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65 degree temps, 70 degree water and intermittent wind and then calm waters. Mostly overcast and perfect for fishing. A perfect humpday out of the office to avoid weekend crowds. We fished 11-4 and time just flew. Our day started interesting with a park ranger zooming into the launch area looking at our boat. He revealed that they'd had a call that we were launching with a gasoline motor. Nope, just two battery trolling motors. People are so ill-informed that they don't even know what a battery versus gasoline motor looks like....and it happens every year to us!

The trout troll started well with fish on almost immediately for all three of us. I had splurged and bought us all a bunch of new lures which we concentrated on using today. Always fun when they work. And we ended the day with a short trout troll and P and K had a double header. Another comedy with K asking for the net, P grabs it and promptly abandons him when his own pole went off. Luckily they both got the rainbows aboard long enough to stop laughing for a photo op.

My lifelong passion has been buying/collecting lures. Each one is precious, a work of art and a thrill to see if my choice of the minute will bring me a fish. There's the long-running non-joke that if they don't catch a fish with their lures, they will toss it or I will take it and then catch a fish with it. Today leaving to tow the boat, K. asks me if I will return one of his tackle bags as he decided not to take it with him. (To me that is sacrilege. I'll sink a boat so as to carry as many lures as possible.) Sure I'll return your tackle bag for you.... but not before I pirate two spinner baits from it unbeknownst to K.

What a hoot, when I land the largest bass of the day (16") on K's gold double willow blade spinner bait. LOL. Man, did I hear the squealing when he realized it. About 45 minutes later I had an equally large bass on (with a different lure) only to watch him swimming just under the surface like a sub, flip his tail and throw the hook into my pants. Lost a good one!

In that same time frame K hooked a huge trout. We all saw it and as we were pretty shallow he easily dove into some tall weeds and stayed there really bending over the pole. Poor K. lost him and we all felt the pain. P. and K thought it was the largest trout of the year for us all. K said it had a lot of red on it, so maybe a big cutthroat. (Too early for red on Kokanee.)

And P. had a painful loss when maybe the largest bass of the season for us all was on his hook. We all had a quick glimpse of him before he dove deep and went a good distance away from the boat and stayed down. P. wasn't horsing him but all of a sudden the line broke and the fish and brand new lure were gone. An hour later and even after we were on dry land we were bemoaning the one that got away.

There were many hits missed, fish lost boat-side, but many caught and released to call it a great fishing day. I had 1 trout and 1 pumpkinseed, and 18 bass. K. had 2 trout, 14 bass. P. called king of the lake with 1 pumpkinseed, 2 trout and 28 bass.

tedsamuelson

7/28/2022 9:31:30 AM

Coming up next week for a few days would be great if you could tell me what lures you are throwing and where the hotspots are -Are usually throw plastics but you just talk about lures and what do you troll with

CarpMouth

7/28/2022 10:00:52 AM

Hi,

Salmo #5 hornets in all colors. One week one color is hot, another week a different color. Good for trout and largemouth.

Good luck and let me know how you do.

CM

tedsamuelson

7/29/2022 9:08:16 PM

thanks-I see floating and deep versions - assume u r using both?- great pics- looks like u guys catch em all over the lake- and troll them also?trying to get some at cabelas on way up

tedsamuelson

8/12/2022 11:37:40 AM

first of all great reports- and got me excited about the lake- lots of fun- had great 4 days 2-5 hours a day on rented rowboat with my minntonkas 45 - lots of wind 1st 2 days and swimmers/rafters in the lagoon so hit the bluffs to get out of wind - couldn't get any salmos so used what I had that ran deep- 2nd cast got best of trip 2.5 lbs on north end of bluff by 1st trees- got another 6 in 3 hours total- but fun story- my grandson noted a school of small fry chasing his lures so I set him up with a pink trout floating worm on a #6 and he catches 18 of them in an hour- hilarious we could see the worm 6 feet out and then -poof- gone in a bass- he actually caught a 1.5 lb on it - we got 2 bass and 1 nice 1.5 rainbow on way back- saturday 4-5 was my best bass troll ever from 4-5 pm from boat launch north 50 yds and then straight north toward 2 buoys- in the 150 yards got 1 after another- all 1lb+ -5 in all and 2 lb rainbow- next day same spot same time only 3 in 1 1/2 hours- amazing thing was ALL on a ugly purple/yellow stripe brad's wiggler 15' (that have had for years and never used) - finally lost it at end- but just got 3 more- so now between your advice on salmos and more brad's i feel like i am all set for next year.-THANKS AGAIN

CarpMouth

8/13/2022 11:12:12 AM

Howdy, So glad your trip was fun. Indeed the bass are active and will hit anything, but you'll find a #5 floating Salmo hornet will be great on both bass and trout. (Different colors each week). We're blessed to have a lifetime of lures and the fun is using something different every time out. Bummer you lost the hot lure of your day. Careful as those buoys change locations every year. Happy fishing.

tedsamuelson

8/18/2023 5:26:54 PM

hi-coming up again monday-7/21 with 3 teenage grandsons- -can i get some updated advice please- have lots of salmo's now and brad's wigglers-so have the 15' depth covered- read your lated report and wondering what you trout troll with- also you commented on lake depth- is that an issue? -also any adsvice on the little cove beyond the bridge? thank you so much your reports ma1de cascade lake a return this for me- only out of wind spoot I know is under the cliff-any others? ted

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