I have just returned from a week long fishing trip to a lake that I have never fished before. It is a good sized and attractive lake with gin clear water. It is known as a very "technical" lake. The fishing was not as "hot" as I was hoping and one had to work hard to catch fish. The first night there was cold and I believe there was a frost. The cool weather has delayed hatches of mayflies although there were plenty of chironomid hatching. The lake had turned over following ice out but the fishing was not as good as anticipated. The best fish for me was a 17 incher - smallish but it fought hard for its size. We found that mayfly nymphs were more effective than the usual chironomids, however there were few mayflies hatching. The lake is very deep and I tried out a deep line - something I have not tried before. To do this one needs to attach a 2 ounce lead eight to the fly and then lower the fast sinking line over the side of the boat until it reaches bottom (approx 40 feet or so). One then places a marker on the line and reels in to remove the weight and recast so that the fly ( normally a chironomid) is 18 to 24 inches above the bottom, and then place the rod in a rod rest and wait. I had two hits which were both sudden and violent that pulled the tip of the rod under water. I made contact with the second hit which felt heavy but the hook came out after a few seconds. That one had taken a bloodworm imitation. I suspect that as the weather becomes warmer, the hatches and fishing will improve. Sometimes this occurs in early May and sometimes later May. I guessed wrong this year!
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