OCTOBER 2002

Name = Eric and Gary
e-mail address = eobrien_usa@yahoo.com
Date = Oct. 20
Time started fishing = 3:00PM
Time finished fishing = 7:00PM
Weather conditions = Sun / Clouds , Chilly
Location = South Dam
Fishing method = Bait , Casting Spoons
Depth of presentation = 25ft.
Water depth = 25ft.
Type of lure = little cleo spoon , Custom paint (Blue and Silver)
Type of bait = Shinners, Meal worms, baby nites
Water temperature = 61 degrees
Species = Smallmouth Bass
Size = 10" - 14"
Total caught = 5
Comments = Saw a nice Rainbow trout swimming by boat launch, about 6 feet from shore. It was probably about 18" - 20". I was suprised to see a fish like that crusing around with so many anglers and boats in the water. I caught a couple nice Smallies on shinners along with some rock bass (red eye's). A 12" smallmouth caught on a spoon gave me the best fight of the day! It fought harder than the 14" smallmouth I caught on a shinner. It felt like it had super-human powers!!

Name = Gary Nelson
e-mail address =
Date = Sunday - October 20, 2002
Time started fishing = 8: 30 am
Time finished fishing = 4 pm
Weather conditions = a little windy, sunny
Location = South shore & north shore
Fishing method = bait
Depth of presentation = bottom
Water depth = 12 feet
Type of lure =
Type of bait = mealworms
Water temperature =
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = 12" to 16"
Total caught = 16
Comments = we caught 14 rainbows and 2 browns, most of the rainbows were state (njfgw tagged), only 5 were kamloops (rvta tagged) - All released. It was a fun weekend fishing!

Name = Gary Nelson
e-mail address =
Date = Saturday - October 19, 2002
Time started fishing = 12 pm
Time finished fishing = 5 pm
Weather conditions = Light rain, sun
Location = south shore
Fishing method = bait
Depth of presentation = bottom
Water depth = 12 feet
Type of lure =
Type of bait = mealworms, night crawlers
Water temperature =
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = 13" to 18"
Total caught = 7
Comments =

Name = Gary Jr.
E-mail address = muddychannelcat@hotmail.com
Date = Friday, October 18, 2002
Time started fishing = 10 am
Time finished fishing = 4 pm
Weather conditions = little bit of wind
Location = Launch Cove - near cement ramp
Fishing method = shore fishing
Depth of presentation = above bottom
Water depth = 1 - 1½ ft.
Type of lure = n/a
Type of bait = mealworms
Water temperature = n/a
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = all sizes
Total caught = 6 Rainbows
Comments =

Name = Brian
e-mail address = a224@erols.com
Date = October 15
Time started fishing = 7AM
Time finished fishing = 11:00AM
Weather conditions = Cold with frost early then some sun around 50 degrees
Location = allover
Fishing method = trolling lead core and downriggers and flat line
Depth of presentation = 6ft-45ft
Water depth = 12ft-69ft
Type of lure = supervisior salmon streamer fly, and rapala's
Type of bait = na
Water temperature = ?
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = 15,15,15,16,16
Total caught = 5
Comments = started very cold with frost little wind. the wind picked up about 8am and laid down again around 10am. All fish were caught early before 8am. All were healthy and released unharmed.All rainbows except one brown. The 16
inch brown fought like a 20 inch fish. Also had a larger fish break off my j-7 rapala..................................................

Name = Shaun M.
e-mail address = stm@bww.com
Date = 10/13/02
Time started fishing = 2:30 pm
Time finished fishing = 5:30 pm
Weather conditions = partly cloudly
Location = Near the end of the camp sites.
Fishing method = Bait
Depth of presentation = 25'
Water depth = about 70'
Type of lure =
Type of bait = minnows
Water temperature =
Species = Brown Trout
Size = 14"
Total caught = 1
Comments =

 Name = Augie Scafidi & Sam Smith
e-mail address = augustin@crisp.net
Date = 10-3-02
Time started fishing = 08:30
Time finished fishing = 13:30
Weather conditions = Sunny and nice
Location = In the back
Fishing method = Trolling with D/R, leadcore & Flatline
Depth of presentation = mostley 40'
Water depth = from 35-60'
Type of lure = Orange Rapala, silver and copper Mossie
Type of bait = N/A
Water temperature = 70°
Species = Brown Trout
Size = up to 16"
Total caught = 12
Comments = A fun day! Lots of bait and marks on the fish finder. Birds and Loons blitzing on bait. The 12 fish consisted of Browns, Rainbows, Kamloops, Small Mouth Bass and one Laker.  At one time we had three separate rods with fish on.

Name = Augie Scafidi & Sam Smith
e-mail address = augustin@crisp.net
Date = 10-2-02
Time started fishing = 06:30
Time finished fishing = 12:00PM
Weather conditions = Sunny and nice
Location = South side
Fishing method = trolling
Depth of presentation = 40'
Water depth = 45-65
Type of lure = copper mossie
Type of bait = N/A
Water temperature = 69-70°
Species = Brown Trout
Size = up to 15"
Total caught = 6
Comments = Took Sam with me who hasn't fished the Valley for over three years. He caught all the fish on his famous copper mossie. Two Bows (one was Kamloop) two Browns and two Small Mouth.