September 1999

Name: Brian
e-mail address: a224@erols.com
Date: sept 27 monday
Weather conditions: Cool 45 degree morning cloudy
Location: Northside
Fishing method: trolling
Depth of presentation: 20-30ft
Water depth: 35-70ft
Type of lure: j7 rapala, flash king,
Type of bait: herring
Water temperature: 66 degrees
Species: Brown Trout
Size: 12 inches-16inches
Total caught: 10
 

Comments: Caught 10 Browns, 1 smallmouth, 1 laker, and one BEAUTIFUL 23 inch Rainbow. A good day on the Valley. Action all day long. All fish were released unharmed and appeared healthy. The Rainbow was very fat and colorfull.


Name: rapala fred
e-mail address: efkt@ aol com
Date: 9/27 -99
Weather conditions: p. cloudy; light wind
Location: n. side  pines area
Fishing method: trolling
Depth of presentation: 25ft. to 40
Water depth: 65 to85
Type of lure: flashking  & rapalas blue & white  black & white mooselook  chrome
Type of bait:
Water temperature: 65.3
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size:  6rb.  1 bt.  2 lt.  up to 22in.
Total caught: 9
 

Comments: Had a good day fishing finally caught a nice Brown 22 in. about 4 lb. on a
blue rapala all fish were released unharmed, all fish were fat & healthy.  See you on the valley.   rapala  fred

Name: Bill Covert, Jim Miller
e-mail address:
Date: Sept 26 Sunday
Weather conditions: Cool 45 degree , sunny afternoon
Location: South Tower
Fishing method: trolling
Depth of presentation: 30ft
Water depth: Various
Type of lure: flash kings and rapalas
Type of bait: na
Water temperature: 66 degrees
Species: Brown Trout
Size: 15- 17 1/2 inches
Total caught: 6
 

Comments: Caught 4 lakers and 2 Browns. All fish were healthy and released. Surprised to catch 2 browns. Maybe the valley is on the way BACK!!!


Name: SCOTT DEWITT
e-mail address: sdewitt@kathabar.com
Date: 9/26/99
Weather conditions: MOSTLY SUNNY 70 DEGREES
Location: RIP RAP
Fishing method:
Depth of presentation: SLOW ROLLED
Water depth: EDGES
Type of lure: RAINBOW TROUT COLOR
Type of bait: SPINNER BAIT
Water temperature: N/A
Species: Largemouth Bass
Size: AVERAGE 3LBS
Total caught: 4
Comments: FISHING WAS GREAT. HOW COME WATER LEVEL DID NOT RISE AT ALL FROM TROPICAL STORM FLOYD ?

Name: rapala fredName: Jeff
e-mail address: TritioXXII@aol.com
Date: 9/23/99
Weather conditions: calm slight breeze
Location: south dam and along the shore going to the launch
Fishing method: bait
Depth of presentation: 60'
Water depth: 130'
Type of lure: n/a
Type of bait: shinners and worms
Water temperature: n/a
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 17"
Total caught: 1 rainbow and 1 brown
 

Comments: We fished the river bed and caught a stick and a rainbow about 60' down on a worm and  then we drifted along the coast and caught a brown trout about 40' down on a shinner.

e-mail address: efkt@aol .com
Date: 9/20
Weather conditions: partly sunny little chop
Location: north side  &pines
Fishing method: trolling
Depth of presentation: 30/ 40 ft.
Water depth: 65/80
Type of lure: flash king   &  mooselook wobles  chrome\blue
Type of bait:
Water temperature: 68.5
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 16/to 18inches
Total caught: 7 rb    1 bt

Comments: Fished from 6:30-12:30.  All fish were released  unharmed. The rainbows were  fat & healthy a good day on the Valley. Had no problem launching


Name: Jeff Fosbre
e-mail address: BgFish98@aol.com
Date: September 19, 1999
Weather conditions: Fair, sunny
Location: Flats
Fishing method: trolling
Depth of presentation: 50'
Water depth: 85'
Type of lure:
Type of bait: live herring
Water temperature: 68
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 4.25 lbs  22"
Total caught: 1
Comments:

Name: Andy Still
e-mail address: thestillfamily@worldnet.att.net
Date: Sept. 8
Weather conditions: cloudy,drizzle , light SE wind
Location: North side rip-rap
Fishing method: bait
Depth of presentation: all
Water depth: 60ft.
Type of lure: N/A
Type of bait: herring, crawlers
Water temperature: ?
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 15"
Total caught: 9
 

Comments: Double anchored in 60 ft of water and live lined herring and night crawlers, caught at least 9 rainbows, 2 lakers, 5 smallmouth, 1 largemoth, and a huge bluegill, lost at least 15 fish, and had non-stop action from 6am till 10am, only 4 boats on the lake. Often had 2 fish on at a time! Don't let the low water get you down, fishing is great!


Name: P.J.
e-mail address: pj013@aol.com
Date: September 3
Weather conditions: partly cloudy
Location: north tower
Fishing method: bait
Depth of presentation: 30-50 ft
Water depth: 85-95ft
Type of lure: x
Type of bait: worms, shiners
Water temperature: x
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Size: 12-17"
Total caught: 16


Comments: very small

Name: Andy Still
e-mail address: thestillfamily@worldnet.att.net
Date: September 2 1999
Weather conditions: p cloudy, light NE wind
Location: North side rip-rap
Fishing method: bait, nightcrawlers, shiners
Depth of presentation: all
Water depth: 60ft.
Type of lure: n/a
Type of  bait: Crawlers
Water temperature: ?
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 13 to 15 in
Total caught: lost count after I caught 12
 

Comments: Double anchored in 60 ft of water and had non stop action with the rainbows from 6:30 am till 9:30. Just cast out a nightcrawler with no weights. Lost at least 12 other fish and got 2 LM Bass also. Had alot of hits on shiners, but only caught a few on the minnows. Only 4 other boats on the whole lake, some of the rainbows starting to get their fall colors. Often had more than one fish on at a time!

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