[Britguy]

Hit Rolley Lake today
there was just a couple in a canoe and me in my u-tube
It was a great day out there water was so still, lots of fish rising and leaping
Managed to hook a few good size 12"+
I was mostly just crusing arround as i bought a fishfinder to use from my tube
and wanted to check out the drop offs etc
wow what a difference got to find out the best spots to fish and where not to bother
there were a few big fish on the radar too:shock:
and a few schools of fish
anyone else used a fish finder in the tube :?:

 

[berean_man7]

I prefer to use the old school method of finding fish, and as you must know by now just because you see fish on a screen don't mean that you are gonna catch them. I have been on lakes on days where the fish were everywhere on the finder but not so much as a nibble. I have also concluded that deep water doesn't allways make for more fish as a matter of fact I have found that even on the hottest of days some of my best fish were taken in the shallows.

But hey to each his own!

 

[rmpearson12]

I use a finder on my tube but just to find the drop offs in a new lake, or to find the depth if I am using chronokids. I was up pat Rolley for the long weekend and got into a few using black chronomids with a red rib. also a #24 mosqito pattern in the evening worked like a charm.

 

[Britguy]

I was just using it for the depths not to find fish 8)
As i was trolling mostly and my line is a long way away from where the fish finder would show fish(below me) :?
As lots of fish were rising i changed to a drey fly
I just loved getting a trout on a dry fly on the surface, one just nailed my fly, made me jump a bit :shock:

 

[Royal_Coachman]

Fish Finder

I have been thinking about getting one for my tube :? What kind of fishfinder did you get Britguy?

Sounds like you had a nice day at Rolley 8)

-RC

 

[Fish Finder]

I use the Fish Buddy for my tube...It's an older model, however it gets the job done in reading the depth.

Finder :wink:

 

[Britguy]

I got a portable Humminbird (fishfinder 535)
they had a deal on from the boat show

 

[darcycote]

i also have a humminbird.works good for finding structure if you know how to read them.its also a gas watching a fish stalk your lure/fly.when i put it in the boat,the kids spend all day watching it instead of their rods.they miss strikes constantly but dont learn. :lol:

 

[Britguy]

Hit Rolley again today
Lots of guys out there
but it was slow
I hooked a couple of good size rainbows
and lots of small cutties in the morning
a few schools showed up on the finder but they were deep 14meters+
surface water temp was 18deg
I was getting the cutties on a dry fly
and went to a sinking line for the bows
I tried a red Cheronamid with a bite indicator and got one nice bow
then the next one broke my leader :?
the wind blow a bit now and then wich made for a lot of leg work :x
but still a nice day out 8)

 

[Nice_One]

Good report Britguy! What were the bows hitting on the sink line? Anything other than the red chronnie? I'm itchin' to go out...work is busy tho. Thanks again! Cheers! -Nathan in NW

 

[Britguy]

Hit Rolley again today
Lots os fish rising
it was a bit breezy now and then sun one minute cloud the next :?

The Visa machine for the parking ticket ($3.00)was loked up and i had no money with me

i asked a park guy that was working there if it was ok for me to park there and he said no! :x

so i had to park out side the Park (sorry about all the parks) and walk in with all my gear.
will take cash next time

I got a few Bows and cutties on the dry fly, lots of fun

But i got my biggest (14inch and fat) on a black and green nymph ,floating line and slow troll

I tried casting a dry brown bug (not sure of name) and srtipping fast, causing a small wake the fish were chasing it and hitting it hard
fun to watch

lots of guys in tubes out there today 8)

 

[samw]

Are there docks at this lake?

 

[samw]

I was here last month. Still fished from shore. I only caught a brown bullhead at around 9pm. There were a few other people around in the evening along the shore and in boats. They didn't catch much either.