Timothy Lake

gbarnett · 05-11-2008, 01:52 PM

Hello Folks. I am going to try and spend the weekend of the 17-18th of May at Timothy with my pontoon boat. Do you have any insights on what area to fish,depth and lures or baits to use? Big bragging rights involved here so any information will be appreciated.
Gmoney.

trollin4trout · 05-13-2008, 09:23 AM

Uhhh.... may want to call the Forset Service at Estacada before you go- the roads don't look too good right now- check this out-the pics are from Sunday:

frog,clear,timothy lake update 5-11-08 - www.ifish.net

To answer part of your question- the little cove next to the Oak Fork Campground is perfect for "toons"- a calm area away from the wind and quite good fishing usually.

trollin4trout · 05-13-2008, 09:53 AM

Timothy is usally an easy place to catch trout- any of these methods may work - along a with a hundred others!
(don't mean to talk down to ya here- this is from note I sent a 15 yr. old wanting to catch trout from a raft- so some of it is very basic)

For a slow moving raft- I would try the simplest way to catch a fish. A hook with third of a worm on it and a split shot up the line about 3 ft. (slide the worm right up the hook until it's past the bend. You want it to be straight- not curled for trolling. Doesn't matter for still fishing)Cast it way behind the boat and start rowing! Vary your speed if your not catching. Go slow, go fast. Stop...go....stop....go. Oh- and Powerbait can be trolled like this also- works VERY well!

Anther great way to catch trout at slow speeds is with a small hotshot or flatfish. Rig the same way- tie it on the end and put the split shot 3ft. up. Don't put bait on these hooks as it affects the action-not in a good way. Smearing powerbait on the body or hooks would be OK as well as any smelly scents. These lures MUST be trolled slowly or they begin to spin. But again it's always good to VARY your speed. You can watch the tip of your rod flutter to know when it's still working. You can row and then stop- watching the tip until it stops moving and then begin rowing again.
I would try the plain silver color or froggy green, or bright orange. You never know which one they might like on a given day.

Another good choice is flies. Woolly buggers work great- size 4 or 6 in black, brown, olive, yellow. Try them either by themselves, trolled slowly OR fast right on top of the water with no weight, or use a split shot. Sometimes these are killer catchers.

On that note- don't stay with the same thing for more than 15 minutes if you know there are fish around and you're not catching. Keep switching lures and baits until something works.

05-11-2008, 01:52 PM	#1
gbarnett Neophyte Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	Timothy Lake Hello Folks. I am going to try and spend the weekend of the 17-18th of May at Timothy with my pontoon boat. Do you have any insights on what area to fish,depth and lures or baits to use? Big bragging rights involved here so any information will be appreciated. Gmoney.

05-13-2008, 09:23 AM	#2
trollin4trout Angler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 147	Uhhh.... may want to call the Forset Service at Estacada before you go- the roads don't look too good right now- check this out-the pics are from Sunday: frog,clear,timothy lake update 5-11-08 - www.ifish.net To answer part of your question- the little cove next to the Oak Fork Campground is perfect for "toons"- a calm area away from the wind and quite good fishing usually.

05-13-2008, 09:53 AM	#3
trollin4trout Angler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 147	Timothy is usally an easy place to catch trout- any of these methods may work - along a with a hundred others! (don't mean to talk down to ya here- this is from note I sent a 15 yr. old wanting to catch trout from a raft- so some of it is very basic) For a slow moving raft- I would try the simplest way to catch a fish. A hook with third of a worm on it and a split shot up the line about 3 ft. (slide the worm right up the hook until it's past the bend. You want it to be straight- not curled for trolling. Doesn't matter for still fishing)Cast it way behind the boat and start rowing! Vary your speed if your not catching. Go slow, go fast. Stop...go....stop....go. Oh- and Powerbait can be trolled like this also- works VERY well! Anther great way to catch trout at slow speeds is with a small hotshot or flatfish. Rig the same way- tie it on the end and put the split shot 3ft. up. Don't put bait on these hooks as it affects the action-not in a good way. Smearing powerbait on the body or hooks would be OK as well as any smelly scents. These lures MUST be trolled slowly or they begin to spin. But again it's always good to VARY your speed. You can watch the tip of your rod flutter to know when it's still working. You can row and then stop- watching the tip until it stops moving and then begin rowing again. I would try the plain silver color or froggy green, or bright orange. You never know which one they might like on a given day. Another good choice is flies. Woolly buggers work great- size 4 or 6 in black, brown, olive, yellow. Try them either by themselves, trolled slowly OR fast right on top of the water with no weight, or use a split shot. Sometimes these are killer catchers. On that note- don't stay with the same thing for more than 15 minutes if you know there are fish around and you're not catching. Keep switching lures and baits until something works.

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