My new boat has been completed, almost. All I need to add is an umbrella for sun shade. She is a beauty. She has anchors and anchor locks fore and aft (boat talk lol). My feet fell asleep the first two times I used her so the middle seat now has a 7 inch extension…

I went out two nights ago to the 10 Mile lake area of Lewiston Lake. In two hours I had 15 hookups, landing 11. Not a bad outing, but almost exactly 50% of the activity I had the last time out, a couple of days before. I have completed work on my 1968 12-foot aluminum…

For the past month I’ve been enjoying catching planters in the ten mile region of Lewiston Lake. The fish have been hammering size 14 and 12 Sheep Creek Specials. I horse the fish in and try to release them quickly with very little time with their heads out of the water. I love my new…

About ten days ago, before I left to the bay area for my 45th high school reunion, I earned some positive karma points. I headed down to the ten mile area again, just to see if the fish were still there. They were. I dropped anchor in my usual spot to find the boat above,…

I really am amazed at how well the Sheep Creek Special works. I started an experiment to see if an easier to tie version worked just as well. First off I decided to see how long each pattern would take to tie. So, I tied the flies above timing their production. The differences in times…

I got to the ten mile area tonight at 5:00. I anchored and landed two fish on my first two casts. I figured I was on a pod of fish: a perfect time to try a variation of the Sheep Creek Special. I tied on the fly above. It is just Peacock Herl wrapped in…

I have to paint the floor of my boat, but it is too hot to work outside until 7 PM. However, the fishing has been too great to not get on the water in the evening. Evidently the word is out and 3 to 5 boats are out in the area each evening. Two nights…

I fished Ten Mile again today. I arrived at 2:00 PM and there was no wind, but fish were rising everywhere around me. I, of course, tied on a sheep creek special and had a hit on my first cast. Then, casting for 30 minutes with fish all around me rising and jumping out of…

I took a day off from fishing after the loss of the pen raised big fish. I returned out at 3:00 on the 16th and anchored right into the spot in the Ten Mile area that had been surrounded by working fish for the previous five days. However, there was a big flow moving through…

I took today off from the lake. Yesterday I ended up questioning my choices. I fished 2.5 hours yesterday, and at the start the wind created so much chop I almost left for safety. I was sitting in the front of the boat in the elevated seat, balancing constantly with the swells hitting the boat….