Fished boulder run from about 6:30 a.m. until about 10:00 a.m. Not a ton of action, but some to report. I switched from using cured eggs (tied in spawn sacks) to a new roe recipe a guide friend gave me and then I had some success. Had one coho at about 7:30, but it was foul hooked, so it was released. Then just before I left, you know "5 more casts and then I'm leaving" (had a dental appointment to go to), bam, I get the float down and three to four quick head jerks. I though I had snagged at first and I didn't set the hook before a quick fight was over. Fight lasted about 4 seconds before I saw a nice chrome coho come up (maybe 7 lbs.) and jump and roll and then the line was slack. My bad. I should have set the hook instead of thinking I was snagged.
I then made a quick trip down to the bell acres area and fished there for 45 minutes and landed and released a white chinook after about 30 minutes of fishing. Again, had to really rush now to make the dental appt.
Water level has dropped well and water color is starting to near clear, but is that nice "greeny" color for optimal fishing.
Good luck everyone!
Anyone interested, the roe (red spring)recipe I used is :
1 L. fresh rain or creek (non-chlorinated) water
1 C. of white sugar
1 C. of (non-iodized) pickling salt
1 C. Borax
3 Tbsp red fabric dye
Bring all the above ingredients to a boil in a stainless-steel pot and stir until dissolved.
Remove from heat and let the mixture cool completely.
Add your pre-cut bait-sized chunks or whole skeins of roe to the mixture and let it soak for 30 minutes while stirring occasionally.
Remove eggs and air dry open side down on thick layers of plain paper towel (not newspaper) in the fridge on racks overnight.
Place eggs in Zip-Lock type bags, add enough Borax to coat the eggs, seal bags, shake to coat and freeze.
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Topic: Vedder Fishing Report Sep.21 (and Roe recipe) (Read 3599 times)