Not the best picture above, but it was taken with my phone. I misplaced my Olympus TG4 waterproof camera somewhere in my house several months ago. After searching very hard, I purchased a Fuji XP120 at about 1/3 the cost of a new TG4/5. I figured I would find the TG4 after I had a new backup camera, but I ended up misplacing the new camera, thus, my phone was used to take the first picture of a fish in my new net.
I fished two hours yesterday, Friday, and got 8 fish to the boat / net. The largest was 15 inches (above). I could have had more fish but I was expecting the fish to move into the area from the day before. So, I anchored my boat and watched a hundred rises more towards the center of the Ten Mile area. Regardless, I had a great day and had a lot of fun.
The fly above, the Black Mohair Blue/Red Sparkle Leech is the first fly I tie on when I start fishing Lewiston Lake. The blue in the tail is a new addition / variation and the body of the leech should be much thinner, just greater than the hook shank. Fish generally smash this fly instead of gently mouthing it.
I used this fly all day on Thursday and Friday in the northern end of the Ten Mile area. Fish were swirling everywhere in the flats and the adjacent deep sections. The fish were taking the fly on the pause. They almost wanted it stationary to hit it.
There are a lot of fish in the Ten Mile area. They are mostly planters running 10 to 12 inches, with a few fish running between 13 and 15 inches. Most people are disappointed because they are getting “small” fish. However, these fish are in cold water and are very hot on the rod. Trying to get some of them into the net reminds me of half pounder steelhead just in from the ocean.