View Full Version : Good Fishing at Crescent
hookjawfreak
11-17-2008, 04:15 PM
I returned last night from 4 days of pouding the waters of Crescent. It was not easy fishing with weather conditions comfortable, but increasing the challenge to encounter the big trout we were after. Fortunatly our long hours on the water produced a quality list of fish in the end. The surface temps were 48 degrees and the fish were biting in the top 15 ft of water. All but one fish were caught on kokanee looking stickbaits with blue hues. The other fish took a rainbow Lyman. Numbers of the bigger fish for the 2 of us were browns of 4, 5, 5.5, 7, and 7 lbs; and lakers of 5, 10, and 11 lbs. We spent most of our time trolling the rim of the lake in 15-30 ft of water. Here's a few photos of the bigger fish. All fish were released as always...
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TroutBass
11-17-2008, 04:23 PM
As always great looking fish. Do the lakes need to completly freeze over to keep you away from these beasts?
hookjawfreak
11-17-2008, 04:53 PM
As always great looking fish. Do the lakes need to completly freeze over to keep you away from these beasts?
A frozen lake is about all that will keep me away. Here's a pic from a couple of years ago when my buddy and I were the first ones on the lake after a long freeze. The "little bit" of ice remaining was way too thick to break our way through so we pulled the boat up onto the ice and slid it 200 ft to the open water and dumped it in. I caught a 32 inch brown the next morning!
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TTFishon
11-17-2008, 08:28 PM
Beautiful fish. Looks like a great day on the lake.
Fishmania
11-17-2008, 08:31 PM
Wow, you are hard core!!!!:bowdown:
Jimmy
11-17-2008, 09:23 PM
Dan,
Congratulations on another great trip this year. :applause:
"the fish were biting in the top 15 ft of water. All but one fish were caught on kokanee looking stickbaits with blue hues. The other fish took a rainbow Lyman."
Could you be a little more specific :laugh:
joemomma
11-18-2008, 11:13 AM
Wow, nice fish Dan! Those are some beaut's!
fish-on-bend
11-18-2008, 01:34 PM
Way to go Dan. Once again time on the water pays off. If I try to launch over the ice this winter will you help push my boat in?:laugh:
.........yeah I didn't think so.
Klamanite
11-19-2008, 09:39 AM
Way to go guys :applause: Crescent has been pretty stingy this year for browns. Once again, you and Jordan are making it look easy.
nevermiss
11-19-2008, 11:01 AM
HAD to be a swell trip! I hope everyone boated at least one whopper.
Waterfish
11-19-2008, 04:40 PM
Nice photos and report. I hope I can make one more Crescent trip this year!
stillwater97
11-20-2008, 06:45 AM
Awesome Work Dan.
The weekend before I couldn't buy a fish. Glad its back on.
moknots
11-20-2008, 12:43 PM
Thanks for the great post!
CoyoteBrownTrtHntr
12-02-2008, 12:27 PM
Hookjaw,
As always.........you DA MAN!!!
Hey - I think I recognize that boat sliding over the ice, as well. :D
Congrats to you and JDubbya! :applause:
bwild
12-03-2008, 12:57 PM
I recognize that boat!:wink: It catches BIG FISH :thisbig:!
Again, like always, Dan and J-Dub put on a clinic. Lots of hours and hard work, but it all pays off in the end. It only takes one..........