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JoAnn and I left the house at 9:30pm with the plan to launch when we arrived and slowly motor to our anchorage, and be up at the crack o dawn for the sockeye. The plan went without a hitch, and motoring down the lake was no problem under a full moon. It was a beautiful night for cruising.
Saturday morning we motored over to the Swift Creek side of the lake. We immediately noticed much less boats than last week, although the lake did fill up by 7ish.
Running four rods, two stacked each, we got down to business and at 6:10 had our first hook up at 33 ft deep, a brute which unfortunately came undone just before the net got him. Fifteen minutes later and fish number two, again at 33 ft deep, and again, lost (tangle in the DR wire). JoAnn was not happy, having lost two fish so quickly.
At 7:15am, again, the magic depth of 33 ft final, a fish in the net! And that was it. No more bites, nothing. We took our midday siesta and fished the evening, and at 7:30pm landed a chromer from 37 ft down, somewhat salvaging a tough day.
Other boats seemed to be having a tough time of it, although I did note a pretty good mid-morning bite. Overall I think many people got 1-2, some got 3-4, and a lot got zipped.
Resolving to do better in the catching department, we retired to a movie and beautiful sunset at our moorage.
