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Website: Lake Roosevelt Charters
Seems like I've been hitting Ballinger quite a bit lately. Now that I've finished grad school and have avoided winter it seems that I'm putting out about 3 times per week (mostly Ballinger). It's hard to turn it down, especially since I can be in the water in about 7 minutes. That's loading, driving, and then unloading. Pretty nice!
Anyhow, I pushed off around 5:00 pm. Decided to try the same set up as last time. It was a fly with a power egg attached to it. I was actually going to test a theory that when the wind blows it's better to have some weight rather than dragging on the surface. This was because the wind was blowing a little. That was shot because I hooked into a fish in about 5 minutes on the water. Landed a fat little trout, guessing he was about 3/4 lb. About 15 minutes I landed another one.
Didn't hit the route I wanted due to some girls goofing off on a paddleboard. Waited until they cleared out and then hit the south part of the lake and headed north. Had two strong hits. Neither of them took and so I decided to add some weight and drop the fly (straight power bait). Hooked two fish, but lost them due to me screwing around. I let the line get loose and they jumped off. Anyhow they were biting!
Debating on whether or not I should hit Ballinger again this weekend or head to another lake. Hard to switch when I'm pulling some trout out of there every time. I just wish I was hitting something bigger.
Oh! Nearly forgot that the eagles were out today. I never knew they worked in pairs, but am completely sold that they are partners. Saw one dive and snatch a trout. The other kept the crows at bay. They flew around a while trying to lose the crows and then did a dive towards the surface. They flew right over me, about fifteen feet, and right over to the lily pads. They sat there eating the trout together. Very cool!