is better than watching the boob tube... or tackling the "hunny do" list, so Pete and I tried good ol' Green Lake again. Met on the northeast end at 6:45 AM, lines in the water a bit after 7:00. Air temp a chilly 39 degrees, off and on again breeze from the northwest... water temp at the shoreline was 47 degrees... very gray day. Started with orange Power Eggs on one rig, nightcrawler on the other. No sign of fish, until about 8:00, when Pete detected a slight movement of his rod tip, picked up the rod... waited a moment, then set the hook... FISH ON!... Not much of a fight until it hit the shoreline, but with yours' truly handling the net, were able to scoop up a gorgeous 16" Rainbow for Pete. Although the fish are not plentiful right now, they are certainly beautiful specimens in their brilliant Spring spawning colors! Pete's fish came on a nightcrawler, second week in a row he's caught a 16",er that way. That was the only fish caught on this outing... no other bites. Tried several other PE colors and combinations, also tried shrimp... nada! Day remained chilly as a cold front moved in... enjoyed a nice lunch brought by Pete, packed by his lovely wife, Cherie... smoked a couple bowls of my favorite pipe tobacco, and watched the myriads of ducks and people at play... a good morning to be out. Pete left at 11:30 for a prior commitment, I followed an hour later.. had to tackle some of the aforementioned "hunny do" list. PTL!


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