JULY 2005

Name = Brian
e-mail_address = skypathaviation@optonline.net
Date = july 11 2005
Time_started_fishing = 6am
Time_finished_fishing = 11am
Weather_conditions = sunn hot, no wind
Location = all over
Fishing_method = trolling
Depth_of_presentation = 35-bottom
Water_depth = 60-120ft
Type_of_lure = sutton spoons and little cleo
Type_of_bait = lures
Water_temperature = ?
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 16,16,22
Total_caught = 3
Comments = trolled all morning hoping to connect with a decent Brown or Rainbow. No luck. managed 3 Lakers and lost 2 others. this is my worst spring fishing the Valley in 20 years. All fish are small!! This is after last fall that was probably the best fall I've ever had. October and November was getting 20-30 Browns a day and all wre 15-18 inches with full fall colors......we'll see

Name = Rod Bender
e-mail_address = Rodbender@yahoo.com
Date = 7/17
Time_started_fishing = 7am
Time_finished_fishing = 1pm
Weather_conditions = hazy, light breeze
Location = south tower
Fishing_method = anchored with bait
Depth_of_presentation = 40 and 80 ft
Water_depth = 80 ft
Type_of_lure = N/A
Type_of_bait = herring/nightcrawlers
Water_temperature = 76
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 15-26"
Total_caught = 11 browns/ 10 lakers
Comments = Second weekend in a row! Biggest Laker was 26". My son had a huge one on for 15 minutes until the hooked popped out. Browns were 15-19".All were fat and healthy. Even had 3 10-14" Smallmouth grab herring on the way down and caught 2 browns dropping nightcrawlers.
Not like the old days, but still fun. no luck with the Kams! Where and how this time of year!

Name = Eric and Gary
e-mail_address =
Date = july 21 2005
Time_started_fishing = 7pm
Time_finished_fishing = 11pm
Weather_conditions = hot , clear
Location = trout flats
Fishing_method = bait
Depth_of_presentation = 35ft
Water_depth = 80ft
Type_of_lure =
Type_of_bait = worms, power bait
Water_temperature = 80
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = 14 - 16
Total_caught = 18
Comments = After getting skunked the last 5 times out with nothing this night was none stop action,, we couldn't believe it !!!

Name = Eric and Mike
e-mail_address =
Date = July 23
Time_started_fishing = 6pm
Time_finished_fishing = 11:30pm
Weather_conditions = Hot , clear
Location = north tower
Fishing_method = Bait
Depth_of_presentation = 35ft - bottem
Water_depth = 75ft
Type_of_lure =
Type_of_bait = herring, worms, powerbait
Water_temperature = 80
Species = Rainbow Trout
Size = 15-16
Total_caught = 5
Comments =

Name = Nick, Beth, George
e-mail_address =
Date = 30-July-2005
Time_started_fishing = 8;15 AM
Time_finished_fishing = 12:15 PM
Weather_conditions = Overcast sight berrze, turning to Sun
Location = North Tower, South Tower
Fishing_method = Dead Cut Herring
Depth_of_presentation = 40 to 100
Water_depth = 65 to 100
Type_of_lure = N/A
Type_of_bait = Cut Herring
Water_temperature = ?
Species = Lake Trout
Size =
Total_caught = (11) Lakers, (1) Loops, (1) RB
Comments = A productive 4 hours. Everything caught hanging dead cut herring except (1) Fat 19.5" Rainbow caught jigging cut bait down about 40'.

Name = Paul Temple
e-mail_address = paultemple@optonline.net
Date = July 31,2005
Time_started_fishing = 8:30 PM
Time_finished_fishing = 2 1/2 hours
Weather_conditions = Clear, light wind 68 degrees
Location = off camp ground
Fishing_method = Bait
Depth_of_presentation = 45 ft
Water_depth = 50 ft
Type_of_lure =
Type_of_bait = Night Crawler
Water_temperature = 74
Species = Lake Trout
Size = 22"
Total_caught = 1 laker 2 rainbows
Comments = Anchored at dark. Used two lights one floating and one 15 ft down. 17" 13" rainbows, one lakes 22" a little over 5 lbs.provided a real battle

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