PeteZahut Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Anyone else at Upper K yesterday? There had to been others there from this forum as there were a lot of people there. We got out there about 11 or 12 and parked at Interlakes and as per usual there were about 4 or 5 people working the outflow point. I watched for a bit and saw a few having some action. We made our way down the lake to get away from the crowd. I saw a fair number of fish cruising and a lot of risers but was not getting too much action. I am blaming it on how freaking hot it was and no wind to boot which was rare. Spent most of the early afternoon chasing the cruisers. At one point I was treated to a show where I watched a ~16inch Bull trout cruise about 4 feet out and then attack a school of minnows almost at my feet, really cool to watch. It wasn't until about 3pm when the wind picked up and temperature drop that I got some action. I managed 3 cutthroat in a span of 15 minutes, each was caught in one cast after the other. The three ranged in size from about 12 inches to a nice one at about 17inches, two caught on a prince and the other on a lightning bug. It was a great way to finish the day as we thought we should make our way back before the rain started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenbow Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hey PeteZa, Which guy were you? I was there with my buddy & we were both in those big hats chucking leeches. I was mostly on the west side of the channel. I got 4 bulls & a rainbow (nice one) and a sucker that was foul-hooked. Like you said, it was crowded, no wind (unusual) and slow. Did you slip & fall on the rocks on the east side? I think I saw you there. Anyhow, glad you got into some fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdock Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Good work guys! I've only been out there once and no success. I plan on trying again but I don't like crowds either. I'll try a week day maybe. Are you guys just wading or using a boat/floattube/pontoon? I'm a bit intimidated of fly fishing lakes so any little help or advice would make me feel a bit more confident. I catch more fish when I feel confident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenbow Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 No need to wade, shore fishing is good. Drop leech patterns under an indicator and vary your depths until you find the fish. They can be both shallow & deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteZahut Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hey Glenbow, I didn't fish the channel, decided to get away from the people. I was there with my wife and three others, only the wife and I were fishing. We walked west along the shore for a km or two. We did stop and watch you guys from the top before leaving (or starting as I don't remember what the people looked like that were fishing there). Cdock, I agree with Glenbow as there is no need to wade there. The water drops off quick enough off the shore that you don't need to get far out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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