Utterly lost and confused. Always viewed meself as a decent analytical fisherman, but this is by *far* the hardest fishing I've ever done.

OK. Went out for the second time, based upon a marginal recovery of my optimism. Bad idea.

I tried everything. Color (pink, red, orange, white), depth (1/2 ounce to 3 ounces of weight), presentation (tighten line quickly, let it sinks ASAP, everything in between), areas (riffles, upstream/downstream, everything in between).

NOTHING!! Seriously, WTH?? This is an area that is widely known for substantial whitefish populations and production. Based upon my cofishers (is that a word), the fish density *must* be high..

I've never encountered a type of fishing with such a thin margin of error. Any suggestions?? Thoughts? How could I be fishing the same water with the same rig with the same presentation, and get skunked catastrophically while everyone around me is catching fish??

Utterly lost.....

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=16896&p=174048#p174048

WTH???!!