Morning at Sullivan/Evening Skunk At Rock

 I got a bit of a late start this morning because of the truck acting up yesterday, so I took my first trip using the Kia Soul with the Fish Trap. I was the first person at the access and it was 18-degrees out. Colder than I expected. I decided to try closer to the saddle in 25'. When I was getting my rods ready there was something down there that was gone by the time I was putting lines down. Didn't mark anything until it was light out and I had the camera down. Had a crappie show and track into view, but then a wheeler was motoring by and the fish spooked. Had the exact thing happen a second time. Had a 9" sunfish come in and suck in the pink VMC Fly with Polli. The line got tangled with the Glow Demon line on the way up. Because of that mess, I mishandled the fish when I was trying to get the camera out of my bibs and I dropped the fish right in the Aqua-Vu hole. I saw a few small shiner and perch near the bottom. Had a couple of possible tullibees come through quickly. I left at 8Am. Started fishing at 6AM.

Didn't get to Rock until after 5PM because I wasn't really motivated. On my way out I had 6 swans fly over en route to the RPRO. I went to where I caught them last night. I had a pike down there swimming around for 15-minutes. Had a big sunfish swim through while the pike was still around. Also had a school of perch swim through briefly. The pike came back for one last pass. I pulled the camera up. Had a fish come in and bite the VMC Fly on the Meat Stick. Was a solid pick-up, but I didn't get to see what it was. Nothing was going on so I hole hopped. Nothing going on there either. I packed up at 7PM. 

Back On the Horse At Rock Lake

8" VMC Fly (Pink)

 

GOMH today, dang snow

4:00-7:30PM 15' Rock My Area

32-38℉, PC, 2-15mph WSW

I forced myself to get out fishing today as I just wasn't that excited about going. Glad I went, just wish I would have remembered about the Snatcher Meeting tonight which totally did not enter my mind today until after 9PM. I drove by the GOMH to get a picture. Too bad we had to get the snow. The ice had gone completely gray. It is gonna take at least a couple of days to get back to that.

I started by the access hoping to be able to set up close. The ice is maybe 7" thinner than last Friday, Amazin! I was on my second hole when CO Vang came out to check my license. I didn't see anything but one perch in the 4 or 5 close-in holes I drilled. I then went to the gap and got set up with the camera. Didn't see any signs of life so I drilled more holes and went hole hopping. Of course, I found activity only in the farthest set. I left the camera in place and fished until 7:30PM. Putting stuff back in the truck was a cluster as I parked at too sharp an angle and with a wheel off the ramp. I ended up having to be on my knees to lift the Fish Trap in and popped off the nut that holds the poles to the frame. So I had to find the nut and washer. The Trap slid down so I wasn't at an ideal angle and had to adjust it a couple of times. Eventually, I got it together. The truck started running rough and the check engine light came on before I got to 8.