Crowley is awesome right now folks. Took Tuesday afternoon off and fished from about 1 til 5pm. We trolled at 1.5 to 2 colors and did really well. The hot spots were the north arm from Leighton to Green Banks in about 12ft of water and from the mouth of the beaver cove to the last tree in little Hilton on the fish camp side. We got 23 fish to the boat and farmed a bunch. Biggest Brown went about 2lbs, biggest cutty went 2.5lbs or so and the biggest 'Bow went an easy 3.5lbs....also stuck a pretty jumbo Perch that would have gone somewhere between 2.5 and 3lbs. Most of the fish were caught on the pink Mira Shad or Rippin' Minnow but later in the day the flame mira shad, silver/black CD5 and gold/black CD5 did some serious damage. We had to fish flat out destroy us and break us off - big heavy fish - which was frustrating but all part of the game....no day is complete without a few of "the one that got away" stories. Leaders were 40ft of 20# mono to a small swivel and then 6ft of 2x or 3x tippet from the swivel to the lure.
Don't forget guys - all hooks have to be barbless right now so pinch them things down smooth.
Peace,
Smitty