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10/21/2008
Top Fishing From Boat
Rainbow Trout
Other
Other
Jig
Morning
10/22/2008
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I have been wanting to try McMurray before the end of the season so I took my float tube for a couple hours in the morning. I got into the water at about 9:00 am and fished for a little less than two hours. There was a couple of other boats on the water, one appeared to be trolling and the other seemed to be still fishing.

I headed straight out from the boat launch and kind of did a zig zag looking for fish. I was using a small tube jig with a power worm and I tried a few different colors throughout the morning. I missed my first hit which came a little before 10:00 and it hit really hard. Not long after I missed that fish I hooked a decent rainbow which was probably about 14". After I caught that fish I had no more bites but I did see the couple still fishing in the boat nearby land a couple, I couldn't tell what they were but I assumed they were trout.

It was a tough morning fishing wise but I didn't get skunked and the lake was gorgeous, glassy and sunny conditions. There are definitely still some fish to be had in this lake, a fish finder would probably help a lot. Even with the tough fishing I had a great time just being outside and appreciating nature. Sorry about the quality of the picture with the fish, it is tough to take a good pic from a float tube if you are trying to keep the fish in the water.


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Dave
10/23/2008 7:21:00 PM
Nice job. I am hoping to hit Heart this coming Sunday or Monday not sure which as of yet, and will have your jig set up on board. The weather is supposed to be nice. I'll post after the trip.
SDAngler
10/23/2008 7:44:00 PM
Thanks Dave. Give me a PM when you figure out what day you are going to go and I might head over there too. If I don't see you, GOOD LUCK!
Salmonking
1/12/2009 1:05:00 PM
So, just a question, the boat that appeared to be trolling.. Did it have three people in it?
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