First time fishing here this season. I got here at about 1:30 in the afternoon. I chummed a
little bit and put my rod together; all eleven feet of my six weight with the ATP 37 semi
automatic fly reel. The reel is loaded with a 300 gram Skagit fly line.
The weather could not be better. The sun was shining and no wind. The Skagit line works
well. It takes almost no effort to casts. The only problem, there are no fish feeding where my
casts are reaching. Carp appear to be about 20 -30 feet from the shore.
For some reason, the traditional feeding behavior of the carp here has changed completely.
Normally, carp will feed on the surface late in the day. Usually, it is dry fly fishing time with
deer hair flies and long cast to the very center of the lake. That is why I bought the Skagit
fly line. Well, the skagit line works and I can easily reach the center of the lake but now
there are no carp feeding there or anywhere that I can see. It may be that since the dredging, there
is more to eat underwater in the deep channel that was dug in the lake.
I saw alot of fingerling bass swimming near the shore. These fish are about four inches
in length now.
My rod and the William Joseph back pack, I use for carp fishing. I think it will last forever.
