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Timber
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Hope I don't ramble, but maybe I will. Went to North Fork today after a lousy night's sleep. My son in law was to eat my fabulous ham and eggs at 6:00am, but he showed up at 7:15 due to a his hockey game that didn't get over until midnight and a stray horse that showed up on his mom's property. We jumped in the truck and dragged the boat through Estacada and to Promontory boat ramp.
We trolled both flatfiish anf the old reliable Doc Shelton spinners with 18 inches of leader baited with a garden hackle. Fish were biting but not following up. Finally, at about 10:00am, we got a fish in the boat. Should have slept in. We wound up with only three for the day. He had a good time and so did I and that is what counts. He hasn't fished much but got turned on to bass while in the Navy homeported in Norfolk, Va. I ramble. We caught this humongous amount of fish across the lake from the little boat ramp near the dam. While fishing, or boat riding, ODFW planted the lake three different times. Two of the other seven boats on the lake immediately went over and fished at the back of the planting truck. We stayed where we were and probably had as good a luck as they did. The three fish fried up great tonight for dinner.
Come Friday, we will be out there again hoping to catch at least four. If any of you are out there, I'll be in a Smokercraft Stinger carrying an old codger and a young studly type guy. Today, I was called Pops by another so-called fisherman so I guess I am an old codger all of a sudden. Good luck to all.
We trolled both flatfiish anf the old reliable Doc Shelton spinners with 18 inches of leader baited with a garden hackle. Fish were biting but not following up. Finally, at about 10:00am, we got a fish in the boat. Should have slept in. We wound up with only three for the day. He had a good time and so did I and that is what counts. He hasn't fished much but got turned on to bass while in the Navy homeported in Norfolk, Va. I ramble. We caught this humongous amount of fish across the lake from the little boat ramp near the dam. While fishing, or boat riding, ODFW planted the lake three different times. Two of the other seven boats on the lake immediately went over and fished at the back of the planting truck. We stayed where we were and probably had as good a luck as they did. The three fish fried up great tonight for dinner.
Come Friday, we will be out there again hoping to catch at least four. If any of you are out there, I'll be in a Smokercraft Stinger carrying an old codger and a young studly type guy. Today, I was called Pops by another so-called fisherman so I guess I am an old codger all of a sudden. Good luck to all.