day 94 7-21-2009

7-21-2009
Day 94-271 to go
7:20pm-8:40pm

Weather: S12, Partly Cloudy, 29.96 rising, 72°, 0% waning

Water conditions: 639.4’ steady, 18.7kcfs, 72°, partly dirty

Fish caught

1. Large Mouth Bass 13.0”, 7:26pm, Swim Jig
2. Large Mouth Bass 15.5”, 7:30pm, Swim Jig
3. Northern 40.0”, 7:59pm, Swim Jig
4. Large Mouth Bass 10.0”, 8:40pm, Swim Jig

Area fished

1. Pool 7 Lake Onalaska

Fishing Partners

1. None

Comments

Tonight we had a strong South wind. With this strong wind I knew it would be virtually impossible to fish old marble eyes in the main channel. So what did I choose? I decided to go out into the main lake and face the waves like a grown man! It was not really fun maneuvering the boat in the wind. But boy did it pay off! The fish I caught do not do justice to the action I had. I should have caught double the fish that I did get to measure and touch. I was not prepared for the big pike, and they picture shows that. It was quite challenging using the camera in the self-timer mode, while using the pedestal seat as the tripod. You see with the wind bouncing the boat back and forth the pedestal and the camera sitting on the pedestal the camera constantly moved form side to side. It was quite a challenge keeping myself and the fish in the camera lens.
Tonight saw another major fish fly hatch. It is amazing how many there can be and how bountiful the river can be.