fished dale 12/26 adn 12/26

[ryan_ekubass]

i meant to say 12/23 and 12/26 but tues we fished out of wisdom and fished from trooper island to around first island i had six and 2 were about 4 pounds..... then on fri we went and put in at state dock adn by the way that is a nice ramp but if u have to park in the lower lot u have to walk up hill both ways to go fishin as u old timers use to complain about walking to school... but we ended up with 18 on the day.... most were in the three pound range and i had one that was a high 4 close to 5 all caught on the fly fishing from trooper island to wolf river marina..... it was good seein elwood out and about being cerifyable floatinflyable..... but it was a really good day caught on chartruse blue and white craft hair and theduck and that glitter with about 12 foot leader....
here is the link for the pic of tue and yesterday...
http://s725.photobucket.com/albums/ww259/ryan_ekubass/

[elnutsmalljaws]

Ryan did have a heck of a good day. I know of one of the best guides on the lake that had 11, another boat at the one stop said they had 12. I talked to another 8-10 boats and the best they had was 2 and several at the one stop that night only had a couple as well. All early and very few late in the day after the entire Southern Hemisphere moved north and we were in shorts, t shirts and suntan oil. I had 5 with one being a 4-12 my partner did not get a bite all day but he troopered thru it all day until dark trying his best. He did hook the biggest creature ever from my boat. All 5 of mine came before 8am so needless to say we were on POINT and then it happened. His bobber not only went down and he set the hook but the drag went SCREAMING up the bank away from him. He yells, Woody oh my gosh its a HOG, I am scrambling for the net as I see the 10 foot rod bent double and the drag is screaming then the bobber comes out of the water then it is a straight line to the top of the water from his rod tip to the waters edge but it is still moving down the bank, very strange, then I see the 4 foot tail that looks like a boat paddle and then the 40 pound BEAVER appears on the surface just slowly swimming down the bank. This Beaver has swam into his jig and hooked himself on the back, shoulder or somewhere but trust me the FNF rod with 6lb leader is doing nothing in turning him towards the boat. I am now scrambling for the camera to take video because I know nobody will believe this and out pops the jig. Rob gets it back in with a ball of beaver hair on the jig. He asked me what in the world would we have done if he got it to the boat and my answer was simple, I have braid cutters to cut the line before it even got close but if it did, I have a boat paddle and not afraid to do a little beatdown on "Bob the Beaver" if necessary. Pretty funny and I am still laughing as I type this thinking about it. By the way we did see a guy on a JET SKI today, yes a JET SKI, I had to do a double take and a triple take and still did not believe my eyes and had to get confirmtion from Rob that it was a JET SKI.

[ryan_ekubass]

well elwood not everyone can let out his fly and catch a beaver on his 10 foot rod.....LOL i couldnt pass it up..... today sounded like it was a bit rough and from the wind here in richvegas i bet it was rough out there... and i can believe the jetskis... some of these flat landers just aint got good sense.... last year i think it was early feb and cold as everything i seen a kid on a jet ski out on cland he was acutally riding it inside the bouys at conely bottoms.... i just dont know about people some of these days.....

[WacoWildcat]

Thanks for the report Ryan. Hope to be headin down to the hollow next weekend and now I've got somewhere to start with the fly.

That beaver story is a classic elnut. I hooked a muscrat once at a farm pond and it put up a heck of a fight. Caught it on a crankbait

[Mustangwilliam]

i meant to say 12/23 and 12/26 but tues we fished out of wisdom and fished from trooper island to around first island i had six and 2 were about 4 pounds..... then on fri we went and put in at state dock adn by the way that is a nice ramp but if u have to park in the lower lot u have to walk up hill both ways to go fishin as u old timers use to complain about walking to school... but we ended up with 18 on the day.... most were in the three pound range and i had one that was a high 4 close to 5 all caught on the fly fishing from trooper island to wolf river marina..... it was good seein elwood out and about being cerifyable floatinflyable..... but it was a really good day caught on chartruse blue and white craft hair and theduck and that glitter with about 12 foot leader....
here is the link for the pic of tue and yesterday...
http://s725.photobucket.com/albums/ww259/ryan_ekubass/

Ryan you have a PM. I have a few questions for you about your trip, never been to Dale before chasing smallies or doing the FnF. Thanks.

[mhall]

Nice report and nice pics to. Look out Woody some of the boyz are starting to spank your boody down there, lol.

[Smallie282]

I was at Dale Friday and Saturday as well. We fished 16hrs in 2 days. Friday we landed 4 smallmouth and a redeye on the fly. Had several more "take downs" that didnt hook up and one popped out while trying to net. Saturday we caught 5 more. Fished the TN side, near Hendricks creek. I think the pressure kinda hurt the bite a bit, but you guys did ok, not sure? May have been the spots we fished??? I had a barometric pressure reader. It was off the scale on the high side, 31.??". I thought that hurt the bite. Ryan & Ellnut, I saw both you guys. Saw Ryan loading his boat, I talked to his buddies on the water while we waited for trailers to load. One of my buddies that was with me talked to you on Saturday Ellnut. We were in a 18' Stratos 282 with a red 08 ext cab chevy. I was going to speak to you all Ryan but didnt get a chance. We'll be back soon.

[ryan_ekubass]

I was at Dale Friday and Saturday as well. We fished 16hrs in 2 days. Friday we landed 4 smallmouth and a redeye on the fly. Had several more "take downs" that didnt hook up and one popped out while trying to net. Saturday we caught 5 more. Fished the TN side, near Hendricks creek. I think the pressure kinda hurt the bite a bit, but you guys did ok, not sure? May have been the spots we fished??? I had a barometric pressure reader. It was off the scale on the high side, 31.??". I thought that hurt the bite. Ryan & Ellnut, I saw both you guys. Saw Ryan loading his boat, I talked to his buddies on the water while we waited for trailers to load. One of my buddies that was with me talked to you on Saturday Ellnut. We were in a 18' Stratos 282 with a red 08 ext cab chevy. I was going to speak to you all Ryan but didnt get a chance. We'll be back soon.

i think i remember seeing yall that was my future father in laws boat...my dad him and me went out that day... me and terry are actually goin to cumberland tommorrow he is going to try to get even with me after the 12-0 whippin i put on him in his boat.... lol i think we are putting in at jamestown and fishin that area.... i dunno... i am just going to throw the fly and see what happens... if i am still allowed to bring the fnf stuff he told me at dale i was banned from using it in his boat.... i think he was just kidding though.... i did make him a believer in the fly......

[elnutsmalljaws]

Nice report and nice pics to. Look out Woody some of the boyz are starting to spank your boody down there, lol.

Somebody somewhere is ALWAYS catching fish on any lake at any time. First to admit that Dale has humbled me 6 of the 9 days on the water but that is all about to change because Elnut is changing the way he fishes Dale, approaches Dale and HE will catch fish every day from now on. Been too stubborn in what I have been doing because it has produced so many big fish but with the lowest water level in years plus the water is colder now than any December I have seen it has made me do a lot of sole searching. Everything that I have posted in the past is all going to be adjusted and I know it will work. Too bad that I am not a happy camper with "Information sharing" in the present moment so only those close few that know me will know what I am doing from starting Thursday going forward.

[mhall]

Somebody somewhere is ALWAYS catching fish on any lake at any time. First to admit that Dale has humbled me 6 of the 9 days on the water but that is all about to change because Elnut is changing the way he fishes Dale, approaches Dale and HE will catch fish every day from now on. Been too stubborn in what I have been doing because it has produced so many big fish but with the lowest water level in years plus the water is colder now than any December I have seen it has made me do a lot of sole searching. Everything that I have posted in the past is all going to be adjusted and I know it will work. Too bad that I am not a happy camper with "Information sharing" in the present moment so only those close few that know me will know what I am doing from starting Thursday going forward.

Uh oh look out boyz I got him riled up now. It's fixin to get serious he's talking about hisself as a third party, lol. Get'em Woodman.

[roadrunner]

Shame you didn't land that beaver I,m sure Billy could tie flies out of beaver hair.