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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2005 9:03:11 GMT -6
I figured I'd give Lockport another try Saturday AM, even though the north wind will probably push levels up and the cold front ain't a good omen. Anyone been out lately?...TIM
If ya see a guy out there with a dorky white hat and brown waders, that'd be me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2005 8:52:12 GMT -6
Lockport:
Fished Saturday, AM, (6 - 9) and was one lonely sauger away from being skunked.
The curtain is now down on the dam, so the east side has much less current. However, it is still high (to the top of the concrete wall - tho water was backed up because of the north wind). Started at the floodway but there is very little flow now and river water was backed up into the channel.
Spent most of the time below the dam, fishing downstream as far as the first bend. I could wade far enough from shore to get a decent back cast. Closer to the dam, I didn't try to venture down from the concrete wall.
I had no problem keeping my drifts along the bottom so I feel I was "in the zone". Fished with clausers, shiner imitations and brighter stuff.
I watched the pelicans feeding against the dam for a few minutes and did not see any come up with minnows, small fish, etc.
I saw no fish surfacing and, of the half-dozen boats fishing, I only saw one drum landed. Very few shore anglers. When I left, there was only one spin-fisher on the east side, a little boy who casted relentlessly and really deserved a fish.
It looks to me like it will be awhile yet before water will be low enough to expose the reefs on the east side.
Anyone have any other before/after work options close to the city? ...TIM
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Post by darrellmyskiw on Aug 15, 2005 9:06:47 GMT -6
well - I wuz going to hit the Assin somewhere ... but after heading to mom's Saturday - that danged beast is still up and flowing. Most access points are on outsides of curves - don't want to test the undercut-banks theory .....
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Post by speyistheway on Aug 15, 2005 19:41:25 GMT -6
Tim- given the high water recently and the time of year- think Frogs- wish someone had an effective late season Lockport frog pattern:))))
Will
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2005 8:38:53 GMT -6
Re:frogs
Yeah. A few years ago, in mid August, my son came along with me for an evening, cause I had been catching fairly well on the fly that week. While I was ffing and doing OK, he was drifting a live frog under a bobber and caught a cat every drift. A good, sinking frog immitation...hmmmm.
I'm guessing that the high water is somehow keeping the shiners and other baitfish away. If that's true, then fishing should be picking up soon. Or, I just don't know how to catch 'em! (Nah!....I hope.)...TIM
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Post by stephenjay on Aug 17, 2005 8:50:34 GMT -6
We had a good ephron hatch last night in the floodway. There were many mooneyes out and about, and many folks fishing. For once, I out fished all the bait/gear fisherman in the area, pulling in about a dozen fish in about 1½ hours.
Used a couple of different patterns; two different woolies and a prince nymph tied all white, very sparce and thin (gaunt). I think I might call it a Limey prince ;D. I can do this, being of Limey blood myself. The woolies pulled in about 10 mooneyes, 1 baby pike, and the Limey prince pulled in a white bass from close to the shore (I was targeting carp, no luck).
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