Just got back from the trip. As you guys said, the lake is turning over. It is really quite a mess with all the floating algae. Only got a little fishing in on Tuesday before the front came in. Caught one 16.5" rainbow from the north inlet area. From about noon yesterday to 6:00 this morning it was a washout. Made for nice sleeping in the tent with the sound of rain pounding away. Got in about 3 hours of fishing today once conditions improved. Fished the area down from the access parking lot along the north side not too far from the dam. I walked for at least a mile up and down the shoreline throwing every pike lure I could dream up. Despite seeing a couple cruisers I could not entice a strike. I was very disapointed in that. I would rather catch one pike than a limit of trout any day! Either I was in the wrong spot or the turnover scrubbed the pike possibilites. After admitting defeat for the day I sat down on the bank with, I'm embarrased to say, Power Bait. In about 2.5 hours four of us had 9 rainbows that were 15-18." They were real fat and fought hard but nothing like a big pike. the bellies of those fish were gorged with crawfish. In one case I found 18 in one stomach. Several of them were still alive and swam away when they hit the water. But when I used a crawfish for bait, nothing! My 74 year old mother sure had fun catching fish and I had just as much or more fun helping her with it. My kindergarten daughter saved a fish heart that she wants to take to school for show and tell. That's my girl!!! There weren't any trees around the lake so I couldn't take any pics without getting razzed.
Stagecoach Res. Sept. 27-28th
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Stagecoach was on fire for pike in early september. I killed them on buzzbaits. Even lost a monster. Most of the pike are full of crawdads too. I usually don't keep many pike, but small pike are abundant here and man they taste good eating those crawdaddies.
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I would be too(j/k)pikester said:
. But hey when all else fails and your hungry I say dunk that Powerbait. My brother and I have a saying, Which means when nothing else is biting than go for trout. "When in doubt, trout it out" (I know, We're stupid)[me=Jay_In_Parker] [/me]
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Dont fight us,Jay-join us! WWW. powerbaiters anonymous.org!!! Enjoy life to the fullest-replace those gray cloudy fishless days with happy trout!
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·Somebody help me here because no one seems to want to. Can I get directions to Stagecoach from someone? I'm looking to try new areas. PLEASE HELP! :-\
Catman, assuming you are coming from the metro area, I-70 west to Silverthorne, Hwy 9 to Kremmling, from there take U.S 40 toward Steamboat. Right about Wolford Res. turn left onto 134 and go over Gore Pass. At Toponas turn right onto 131. Just past the town of Phippsburg turn right onto Rd. 4 and it will take you right to the lake. It's about 180 miles from Thornton.catmann29 said:
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SLAYERFISH said:
SF. If I don't break this skunk tomorrow I may come over to the darkside.. Its hard for me to fish with powerbait. Id say for the most part im a C&R fisherman. With powerbait the trout always swallow it and die. Ive been thinking about trying PB with a circle hook,,,,,,,Has anyone done this?
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·Big THANK YOU'S and HUG'S for the help! Now I have a new place to try! ;D 8) :
feel the power of the dark side!Jay_In_Parker said:
circle hooks and power bait sounds worth a try. if you do i would leave the point exposed so it has a chance to turn and hook the jaw
in the past ive done good fishing garlic floating cheese (before power bait) on tiny trebles size 14-18 on a tight line and holding the rod set the hook at the slightest nibble i miss quite a few but the ones i do hook are mostly in the front of the mouth rarely down deep pinch the barbs and it will be even easyer to release them. the draw back is you gotta hold the rod and pay close attention or they will end up gutt hooking
I think a circle hook could work but you would need one that is light enough that your bait will still float. I was using a size 16 trebble. Even when the hook was swallowed I could be careful with them by keeping them in the water as long as possible and gently using the hook remover. I only killed one of those 10 trout and didn't leave a hook in any of them. I have used larger hooks with power bait in the past but often times the bait ends us sinking.
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