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The wait is killing me!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:30 pm
by Lotech Joe
The wife and I took a road trip yesterday to help ease the Cabin Fever (Shack-Nasties). We took a trip up to Ponderay Id. and stopped at the KFC for lunch then to Walmart and we bought a bicylce for me. We had to order a bicycle for her online, to be delivered to the Post Falls Walmart. It should get here by the end of the month. I hope I can use my bike to cruise the Centennial Trail in Spokane, searching for good fishing spots. On the way to Ponderay, we stopped by Marshall Lake to see if the ice was breaking up yet. It isn't. The entire lake is still completely frozen over and the road down to the launch was so compacted and iced up, we didn't even go down to the lake. This warmer than usual and wet weather has me chomping at the bit to get started. I know it's only February but this weather is more like the end of March.
Seems like it's time to go fishing. Anyone else struggling as much as me?
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:27 pm
by The Quadfather
Lotech Joe wrote:The wife and I took a road trip yesterday to help ease the Cabin Fever (Shack-Nasties). We took a trip up to Ponderay Id. and stopped at the KFC for lunch then to Walmart and we bought a bicylce for me. We had to order a bicycle for her online, to be delivered to the Post Falls Walmart. It should get here by the end of the month. I hope I can use my bike to cruise the Centennial Trail in Spokane, searching for good fishing spots. On the way to Ponderay, we stopped by Marshall Lake to see if the ice was breaking up yet. It isn't. The entire lake is still completely frozen over and the road down to the launch was so compacted and iced up, we didn't even go down to the lake. This warmer than usual and wet weather has me chomping at the bit to get started. I know it's only February but this weather is more like the end of March.
Seems like it's time to go fishing. Anyone else struggling as much as me?
Sorry Joe,
Not struggling here on the West side. No ice ever.
But I do feel your pain.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:25 am
by Jay K
Lo, I feel your pain. Not cold enough for ice. Not warm enough for open water. It's killing me - and I just got my flasher (sonar) - just in time for no ice fishing at all.... sigh...
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:50 am
by Rich McVey
Yea, Im itching to get back into the game. It hasnt driven me to go bike shopping in Idaho, but Im feeling the pain too.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:59 am
by fish4brains
No struggling here. Moving water is ice free. Threw dries all day on Sat. to rising trout. Landed a ton with some pushing 20". With the weather pattern that is predicted, this weekend should be banner again!!
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:13 pm
by Lotech Joe
fish4brains wrote:No struggling here. Moving water is ice free. Threw dries all day on Sat. to rising trout. Landed a ton with some pushing 20". With the weather pattern that is predicted, this weekend should be banner again!!
Are you fishing the Spokane or somewhere else. You can PM me if you like.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:53 pm
by Toni
I have been fishing but I would like some catching.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:32 pm
by ckim85
the west here is nice and warm
Days liek today I'd liek to be out on the water. I've heard the lakes around here have been quite productive. Friend of mine went to Pass Lake and had a blast catching lots of rainbows and browns. I need to stop working and fish more...
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:41 pm
by raffensg64
I'm with you, Joe! I stretched a couple lines today, replaced some leaders and stuffed a couple boxes with various chironomid and nymph patterns. Just 2 weeks until Amber, Medical and Coffeepot open. I'm stoked about this year's mild winter and relative lack of ice. The past two years I couldn't launch on Amber until the 16th and 25th. That won't happen this year. March 1, it's on! I've got a dental appt tomorrow but am thinking about trying Sprague on Thursday. One of my partners referred to it last year as "my new favorite" lake because he had so much action there. 4-5 years ago I'd got to Fourth of July, near Sprague, and knock them silly in February. Good luck to all...see you soon.
-Raff
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:52 pm
by SAPIplate
I've been fishing the Yakima a couple times and'm heading over to the Methow this weekend. Although, April needs to get here faster for some Columbia Carp action. Reading articles and tying Carp flies makes the wait even more unbearble.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:54 pm
by jbball50
Yeah it's nice and warm for mid February here on the westside like ckim said, glad it doesn't ice over here really haha. Went yesterday to the lake my dad and I fished last week and caught 6 trout, largest being around 19" and the smallest around 15". Lost a couple due to the trout seeming to just want to nibble at the bait instead of just going crazy after it, most of the fish we have to wait the 2nd or 3rd time for the trout to come back and get the bait. Sure was windy though on the lake yesterday.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:20 pm
by salmonslayer117
Toni wrote:I have been fishing but I would like some catching.
I heard that toni!
[cursing]
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:26 pm
by ckim85
SAPIplate wrote:I've been fishing the Yakima a couple times and'm heading over to the Methow this weekend. Although, April needs to get here faster for some Columbia Carp action. Reading articles and tying Carp flies makes the wait even more unbearble.
good luck on the methow. we skunked a couple weeks ago but this week's weather might be a bit better.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:56 pm
by SAPIplate
I hope so. I haven't hooked anything with fins since December.
RE:The wait is killing me!
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:30 pm
by curado
i guess we will have to get on the wallace then SAPI. go down to cabin.
