Met up with goin_postal early and fished below the boat launch. We found a nice opening to fish and we had very high expectations today since we coaxed our bosses into letting us have the day off. Our smiley faces slowly turned upside down thru out the morning with zero fish. Gp did have something on for a minute or so, maybe a Cutt or Whitefish? Anyways, he lost it when it swam into some grass.
Of course the word on the river was, "Man, you guys should have been here yesterday, everyone was getting limits." ACKKKK!!
I seen maybe 3 fish all morning on stringers. All were gorgeous dime bright. We decide to head up to Barrier thinking all the fish cruised upriver. We were shocked to find no one fishing. 1 boat anchored and 2 guys were fishing along the shore. No one was even fishing at the spillway. We fished above the boat launch for an hour or so. Gp decided to head back down to Blue Creek while I decided to mess around with spinners. And of course as soon as Gp leaves a monster Chrome engulfs my Vibrax spinner. I think I was just so mesmerized without catching anything all day, this fish took me by surprise and jumped, rolled and spit the hook. Unbelievable but believable.
Tips for you guys who want to head to Blue Creek: bring lots of pre-tied leaders. Do not be afraid to move to different spots.
Until next time...