Hit the southern Inland sea with Fishdawg yesterday after work. Found thermocline deeper after the north wind pushed warm water south. Had to drop Riggs to 100fow to find temps. Still good bait In spots and surface temps are approaching 80! Deg…
I think… with no fleas or lakers in this body of water, the salmon have found a place with refuge in the inland sea. This may bode well for inland sea salmon over the next few years and BAD for the main lake salmon.. just a thought.
Fish on!
Evening trip to the Sea
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Re: Evening trip to the Sea
Nice to see there are still some salmon in the 'sea! I haven't had my boat on the water for over 6 weeks now, between vacations and 2+wks of
COVID. Hope to rectify that this weekend!
I find it strange that the inland sea never really had a thermocline this year. I was finding 60deg all the way to the bottom the last time I was out in mid-July and it looks like it hasn't gotten much better. Wind keeping it stirred up, maybe?
COVID. Hope to rectify that this weekend!
I find it strange that the inland sea never really had a thermocline this year. I was finding 60deg all the way to the bottom the last time I was out in mid-July and it looks like it hasn't gotten much better. Wind keeping it stirred up, maybe?
Re: Evening trip to the Sea
Thanks for the report, Matt - beautiful sunset! I was out in the 1'ers yesterday afternoon, north of where you had been on Wednesday. Found temp break at 90', lots of bait, etc. Must have been 1K cormorants feeding on the surface...alewives? Between the cormorants and real birds, it looked like a feeding frenzy, like back in the tuna days. There were a few fleas up north, but was able to stay with the light line. Surface temps were a little lower up north, too. Picked up two big smallies at 85'! No salmon. Sigh.
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Re: Evening trip to the Sea
I made it out to the 'sea Sunday afternoon. Only 4 little stocker salmon and a white perch to show for it. It was 57deg at 95', 60deg at 60'. Fished 50-75' for the most part. Saw one bird cyclone that I made a pass through. Didn't mark any bait balls in the area, though. Didn't really mark much for bait anywhere. Maybe it disperses by afternoon? It was great to finally get back on the water, even if the salmon didn't want to play.