Well NWFR, stay tuned. LET ME START: todays fishing was a 3, but todays enjoyment was a 5

I would first like to say thank you to all of you who left such nice comments on my last report. i was truly overjoyed by the wonderful feedback and positive words.
SHORT REPORT:
got out at 8:30 lines in by 8:45. the fish were tough, took 90 mins to catch one, then got a second. missed a third, then picked him up 15 mins later. fish were not staying hooked, so we missed maybe 8 or 9 hits. switched gear and locations after 4 hours of nothing caught 2 more and headed for the launch.

LONG REPORT:
HOLY COW FOLKS. HOLY COW. Well, i had the pleasure of going fishing with fellow NWFR member and great fisherman Petdawg today and man it was a great time! we met at the launch at 8:30 and headed out to get trolling by 8:45. we hit the spot that caught the majority of my fish over the past outings, but got nothing to show for our efforts. (we were trolling dodgers and wedding rings at 20 and 30 ft). So after 90 mins I decided to troll northward up the west shoreline in 75FOW. we finally picked up 2 fish and were feeling better about our efforts. after those fish, we lost one at the boat, missed one, and got another in the span of 15 minutes.

We picked up gear and went back to the start of the troll, and the fish started schooling us. i mean we tried everything. surface fishing, deep rods, ford fenders, different colors, smile blades, speeds, everything. we only caught one kokanee to show for all of our efforts. we spent four hours trolling around for these fish that were having nothing of it.

I noticed some birds, petdawg reminded me fish are with the birds, so we picked up and moved for the last hour of our adventure. we ended up fishing the east shoreline, right in the middle of the lake. we found thousands of seagulls. thousands. upon arrival we switched gear, used a pink wedding ring and a red wedding ring, and we weren't there 5 minutes until petdawg got another good fish. what a relief after 4 hours of nothing! shortly thereafter, we missed 3 hits and petdawg ended the day with a nice big cutthroat.

we trolled around for another 15 mins while i packed up the boat (and the trolling motor died) just to see if there was a bonus fish for us. right as i dropped the rigger however, i noticed a tick on the pole, but just ignored it. turns out i was dragging a 10" trout the whole time. he was safely released.

all in all, just a wonderful day on the water with petdawg. it was great to go out with such a great guy and fellow NWFR member for the first time! we got five keepers, a fantastic day of fishing. the trick today was pink. pink did the trick all the way. 4/5 fish came on a pink ring.

THATS NOT ALL!

while packing up and processing the fish back at the launch, petdawg and i witnessed the most bizzare/sad/shocking thing. some tourists had come to the launch with their children to check it out i guess... suddenly we here a "OH S***!".. we look up from the fish to see their SUV in the water. thankfully there was no one in the car, but a few surrounding people tried to save the car as the owner panicked and freaked out. the car ended up floating past the docks and sinking just past the seventh slip. i am not sure why they were parked (or not..) facing straight towards the water blocking a launch lane, but it was crazy. thankfully everyone was safe.

well thats what ive got.... another good day.

happy holidays to all and tight lines