Had another great day fishing Lake Washington on Tuesday. WOW thats two in a row! First time that has ever happened. Probably due for a good solid skunk next time out. Fished the south tip of Mercer Island and mouth of Cedar River. It was a little tougher than Moss Bay last Sunday. Really had to work at it. As it should be.
Ran the same basic setup as before, OLD Goat 1.8" pink/white OG-1 with a drop of bloody tuna scent, Dick Nite dodger, 24 inch leader, 100 back and 25 down, appx 1.6-7mph.
Caught 4 big fat cutties and a couple kokes. C&R all except for 1 cuttie and 1 koke who insisted on coming home for dinner.
Attached a couple pics. Think the most important one is the blurry smolt pic. Fish were stuffed with smolt about the size of a guppy, maybe half inch long.
The Old Goats seem to be doing the trick. I have always been a wedding ring and worm or hoochie and worm chunk user. Its nice to legally C&R fish when they arent caught on bait. One thing I have noticed consistently is the fish really whack the OG-1. There is no doubt FISH ON!!! And funny thing is they seem to stay on.
Might be a worthy addition to your tackle box. Oldgoatlures.com. And no, I have no vested interest in Old Goat lures other than just trying to share what is working for me.
Tight Lines!!
Randy


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