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Matt44
04-30-2015, 02:36 AM
Wild weather and wild fish made for a great opener this year. Headed up Friday and dropped the boat in Crowley so it was ready to go sat morning! Fished PVR Friday for a real slow bite a few rainbows one of which was pretty solid. Sat morning we got on the water at about 515 am got my top line and lead rods ready to go. The bite was pretty good all morning up top down to 3 colors. We had multiple double hookups, Browns and rainbows no cutts this year for us! Productive baits were bouyants and speedy shiners and other spoons in firetiger and tui chub patterns. We were off the water by 1 pm and heading to Bridgeport lower twin. Got word of an 8 and 9 lb browns already checked in, unfortunately not released. Boat was in the water by 3 pm and I had a nice chunky 4.5 brown in the boat (released) by 4pm on our first pass. I was fishing a 5 inch rapala floater in a custom painted chub pattern. Fished it hard with bigger baits but could not buy another bite the rest of the trip. A 7, 10, and 11 lb browns have also been checked in this week. The browns are definitely feeding on the right presentations. To score one brown at twin these days you are doing something right, the lake is tuff. I'll try and get some pics uploaded soon, Tight lines!! Also pictured is the 11.8 caught Tuesday night!

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seal
04-30-2015, 06:01 AM
Fantastic report! Thanks, I'll be headed for a week on Crowley early June. Will definitely be doing some trolling when not on the fly. Looks like I should pick up some tui chub patterned baits.
TroutOnly
04-30-2015, 07:50 AM
great fish matt...............
etucker1959
04-30-2015, 08:36 AM
Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
billy b
04-30-2015, 11:07 AM
GREAT fish Matt

Every seen a Speedy Shiner ... that copies their best selling TBuoyant in the red & gold? I have some but couldn't find one like the red&gold which I believe is the best How deep did you have to troll. Seems like they're at 40-50 feet whenever I've been trolling there.

Thanks for sharing!
Matt44
04-30-2015, 11:16 AM
Thanks guys, it was definitely a zoo out at Crowley but the fishing was good if you braved the nasty weather. I'll be back for round 2 when I'm on vacation in 3 weeks!

Billy, I have seen that gold and red shiner its slightly different than the bouyant spoon gold/red but there is one. I was using a firetiger pattern that was producing. I paint the back ends gold along with the hooks it increased my catch rate significantly!
billy b
05-01-2015, 09:37 AM
What part of the back end needs painting? Ever put any scent on the hook(s) I remember buying about the biggest Rainbow Trout Rapala and spraying the hooks dark green ... just like the buy who caught the state record on opening day many moons ago. I still have his picture. Have you touched up your Rapalas too? Gonna pull a Shiner or 2 on Crowley May 12-14. Film at 11
Matt44
05-01-2015, 12:13 PM
Yeah my buddies and I paint our own patterns on rapalas,rebels, smithwicks. Even ac plugs. That pattern pictured with one of those browns is a custom chub pattern with custom eyes drilled in. I'll be on Crowley the 15th if I don't end up heading to twin!!

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Beancounter
05-02-2015, 12:29 PM
Great looking fish!
Good job.
brn2fis
05-03-2015, 04:42 PM
Nice fish!
billy b
05-04-2015, 10:18 AM
Hey Matt

Did you happen to pull any lf those Tui Chub spoons? Gonna try at least 1 or 2 next week. The web cam sure shows a lot of people out in the middle off Hilton ... I guess they're trolling around the island?
RiverWalker
05-04-2015, 10:28 AM
Hey Matt...

Long time no talk! Glad someone was able to get on the fish for the opener. Nice Brownies! Heard the weather made things tough! I'll be out there in a couple of weeks. Hopefully the weather cooperates. I don't mind rain or snow...just no howlin wind!


Randy
Matt44
05-04-2015, 12:46 PM
Billy I did drag them for a while and caught a few fish on them! Sometimes bay had a decent bite as well billy!

Randy hows it going bud? Its Been a long while, iv been to wrapped up in work to get on the site lately! The weather was pretty crazy but around 9 am it cleared for a bit and it wasn't too windy and that's when we started getting a lot of bites. I'm the same way I can fish in rain in snow but the wind is a pain in the ***! I'll be up the week of the 17th hoping to get into a good bite. I lost about a 6lb cutt at the boat last trip. Hopefully you get on them and give em hell! Good luck buddy.

Matt
billy b
05-06-2015, 10:23 AM
Billy I did drag them for a while and caught a few fish on them! Sometimes bay had a decent bite as well billy!

Randy hows it going bud? Its Been a long while, iv been to wrapped up in work to get on the site lately! The weather was pretty crazy but around 9 am it cleared for a bit and it wasn't too windy and that's when we started getting a lot of bites. I'm the same way I can fish in rain in snow but the wind is a pain in the ***! I'll be up the week of the 17th hoping to get into a good bite. I lost about a 6lb cutt at the boat last trip. Hopefully you get on them and give em hell! Good luck buddy.

Matt

"Sometimes Bay" Is that the for real name for the area around the island ... or did I miss a "good one" ???
Matt44
05-07-2015, 01:49 AM
Billy Google a Crowley lake fishing map, You will easily see the area I'm talking about. Its close to perch Flatt's. I'm sure since the waters down its a lot closer than it appears on the map!
billy b
05-07-2015, 11:33 AM
Thanks for the help

I'll be running through there on the 12th and 13th ... I can see perch flat and Sometime Bay ...

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1358188/18614619/1339014233647/CLFCamp_LakeMap_0512.pdf?token=oDt7bS2HvKMiXwRu9aj sXHLzHqA%3D


How do you like to use your Sierra Spoons ... lead or mono ... some of them are heavier than 1/4 oz ... so thinkin they might work well behind some mono
Matt44
05-07-2015, 10:56 PM
I use the half oz size on top and on lead down 2-5 colors. When going down 5 colors make sure you are in 25 to 30 ft of water or you will catch bottom!