daveg
07-24-2007, 12:16 PM
Just got back from a week camping trip to East Lake. We arrived Sunday the 15th and returned the 22nd. First two days are sunny but very windy till evening, it rained hard Tuesday and Wednesday was cold and windy, we took a day trip to Crater Lake and even though the sun was only out in patches it was breath taking.
Wenesday evening the wind died down and we caught several rainbows each on dry flies, about size 14 callabettis and adams.
Rudy who gets up for work every day at 5:00 am was up and fished by himself before the others got up, he trolled rapalas and spoons and caught a couple of browns, not giants but about 16 to 18".
I only fished flies and the wind made it tough except in the evenings.
We watched the fisheries guy dump 1000 rainbows in the water at Cinder Hill boat launch, they hung around for a couple of days, the little kids had fun and only two trout died, we cleaned them and fried them up. Hatchery trout has little appeal as food.
The wildlife cooperated for photography, a mature bald eagle was around every day, the chipmunks & deer were enjoyed by all.
We found the hot springs in East Lake, if face the lake at Hot Springs campground and go along the shore about 1/4 mile to your left you will find them. They are not developed like the ones at Paulina.
Friday we went to Paulina, not to fish, but to visit the hot springs.
The guys that got up early and trolled Rapalas at 35 to 40 feet deep did pretty well on browns. One 17 year old kid trolled a giant gold rapala and had pictures on 10 browns that they caught, one 29" and about 9 or ten pounds.
The guy in the site next to us caught a 25.5" x 7 pound brown on a rapala with downriggers.
I may have to rethink the only fishing with flies next trip.:smile:
Wenesday evening the wind died down and we caught several rainbows each on dry flies, about size 14 callabettis and adams.
Rudy who gets up for work every day at 5:00 am was up and fished by himself before the others got up, he trolled rapalas and spoons and caught a couple of browns, not giants but about 16 to 18".
I only fished flies and the wind made it tough except in the evenings.
We watched the fisheries guy dump 1000 rainbows in the water at Cinder Hill boat launch, they hung around for a couple of days, the little kids had fun and only two trout died, we cleaned them and fried them up. Hatchery trout has little appeal as food.
The wildlife cooperated for photography, a mature bald eagle was around every day, the chipmunks & deer were enjoyed by all.
We found the hot springs in East Lake, if face the lake at Hot Springs campground and go along the shore about 1/4 mile to your left you will find them. They are not developed like the ones at Paulina.
Friday we went to Paulina, not to fish, but to visit the hot springs.
The guys that got up early and trolled Rapalas at 35 to 40 feet deep did pretty well on browns. One 17 year old kid trolled a giant gold rapala and had pictures on 10 browns that they caught, one 29" and about 9 or ten pounds.
The guy in the site next to us caught a 25.5" x 7 pound brown on a rapala with downriggers.
I may have to rethink the only fishing with flies next trip.:smile: