Sandy Creek Legacy Report 5-18 & 5-19

[Legacy]

Better late then never!

Saturday...

We left dock dead set on finding Kings. Kings, KIngs, Kings! We set up inside of 90 fow and pointed Northeast in full search mode. We eventually found what we were looking for in 160-170 fow and pulled fish from a short 1/2 mile spot. Working waypoints, we had a steady pick of mostly Kings (all classes and up to low 20s), a few small Lakers (up really high), and a steelhead. Blood Run divers out 100-145' w/ Spin Doctors and flies saw the most action for us. 5 color leadcore pulling a Irish car bomb along with riggers with green dot SD/flies, DW SS orange slurpie, and DW paddle and meat all took fish for us. On a side note... huge scum line with a slight temp break out in about 200 fow but we found zero fish on it. East wind along with the 2' east chop absolutely killed the bite for us at 10:00. Like a switch was flipped. 14 bites up to that point and only 1 bite from 10-12. Our screen vaporized!

 

 

Sunday...

We left the dock with yesterdays Kings still fresh in our heads only to be greeted by the east wind and that 2' east chop that shut us down the day before. We set up inside and headed to our waypoints from the day before. But before we reached our destination, 300' copper starts screaming. Low 20s KIng. Great way to start the day. But what a huge difference a day makes...  At 10:30 we had only 3 bites but lucky for us a late morning bite put 5 more fish in the boat. Opposite of yesterdays early bite. Today it was all Kings (all classes and up to low 20s). 300' Blood Run coppers with green dot Spin Doctors/ flies along with a DW paddle and meat took our bigger fish. High spoons off the riggers NBK, glow Gator, hammer also took fish for us. Unlike the day before the divers were quiet. Best depth today was 110-140' and west of the creek. Much cleaner screen then the day before.

 

 

[Mortigan]

Nice work, Rob.  You almost smiled in one of those photos...

[FX]

Nice shootin Rob!

Shawn

[Yankee Troller]

Nice work, Rob.  You almost smiled in one of those photos...

 I seen that too!

[MIKEY SEA]

Hey Rob..I will hire us a smile coach.....We will have to try harder to smile next weekend..

[Mortigan]

Hey Rob..I will hire us a smile coach.....We will have to try harder to smile next weekend..

  Hey, Mike!  I always think of those old frontier photos, guys sitting there with their rifle, glaring at the camera...

 

 

Edited May 21, 2013 by Mortigan

[MIKEY SEA]

Just took the glasses off for the pic..Couldn't see squat....

[Mortigan]

Right there with you.  Gettin' checked for new ones on Friday, actually.

[33canuck]

[bear]

[tannero]

Hey Rob - going to launch at Sandy this Sunday.  2nd time fishing Lake O so....  If we want to simply catch some fish (trout or salmon) - what are our best chances to go after.  Are browns in shallow still or gone?   Head out deeper and look for marks between 100-200?  I have a fish hawk and can find the thermo and hunt for marks - just wondering if you can pass a tip or two on how to figure out where to start off looking and what to look for.  Realize this is huge subject so just a tip or two if you could pass on.   From reading Ruff Rider's posts - looks like he goes out and looks for a change in the surface water temp or scum lines and starts looking there?  

Thanks in advanced and enjoy all the info you share - helps us new guys out a lot! 

 

 

[Legacy]

Tannero... check your pms