TROLLIN DHL FOR BOWS IN JANUARY/A FISHING REPORT

[fishfindergeneral]

TROLLED THE LAKE ALL DAY ON THE 26TH, IT WAS OVERCAST AND A LITTLE WINDY.THE WATER TEMP WAS 41.WE GOT TWO NICE BOWS, ONE A SOLID 5LBS.IT WAS SLOW GOING BUT WORTH IT......WE ALLSO SAW A BALD EAGLE AND A WHITE OSPREY.THE BOWS CAME FROM 20FT&40FT ON SPOONS FISHED FROM DOWN RIGGERS ON THE LOWER END OF THE LAKE.   DAVE

[MikeA]

Is there ever any need in fishing below 40' for these guys?

[Kylemc]

TROLLED THE LAKE ALL DAY ON THE 26TH, IT WAS OVERCAST AND A LITTLE WINDY.THE WATER TEMP WAS 41.WE GOT TWO NICE BOWS, ONE A SOLID 5LBS.IT WAS SLOW GOING BUT WORTH IT......WE ALLSO SAW A BALD EAGLE AND A WHITE OSPREY.THE BOWS CAME FROM 20FT&40FT ON SPOONS FISHED FROM DOWN RIGGERS ON THE LOWER END OF THE LAKE.   DAVE

why are you screaming

[fishfindergeneral]

Hey Mike,not this time of year but july thru sept. I troll down to 100+ .Last summer we got an 8LB bow at 65ft and a 7+lb brown at 55ft.Twice in aug trollin 80ft down over 140 ft of water my down rigger rod bent down and touched the water one snapped my leader the other go off.Oh yea ,Iwas listening to really loud music when I wrote the report.

[Kylemc]

I understand.

[Gofisher]

TROLLED THE LAKE ALL DAY ON THE 26TH, IT WAS OVERCAST AND A LITTLE WINDY.THE WATER TEMP WAS 41.WE GOT TWO NICE BOWS, ONE A SOLID 5LBS.IT WAS SLOW GOING BUT WORTH IT......WE ALLSO SAW A BALD EAGLE AND A WHITE OSPREY.THE BOWS CAME FROM 20FT&40FT ON SPOONS FISHED FROM DOWN RIGGERS ON THE LOWER END OF THE LAKE.   DAVE

why are you screaming

DON'T BE AN E TN REDNECK KYLE...WE STILL LOVE YOU OVER HERE...

[bd]

Wow - if the trout are at 40 feet when it's this cold out, I may be out of luck in hoping they will come within range of a flyrod.

Do you ever see them in any numbers near the surface?

bd

[fishfindergeneral]

Hey bd,It can be narrowed down.They move up usually in nov. when the surface temp drops below 60 degrees.I've caught them shallow from then until the srface temp rises above 60.For the best numbers the fall thru turn over is best because the population is still within 5 or 6 miles from the dam.After turn over they scatter thru out the whole lake from one end to the other.Once the water temp. starts to rise in the spring they migrate to the lower end.Still the backs of the creeks all winter,like horse creek.I think you said you tried Dale Hollow branch,I've never really caught bows in there.I don't know why,it really does'nt make any sense,you think they'd be in there....

[MikeA]

I've often wondered if some of them make a spawning run up the Obey? There almost has to be some sort of run there you'd think and it should be going on now....

[fishfindergeneral]

your probably on to something  ,that would explain why they've been found in sulfer creek in ky in early april.The two i got on the 26th were in the channel near the dam.So some stick around their summer haunt.

[bd]

The two i got on the 26th were in the channel near the dam.

You know, last time I was on Dale Hollow I saw some loons swimming out in the open water on the main lake.  I am sure they were probably following schools of shad or alewives around.  I pay close attention to the birds when I am looking for stripers, but I was looking for the trout a little shallower and a little closer to shore.

Maybe I should have been sitting by the birds throwing sinking lines.

Fishfindergeneral, does anybody cast for the trout on the lake side, or is it mainly a trolling game? 

bd

[fishfindergeneral]

Hey bd,People do but i always troll,it's a numbers game.For casting go to Horse Creek marina.People catch nice ones off the dock this time of year.