Jay Murakoshi
10-25-2006, 12:54 AM
Got to the Forebay just after sunrise. Launched the pram and started fishing top water in the weeds. The water level is down so the weeds are exposed. Lot's of boils on the top water, landed two LMB. Decided to change over to the Hairy Crank Bait pattern. This is definitly a different game. While stripping this fly through heavy weeds, it came to a sudden stop... Ahhh crap, weeds... But then the weeds started to move. Landed a 4lb LMB on the crank bait fly. I was curious on how this thing tracks through the water so I made a short cast and put the trolling motor on slow and watched this the fly wiggle and dive right through the weeds.
Oh yeah, I also had one of those HATED jet skier's circleing around me today. I wish I would of had my potato launcher.
Then a dry spell hit, nothing for at least two hours of casting. It was like turning the switch off. Around noon, started catching some small stripers and then it shut off again. The water was flat all day. Really no wind to speak. Around 3:30pm, the surface of the water started to have some action. Stripers were feeding on top and every cast was a striper. All you had to do was get the fly close to the boil and HOOK UP. Then just like flies on POOP, I had this guy in a big boat come all the way from the main channel to where I was fishing. He started to troll within 15 yds of me. That set off the TEMPER..... Nothing was held back. I told this guy what the **** do you think you're doing. Can't you see that I'm ******** fishing here. I told him that he was an inconsiderate m**********. He said something to me and if I had a big motor than a trolling motor, I would of chased him down.. As it was I followed him as close as I could trying to snag his trolling lines. I had the razor blade all ready to cut some mono. I don't like being an a$$ but when the whole forebay is opened and they come that close, then it's time to fight for my terriotory. Well, I did catch one striper around 8lbs on top water.
Quit fishing around 5:30 and loaded up the pram..... Had thoughts running through my head about going over to the other ramp and meet my new found friend, but decided to go home.
The fish are there just gotta be patience
Jay
Oh yeah, I also had one of those HATED jet skier's circleing around me today. I wish I would of had my potato launcher.
Then a dry spell hit, nothing for at least two hours of casting. It was like turning the switch off. Around noon, started catching some small stripers and then it shut off again. The water was flat all day. Really no wind to speak. Around 3:30pm, the surface of the water started to have some action. Stripers were feeding on top and every cast was a striper. All you had to do was get the fly close to the boil and HOOK UP. Then just like flies on POOP, I had this guy in a big boat come all the way from the main channel to where I was fishing. He started to troll within 15 yds of me. That set off the TEMPER..... Nothing was held back. I told this guy what the **** do you think you're doing. Can't you see that I'm ******** fishing here. I told him that he was an inconsiderate m**********. He said something to me and if I had a big motor than a trolling motor, I would of chased him down.. As it was I followed him as close as I could trying to snag his trolling lines. I had the razor blade all ready to cut some mono. I don't like being an a$$ but when the whole forebay is opened and they come that close, then it's time to fight for my terriotory. Well, I did catch one striper around 8lbs on top water.
Quit fishing around 5:30 and loaded up the pram..... Had thoughts running through my head about going over to the other ramp and meet my new found friend, but decided to go home.
The fish are there just gotta be patience
Jay