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troutdude
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We had a blast at Big Creek Reservoir, on the north side of Newport! ![Big grin :D :D](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png)
We got onto the water about 7:45 a.m. and took out about 10:45.
We started out by stillfishing, from our boat, near the dam and boat ramp. While still fishing, we used sliding sinkers and the following baits:
Chartruese Power Eggs
Combination of Spring Green and Orange Power Eggs
Combination of Spring Green and Bubble Gum (pink and white) Power Eggs
All of the above produced fish. And, my buddy also cast and retrieved a wedding ring spinner and worm combo, with some success. Plus, I also had a few bumps casting (and later trolling) a brass colored Little Cleo wobbler / spoon.
Then, we switched to trolling. Buddy tried a brass colored deep diving Metlfly wobbler, with a few bumps and one landed. I used a 1/2 pink and 1/2 red wedding ring w/ a bit of worm. I caught more fish with that combo, than anything we tried all day. But, the Chartreuse Power Eggs was also a VERY good producer (and worked very fished way out from the bank in deeper water). :dance:
In short, we landed 15 fish in 3 hours (for 3 fishermen). We released about 6 - 8 others, and many, many other strikes and fish on but lost.
Weather was NOT as good as upon our return to the valley. It was much cooler, much windier and overcast. But, it was still a BLAST. Our fish ranged from 10" up to 14" and they all were hearty fighters...no joke. Some even danced on the water like steelhead. Plus, a few bankies caught some in the 16" - 17" class! A very good day had by all in attendance. :clap::clap:
![Big grin :D :D](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png)
We got onto the water about 7:45 a.m. and took out about 10:45.
We started out by stillfishing, from our boat, near the dam and boat ramp. While still fishing, we used sliding sinkers and the following baits:
Chartruese Power Eggs
Combination of Spring Green and Orange Power Eggs
Combination of Spring Green and Bubble Gum (pink and white) Power Eggs
All of the above produced fish. And, my buddy also cast and retrieved a wedding ring spinner and worm combo, with some success. Plus, I also had a few bumps casting (and later trolling) a brass colored Little Cleo wobbler / spoon.
Then, we switched to trolling. Buddy tried a brass colored deep diving Metlfly wobbler, with a few bumps and one landed. I used a 1/2 pink and 1/2 red wedding ring w/ a bit of worm. I caught more fish with that combo, than anything we tried all day. But, the Chartreuse Power Eggs was also a VERY good producer (and worked very fished way out from the bank in deeper water). :dance:
In short, we landed 15 fish in 3 hours (for 3 fishermen). We released about 6 - 8 others, and many, many other strikes and fish on but lost.
Weather was NOT as good as upon our return to the valley. It was much cooler, much windier and overcast. But, it was still a BLAST. Our fish ranged from 10" up to 14" and they all were hearty fighters...no joke. Some even danced on the water like steelhead. Plus, a few bankies caught some in the 16" - 17" class! A very good day had by all in attendance. :clap::clap: