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Wheatley Lake, 3/4
I hit Wheatley Lake on Sunday with Kevin (kevinfry) and Ron (ronaultmtd) in search of trout and crappie. We hit the water around 10am and fish until about 3. The water temperature according to my sonar was just under 50* for most of the day.
I had another really good day of fishing. I probably caught almost 3 dozen bass, but they were all in the 9-12 inch range:
Compared to the little bass I caught at St. Mary's Lake, these fish seemed a little stockier. Also, only about 50% of them had the bright red tooth patches compared to all the fish I caught at SML.
I also managed to scare up some trout. I hooked about 10 but only landed 4. I lost two or three at the boat, and a couple threw the lure after some big jumps.
I also landed a crappie that was about 9 inches, or so (but mostly tail after looking at the photo now):
We had to move around a lot to find the fish, so I didn't get many pictures of Ron's and Kevin's fish. Here's Ron with a crappie:
One of Kevin's trout:
Here are a couple other shots:
Kevin paddling:
Ron's yak (it looks like a pirate ship to me from this angle for some reason):
Kevin working the long rod:
It was another day of good fishing and camaraderie. Fire tiger was the color of choice for me today. I caught most of my fish on a fire tiger Rooster Tail, but I also caught some fish on my trusty fire tiger Rapala. The little bass were so thick that they were almost a nuisance since I was really looking for trout. The Rapala produced a better trout to bass ratio, and this was the first time I caught trout on a lure besides a spinner or fly.
We tried a new recipe for the trout: Bacon wrapped fillets with a lemon relish. Here's a pic before the relish went on (which didn't photograph so well):
I usually cook trout whole, so I did a terrible job filleting them. I think they probably weren't cold enough, but there were a lot of little bones that I don't remember dealing with when I eat them whole. I tried butterflying one of the fish, which was a complete disaster. Does anyone have any tips for filleting trout?
I had another really good day of fishing. I probably caught almost 3 dozen bass, but they were all in the 9-12 inch range:
Compared to the little bass I caught at St. Mary's Lake, these fish seemed a little stockier. Also, only about 50% of them had the bright red tooth patches compared to all the fish I caught at SML.
I also managed to scare up some trout. I hooked about 10 but only landed 4. I lost two or three at the boat, and a couple threw the lure after some big jumps.
I also landed a crappie that was about 9 inches, or so (but mostly tail after looking at the photo now):
We had to move around a lot to find the fish, so I didn't get many pictures of Ron's and Kevin's fish. Here's Ron with a crappie:
One of Kevin's trout:
Here are a couple other shots:
Kevin paddling:
Ron's yak (it looks like a pirate ship to me from this angle for some reason):
Kevin working the long rod:
It was another day of good fishing and camaraderie. Fire tiger was the color of choice for me today. I caught most of my fish on a fire tiger Rooster Tail, but I also caught some fish on my trusty fire tiger Rapala. The little bass were so thick that they were almost a nuisance since I was really looking for trout. The Rapala produced a better trout to bass ratio, and this was the first time I caught trout on a lure besides a spinner or fly.
We tried a new recipe for the trout: Bacon wrapped fillets with a lemon relish. Here's a pic before the relish went on (which didn't photograph so well):
I usually cook trout whole, so I did a terrible job filleting them. I think they probably weren't cold enough, but there were a lot of little bones that I don't remember dealing with when I eat them whole. I tried butterflying one of the fish, which was a complete disaster. Does anyone have any tips for filleting trout?
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