Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2008 18:45:19 GMT -6
A quick change in plans last night gave me that chance to hit Lockport this morning after over a month's absence. Got there just before sunrise and fished until 9:00.
Unfortunately, the second dam bay from the east shore has very little water coming through and, as a result, there is almost no flow along the west side of the east side reef (confused yet?). I fished it, but it produced nothing.
There were some carp around, especially early in the morning, but I had no takes. Didn't fish over the carp much.
Feeling adventurous , I shuffled my way west, and made it out almost to the second abutment. There, I was able to fish in stronger current and managed to land one cat and lose another. That was it for the morning. I only had hits in one small lie, the rest appeared to be fishless - at least to my modest offerings. Erika came out a little later and, by the time I left she was also finding the fish scarce. I think she's convinced that all the posts about people catching fish at Lockport are complete shams!
Rather than head straight home I checked out the creek on the east side, just upstream of the dam - beside the new condo complex. Sure enough, a few carp were working the shore, - literally, right against the shore: it looked like they were feeding on algae as much as anything else . I was able to sneak up, dap a fly up close and they went at it, hard (I was using a small, olive wooley bugger). Landed three, including one around 30". It never ceases to amaze me just how spooky and sensitive to foot vibration they are. I scared off more fish than I was able to sneak up on, even with protective cover. Amazing fish.
I will hold off on Lockport until we get some rain, and/or the flow pattern changes. I have poor luck when the flow sets up this way. I'd be very happy to hear if others have been able to make this current set-up work for them.
The glasses? Well, when I was fighting carp #2 somehow my sunglass clips flew off my glasses and into the water. (Deja vu all over again). Fortunately, this time they were only in a foot of water and, after landing the carp (the fish always comes first), I was able to feel my way around the bottom and come up with them....TIM
Unfortunately, the second dam bay from the east shore has very little water coming through and, as a result, there is almost no flow along the west side of the east side reef (confused yet?). I fished it, but it produced nothing.
There were some carp around, especially early in the morning, but I had no takes. Didn't fish over the carp much.
Feeling adventurous , I shuffled my way west, and made it out almost to the second abutment. There, I was able to fish in stronger current and managed to land one cat and lose another. That was it for the morning. I only had hits in one small lie, the rest appeared to be fishless - at least to my modest offerings. Erika came out a little later and, by the time I left she was also finding the fish scarce. I think she's convinced that all the posts about people catching fish at Lockport are complete shams!
Rather than head straight home I checked out the creek on the east side, just upstream of the dam - beside the new condo complex. Sure enough, a few carp were working the shore, - literally, right against the shore: it looked like they were feeding on algae as much as anything else . I was able to sneak up, dap a fly up close and they went at it, hard (I was using a small, olive wooley bugger). Landed three, including one around 30". It never ceases to amaze me just how spooky and sensitive to foot vibration they are. I scared off more fish than I was able to sneak up on, even with protective cover. Amazing fish.
I will hold off on Lockport until we get some rain, and/or the flow pattern changes. I have poor luck when the flow sets up this way. I'd be very happy to hear if others have been able to make this current set-up work for them.
The glasses? Well, when I was fighting carp #2 somehow my sunglass clips flew off my glasses and into the water. (Deja vu all over again). Fortunately, this time they were only in a foot of water and, after landing the carp (the fish always comes first), I was able to feel my way around the bottom and come up with them....TIM