Water @ 68F and on the drop (nighttime lows were in the low 50s)
We were the only ones on the water over 2 full days. Ghost town.
Black Bear watering in the north end one morning.
Epic days...
The one with a fenceline between the N and S campgrounds.
We fished it Fri/Sat.
Even though the weather was great, and water temps were low 60s...fishing was quite poor.
The two of us managed 8 fish in ~30 combined hours of fishing.
When we arrived, most sites were taken. When we left Sat...
Water 51F, depth 24'
Just me and a buddy on the lake.
Throat pump'd. #18 Chironomids. Burgundy bead, asb over brown....all day long.
Several times fish would take the mids on the fall as we were pegging bobbers. Hand-lined them in.
Eventually we ditched the bobbers. Took too long. We just...
Great views last weekend between cold winds and warm sunshine. Difficult fishing, but found a few healthy players...this one dining on mostly #22 chrome/green/brown chironomids. Bugs and birds were on the water by 8am. Water between 48-50F. Blobs worked as well, later.