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I have been fishing interior lakes for a couple years now and have had quite a bit of success. My only problem has arised in the months of late july and august when the lake temps are up. I have been getting lots of fish in about a 1 hour window from 8:30-9:30 but have (naturally) limited success during the daytime. I have been getting a few really big fish during the day with fast sink lines and leeches. Any other ideas?? Or suggestions??
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Todd there's not a whole lot more you can do. Many just stop fishing the small lower lakes after mid July. I know what you mean that some big trout can be had. I have tried using a fast sink line with a 9ft. leader then use black or green tom's dubbed with floatant and move slow, letting the line move along the bottom, My old chewed up fly's seem to work best. It works but it's slow fishing. Staying awake is the hard part :)
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Todd,Just got back from 3 days at Little Big Bar Lake nr Clinton.Although the water was fairly warm and murky we caught around 12-15 slabs a day to 20" fishing sporadically throughout the day.Successful flies were maroon beadhead leech,shrimp,corixa,and something I tied that looks like a beadhead GRHE except it was tied from mink(dark brown).The time of day didn't seem to make much difference and the fish were all over the place-deep water;shallows;in the middle and round the edges.I think the key is to go slow and then go slower.
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When lakes are this warm my personal prefence is to fish rivers, but the best fishing success right now happens @ night. Even this late in the year you can still get sedge hatches right around dark and into the night. Also once the water cools down a bit the fish will move onto the shoals. This is also the best time to catch lunkers. At night I like to use leeches or dragons if there isn't any kind of special bug activity.
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Yeah, fish leechs and dragons down deep during the day on fast sinking lines. At night a floating line and long leader and weighted black leech can work wonders. Another option is to try higher elevation lakes. |
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It's also important to pick the right spots in a lake. Many lakes have springs - often indicated by consistent bubbling - that means cool water that attracts trout. Steep drop offs or ledges on the west side of a lake can offer late afternoon shade that will attract tout - like wise with shade from bank side trees. Suppertime shade on deeper water is a perfect spot to fish - this applies to all lakes as even lakes above 4000ft are affected by summer temperatures. Lakes with heavy algae blooms (like Corbett and Salmon) can offer good fishing directly below the bloom out in open water. The bloom soaks up the heat and the water in the middle of the lake is well oxygenated by wind/waves. Fish may be only 6 feet or so down. Fast trolling on Salmon can be deadly
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