MAY 2005

Name = fishhawk
e-mail_address = mikfam@tellurian.net
Date = 5/5/05
Time_started_fishing = 11:15 am
Time_finished_fishing = 1:45 pm
Weather_conditions = Partly Cloudy, Light Wind
Location = Northeast Corner
Fishing_method = Bait
Depth_of_presentation = 85 feet
Water_depth = 85-90 feet
Type_of_lure =
Type_of_bait = Herring
Water_temperature = 52
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 21"
Total_caught = 1
Comments = Good conditions; lots of bottom marks; only one bite and fish; belly full of shrimp

Name = FishHawk
e-mail_address = mikfam@tellurian.net
Date = 5/5/05
Time_started_fishing = 2:00 pm
Time_finished_fishing = 6:00 pm
Weather_conditions = Partly Cloudy to Cloudy
Location = Northeast Shoreline
Fishing_method = Casting
Depth_of_presentation = 0' - 5'
Water_depth = 5' - 15'
Type_of_lure = Chartreuse Rapala
Type_of_bait =
Water_temperature = 52
Species = Brown Trout
Size = 10" - 12"
Total_caught = 32
Comments = My buddy and I had a ball with the stockees. Should have caught 100, with all the missed strikes. Also caught some rainbows, a few largemouths and one smallmouth. And, we saw three BIG rainbows in the shallows - the biggest was a 10 pound plus absolute monster (was it a stocked breeder or a Kamploops?)

Name = frankie d
e-mail_address =
Date = 05/06/05
Time_started_fishing = 11am
Time_finished_fishing = 5pm
Weather_conditions = cloudy
Location =
Fishing_method = bait
Depth_of_presentation = top 15'
Water_depth = 40' to 60'
Type_of_lure =
Type_of_bait = herring & shinners larg
Water_temperature = around 50
Species = Brown Trout
Size = 17.5 17.5 19'
Total_caught = 3
Comments = not many on the lake , once we found them it was great fishing,also mist/lost 3 fish.

Name = FishHawk
e-mail_address = mikfam@tellurian.net
Date = 5/19/05
Time_started_fishing = 3:30 PM
Time_finished_fishing = 6:30 PM
Weather_conditions = Partly to Mostly Cloudy, Light Winds, low 70s
Location = Northeast and Southeast Shorelines
Fishing_method = Casting Lures
Depth_of_presentation = 0' - 5'
Water_depth = 0' - 10'
Type_of_lure = Chartreuse Rapalas
Type_of_bait =
Water_temperature = 66
Species = Smallmouth Bass
Size = 9" - 12"
Total_caught = 12
Comments = Also caught 1 12" Largemouth, 35 Rock Bass & 28 Sunfish. Saw at least 3 dozen cruising largemouths of 2 pounds and up - seemed to be pre or post spawn and not agressive - only hooked 2 and caught 1.

Name = FishHawk
e-mail_address = mikfam@tellurian.net
Date = 5/19/05
Time_started_fishing = 11:15 AM
Time_finished_fishing = 3:15 PM
Weather_conditions = Partly Cloudy, Slight Breeze, 70s
Location = off North Shore
Fishing_method = Bait
Depth_of_presentation = 5' - 90'
Water_depth = 95'
Type_of_lure =
Type_of_bait = Herring
Water_temperature = 62 F
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 18", 19", 19"
Total_caught = 3
Comments = Also caught 1 Kamloops Rainbow (Tag #7461) and 2 Brown Trout (14", 16")

Name = Andy, Jeff, Cody
e-mail_address = a.yentzer@excite.com
Date = 5/21/05
Time_started_fishing = 8am
Time_finished_fishing = 8pm
Weather_conditions = good with brief snotty winds and showers
Location = north edge from camps to tower
Fishing_method = trolling am, bait pm
Depth_of_presentation = 25', bot
Water_depth = 60-75
Type_of_lure = rapalas
Type_of_bait = dead herring
Water_temperature = 58
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = 17", 18", 21"LT
Total_caught = 3
Comments = missed a few more, one boat side. lake went from flat to snotty to flat to snotty many times. Made life interesting.... Bows were beautiful and fought like Kams. No bands in the jaw though? herring died before i could use them.

Name = Brian Hillen
e-mail_address = brianhillen@yahoo.com
Date = 5/26/05
Time_started_fishing = 11:30am
Time_finished_fishing = 5:30pm
Weather_conditions = Overcast, ocasional shower
Location = 50 ft hump, North Tower to South& Ranger's Cove
Fishing_method = Herring & Rap's
Depth_of_presentation = 85ft, 35ft, & 25ft
Water_depth = 90ft & 40ft
Type_of_lure = Green & Grey crank & Husky #7 Blue & Silver
Type_of_bait = Herring
Water_temperature = 56 F.
Species = Other
Size =
Total_caught = BIG FAT GOOSE EGG!!
Comments = Same ole, same ole. Got BIG FAT GOOSE EGG!!! Where have all the real fish gone??All I catch are the easy recent stockies in the coves!!I've been fishing this hole for 4 weeks straight and can honestly say, I've caught more on Hopatcong & Spruce Run using the same techniques with less heartache.

Name = FishHawk
e-mail_address = mikfam@tellurian.net
Date = 5/29/05
Time_started_fishing = 11:15 AM
Time_finished_fishing = 2:15 PM
Weather_conditions = Partly to Mostly Cloudy, Increasing Wind, low 70s
Location = off North Shore
Fishing_method = Bait
Depth_of_presentation = 5' - 90'
Water_depth = 95'
Type_of_lure =
Type_of_bait = Herring & Shiners
Water_temperature = 59
Species = Brown Trout
Size = 14", 16"
Total_caught = 2
Comments = Also caught 1 20" Laker; had 9 bottom bites with incredibly bad luck - several hooked but threw hooks, bit through leader, broke leader and dove into bottom snags; should have had a

Date = 5/29/05
Time_started_fishing = 2:30 PM
Time_finished_fishing = 6:30 PM
Weather_conditions = Mostly Cloudy, Very Windy, 60s
Location = North & South Shorelines
Fishing_method = Casting Lures
Depth_of_presentation = 0' - 5'
Water_depth = 5' - 10'
Type_of_lure = Chartreuse F5 Rapalas, Power Wigglers
Type_of_bait =
Water_temperature = 61 F
Species = Largemouth Bass
Size = 5" - 11"
Total_caught = 4
Comments = Also caught 21 rock bass to 8" and 40 sunfish to 8". Wind muddied up shorelines and made fishing miserable - late afternoon squall turned on the lights for a while - managed to catch a 17" rainbow by draggin bait behind the boat as we cast lures along the South shoreline.

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