Originally Posted by
Hotwater
Thanks for report Hobo. It sounds just like what I've experienced this summer. The last good day of fishing we had was on Monday June 29. Jim and I caught 19 keeper fish slow trolling with minnows. That day the water was 80-82 when we started and 86 when we finished. On July 2, I long line trolled from 6:00 until noon and kept 11 good fish. The water was 83 degrees when I started that morning. Since then I think the most fish keeper fish we have caught was 10-11. The last trip Aug 18, we caught 8-10 small fish. We found some fish but not like last summer. This year we have not been able to find the fish piled up in the usual places like Mansion Cove, Reynolds, Preachers and Salem. When we do find them they are either small or have lock jaw. I hope this is not an indication of what this Fall will be like. This may be a good year to spend more time bow hunting.