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[Bavarian Raven]

fished from ~8 to 10, usual ford fender and wedding ring + worm combo.
numerous bites. caught 4 kokanee ranging between 10 and 12 inches (kept the bigger 2), and two cutthroat (a 14incher and a 7 incher, kept the larger one). plus, lost another 2 kokanee while trying to net them. great day to be out. not to warm and not to cold, and very little outflow wind from indian arm. lol, i have yet to catch a hatchery trout in that lake this year o.O
cheers.

ps, the lake level seems to be back down to a more normal level.

[Steel_Mo_Head]

Nice! Thanks for the report.  R you allowed power boats at buntzen?

[doja]

Nice! Thanks for the report.  R you allowed power boats at buntzen?

No gas, electric ok.

[Bavarian Raven]

yup no gas, only electric. though to be fair the lake is not big enough to really warrent an electric motor imho.

[Sandman]

yup no gas, only electric. though to be fair the lake is not big enough to really warrent an electric motor imho.

The size of the lake does not warrant an electric motor, the desire to have a hand free to hold the rod to avoid missing hook ups does.

[Bavarian Raven]

he desire to have a hand free to hold the rod to avoid missing hook ups does.

there's a fine art to paddling and fishing, that does not make you any slower in the hook-ups.

that being said, has anyone been fly fishing out at buntzen recently? i always see people trolling flies but i never see them actually hooking anything.

[doja]

Haven't been this month but I always hook up lots of fish every time..... pretty easy... micro leach or pumpkin head does it every time. But not every one does that well...

Now kokanee's on the other hand I've had one on but lost it and that's it.... maybe I should be trolling gear or bait???

I use a fishing kayak as my water craft.

What do you use BR?

[Sandman]

there's a fine art to paddling and fishing, that does not make you any slower in the hook-ups.

that being said, has anyone been fly fishing out at buntzen recently? i always see people trolling flies but i never see them actually hooking anything.

Unless you row or paddle with one hand, I can not see how you can be as quick in the hook ups as someone holding the rod when the fish bites.  Even the quickest of us take a second or two to drop the oar or paddle and pick up the rod.  Sometimes this works to your favour as the fish has a chance to take the offering a turn with it (making for a solid set).  At other times the the fish has already left go by the time you get the rod into your hands.  I am not saying you have to run out a buy an electric motor, I am simply stating that the benefit of an electric motor to allow you to keep one hand on the rod at all times is more valuable than its ability to let you cover more water than rowing or paddling since (unless you troll at high speed) you tend to row or paddle as fast as an electric motor anyway.  Therefore, I feel that it is not the size of the lake that makes an electric motor useful, an electric motor is as useful on any lake you would normally paddle or row.

[doja]

Unless you row or paddle with one hand, I can not see how you can be as quick in the hook ups as someone holding the rod when the fish bites.  Even the quickest of us take a second or two to drop the oar or paddle and pick up the rod.  Sometimes this works to your favour as the fish has a chance to take the offering a turn with it (making for a solid set).  At other times the the fish has already left go by the time you get the rod into your hands.  I am not saying you have to run out a buy an electric motor, I am simply stating that the benefit of an electric motor to allow you to keep one hand on the rod at all times is more valuable than its ability to let you cover more water than rowing or paddling since (unless you troll at high speed) you tend to row or paddle as fast as an electric motor anyway.  Therefore, I feel that it is not the size of the lake that makes an electric motor useful, an electric motor is as useful on any lake you would normally paddle or row.

My high success catch rates are directly associated to my "quick" hook-set, even with a paddle in hand.

Heck, I don't even need a rod to be in my hand to get a great hook-set.... Just using my noggin.

In MY opinion, I'd never use a electric motor.... In fact I advise people to NOT to use it while working a fly, Unless trolling gear which I don't but it is handy for that and many other things. Not saying a electric motor won't catch fish, just I find I can't work a fly as well.

[Bavarian Raven]

nless you row or paddle with one hand, I can not see how you can be as quick in the hook ups as someone holding the rod when the fish bites.  Even the quickest of us take a second or two to drop the oar or paddle and pick up the rod.  Sometimes this works to your favour as the fish has a chance to take the offering a turn with it (making for a solid set).  At other times the the fish has already left go by the time you get the rod into your hands.  I am not saying you have to run out a buy an electric motor, I am simply stating that the benefit of an electric motor to allow you to keep one hand on the rod at all times is more valuable than its ability to let you cover more water than rowing or paddling since (unless you troll at high speed) you tend to row or paddle as fast as an electric motor anyway.  Therefore, I feel that it is not the size of the lake that makes an electric motor useful, an electric motor is as useful on any lake you would normally paddle or row.

Well i can paddle one handed, but that aside, i use a canoe and hold the pole between my legs with the line across my right leg. That way (as with most lakes in this area), when the first nibble occurs I stop paddling and when the real strike hits, I am ready. But be that as it may, I catch about 50-60% of the fish that bite (real bites, not faint nibbles). And in places like Buntzen or Mike or the such, I usually come away with my limit in a reasonable time. now all that being said, i usually dont fly fish but fish with tackle like ford fenders and the such, but for the sake of small lakes I still believe electric motors are not needed. of course i can go into the argument of all the people with electirc motors that dont watch where they are driving and zigzag where ever they feel about it... >.<

Now kokanee's on the other hand I've had one on but lost it and that's it.... maybe I should be trolling gear or bait???

i find (from experience, but i could be wrong) that in these coastal lakes that willowleaves or ford fenders + wedding rings and worms work best for trout/kokanee when trolling.

now that being said, i have used flies a few times and caught a few trout... but for flies i prefer to flyfish from shore in much smaller lakes.
part of the reason i dislike flies is that i dislike switching away from something i know will catch fish. i mostly fish for food, so switching and trying new things seems counter imho.

[Sandman]

Again, I never said electric motors are needed nor that you cannot catch fish without them. I have fly fished out of a cedar canoe for 20 years. What I said is that it is easier to set a hook in the fish if you are holding the rod when it bites and it is easier to hold a rod in your hand if you do not have to row or paddle.  The point I was making is that the size of the lake does not affect if you should use an electric motor or not.

[Spooner]

 all the people with electirc motors that dont watch where they are driving and zigzag where ever they feel about it... >.<




Come on BR really?

[Sandman]

all the people with electirc motors that dont watch where they are driving and zigzag where ever they feel about it... >.<

See a lot of that do you? At least when I use my motor I can face forward, when I row my back is turned.