2009 a stellar year on Dale Hollow(w/ pictures)

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][SIZE=2][COLOR=midnightblue]Last year on Dale was definitely my best year for smallies starting with new years day.We doubled up on one rod.I knew at that point that it was going to be a good year. [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC03752.jpg[/URL] spring and summer were both awesome with drastic changes in both lake level and temps.Spring time we found several trophy class smallies up to and over 6 lbs [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/3DHLMay29.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC02721.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhlapril008-1-1.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhlapril003-2-1.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhlapril007.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10269.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/2DHLMay29.jpg[/URL] summer action really heated up finding smallies from the surface all the way down to 70 feet. [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06335.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII055.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06304.jpg[/URL][URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06336.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture268.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture275.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture044-1.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture154.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/earlyaug09008.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/earlyaug09041.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06608.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-3.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-4.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/sept001.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/FFGsmalljaw.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/sept008.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/septfish006.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/septfish005.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/sept005.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/oct148.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/oct045.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-10.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-6.jpg[/URL] the fall had more of the same hot action....[URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/IMG_0277.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/novfish013.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateraug016.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06598.jpg[/URL] Here's to more awesome action in 2010 for all smalljaw anglers......

[U]2009 was also a stellar year for trout on DHL. I new it was going to be a hot year when we got this 10 lber in mid February. [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC04090-1.jpg[/url] plus all these others..... [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC04100.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10273.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10281.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10275.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture283.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture143.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture286.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII059.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII062.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII062.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII049-1.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06383.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII001.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII021.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateaug003.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/earlyaug09030.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateraug023.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateraug022.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/oct152.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhl-bow-6.jpg[/url] Now booking trips for 2010 contact [url]http://www.trolldhl.com[/url]
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Never even thought about trout in that lake.

WOW! You did have a stellar year!! If you don't mind...could you share some of the lake trout information with me...I am blown away at the size of those fish! You can pm me if you like...thanks in advance.

[QUOTE=FishFinderGeneral;397455][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][SIZE=2][COLOR=midnightblue]Last year on Dale was definitely my best year for smallies starting with new years day.We doubled up on one rod.I knew at that point that it was going to be a good year. [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC03752.jpg[/URL] spring and summer were both awesome with drastic changes in both lake level and temps.Spring time we found several trophy class smallies up to and over 6 lbs [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/3DHLMay29.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC02721.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhlapril008-1-1.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhlapril003-2-1.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhlapril007.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10269.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/2DHLMay29.jpg[/URL] summer action really heated up finding smallies from the surface all the way down to 70 feet. [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06335.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII055.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06304.jpg[/URL][URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06336.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture268.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture275.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture044-1.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture154.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/earlyaug09008.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/earlyaug09041.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06608.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-3.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-4.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/sept001.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/FFGsmalljaw.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/sept008.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/septfish006.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/septfish005.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/sept005.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/oct148.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/oct045.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-10.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/reinbunnycapwithsomemiscSeptkids-6.jpg[/URL] the fall had more of the same hot action....[URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/IMG_0277.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/novfish013.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateraug016.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06598.jpg[/URL] Here's to more awesome action in 2010 for all smalljaw anglers......

[U]2009 was also a stellar year for trout on DHL. I new it was going to be a hot year when we got this 10 lber in mid February. [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC04090-1.jpg[/url] plus all these others..... [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC04100.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10273.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10281.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/SDC10275.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture283.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture143.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Picture286.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII059.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII062.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII062.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII049-1.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/DSC06383.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII001.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/JulyDaveAndWillII021.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateaug003.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/earlyaug09030.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateraug023.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/Lateraug022.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/oct152.jpg[/url] [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/dhl-bow-6.jpg[/url] Now booking trips for 2010 contact [url]http://www.trolldhl.com[/url]
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all my life, I have heard. this old saying, < the proof is in the pudding >

it surely took some time, to post all those photos. and I enjoyed viewing them. thanks. ps... i did hear dale hollow had some of those large lake trout 50# plus

[QUOTE=waterdog101;397522]all my life, I have heard. this old saying, < the proof is in the pudding >

it surely took some time, to post all those photos. and I enjoyed viewing them. thanks. ps... i did hear dale hollow had some of those large lake trout 50# plus[/QUOTE]

Really Lake Trout? I thought only Rainbows, Browns and some Cutthroat trout were down this way. I'm just asking....

Nice pics. Fella you got it figured out I'd say. Nice brown piggies, I loved looking at them.

I've always known trout were in Dale, but I didn't realized anyone fished for them specifically. I've always been under the impression that there are trout in Dale but you'll luck into one every once in a great while when using live bait. But it looks like you have targeted trout and succeeded. Thanks for taking the time to post all of these pictures...I enjoyed looking at them.

Those trout are great, but I don't think they are actually lake trout

[url]http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/laketrout.htm[/url]

That being said, I've heard there are true lake trout in Dale Hollow, but maybe those people were mistaken.

i didnt look at em all, but the ones i did were rainbows...nice fish

[QUOTE=DJD;397524]Really Lake Trout? I thought only Rainbows, Browns and some Cutthroat trout were down this way. I'm just asking....[/QUOTE]

I never caught a trout, in my life. and never really wanted to. can't remember who or where, but do remember hearing somewhere. that dale hollow had lake trout in it. may be true, may not. i was just repeating what i've heard. down life's highway.:):)

Hey Guys,thanks for all the kind words.There has not been any Lakers in DHL since 1994.there was a fish kill due to the corps miss management of the lake levels and their effects on oxygen levels.Fish that should have been 70 to a 100 feet deep in July were being grabbed off the surface with landing nets.Thanks to the TWRA they finally replaced the Lakers with Browns about five years ago.Both German and Seeforellan. [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/bigbrowntrout.jpg[/url] These should one day top the 40lb mark.If anyone has any questions about Dale Hollow Trout,Walleyes [url]http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/FishFinderGeneral/earlyaug09023.jpg[/url] Trolling for trophy smallies or muskies email me thru my web site.....Dave

Great photos. Thanks for sharing.