Well Richard, what else would you expect from Martha Lake? The power
bait, Zebco reel crowd needs a place to fish (in their style) just as we
do. I fish hand planed, split-cane bamboo fly rods, smoke an old briar
pipe, and tend toward dry flies, but I think I'd saddle up to one of the
Hatfield's or McCoy's before I'd share precious fishing time with a guy
with an attitude like yours. Tell me, did you "sneer" at them?
Cliff
Seattle
Richard Embry wrote:
>
> My former office was just a block away from Martha Lake. Last year I took
> an hour and a half lunch break and fished from one of the then-new docks,
> sharing the hardwood with 2 bait guys. One of the bait guys caught 2 fish,
> losing 2 others, and the other guy caught none. I caught 8 rainbow, the
> 11-13" size, and missed that many more. The bait guys appeared to be pretty
> chagrined to have some fly fishing dude, wearing shiny leather shoes, white
> shirt and a tie, showing up to out-fish them.
>
> I returned once last week and once the week previous, hoping to repeat last
> year's performance. Not to be. The docks are now inhabited what appears
> to be a permanent community of Hatfield's and McCoy's, complete with the
> neon green and the orange push-button Wal-Mart Zebco rod and reel combos,
> BBQ's, coolers, and lounge chairs. The families have set up occupancy
> about halfway down the dock to the very end, leaving the available dock area
> closest to shore.
>
> The first week, one couple caught a number of fish, with the other 3
> families catching none. I didn't catch any, as well. Last week, with the
> same dock area allotment program, I caught 2 small 10" micro planter
> rainbows. A couple of the families caught a few fish; but no fish of any
> size.
>
> If you are up in that area, and have an hour or two to kill, you might want
> to consider keeping your rod and a few nymphs in your vehicle, and sneaking
> over to the lake during lunch. As many of the planter fish are taken, and
> the excitement of opening day wanes, the docks should open and make room for
> fly fishers. It's a great way to spend lunch!
>
> RIchard
