This past Saturday I got the opportunity to go fishing with my Uncle Jason and brother-in-law Lonny. We decided to go to Fuller Lake. A little back story about Fuller Lake, I have gone to Fuller Lake multiple times, but never do well there. The thing is, I hear of people doing well there often, especially for fly fishing. I really want this Lake to work out because it is fairly close to my house and great for float tube fishing. The last time that I went was last year with my cousin Chase and neither of us got a single bite. Lonny had told me that he did well at Fuller on Tuesday, so I thought it might be a good opportunity to give it another try.
Lonny and I were fly fishing and my uncle was fishing from the bank. I started out with a sparrow fly and Lonny start with a similar leech pattern fly that I had tied. Within a couple minutes Lonny had a fish on. The fish put up a nice fight and was a decent size. I was thinking that we were going to a pretty good day. I fished with my sparrow fly for a good 20 minutes, but I wasn’t getting and bites. I then switched to a black woolly bugger, no luck. I then tried an olive woolly bugger pattern, no luck. Then I tried a Clouser minnow, still no luck. I then switched to the same fly that Lonny was fishing. I don’t know why I did do that a long time ago because it didn’t take long for me to get a bite. I was kicking around and stripped back a couple times, and while my hand was open and I had no tension on the line I got a nice bite. The line went flying through my hands and it was too late by the time I grabbed the line and pulled up to set the hook. I gave it a few more minutes, but the water was too cold and it was in the upper 30’s outside so I decided to throw in the towel and start fishing from shore with my uncle.
Uncle Jason did great. I think he wound up catch 8 fish by the end of the day. It does make me think that the fish were sitting at the bottom of lake because it didn’t take long for him to get bites and he was only using a 1 foot leader fishing off the bottom. If you go out to Fuller Lake, I would suggest using some heavy sink line and try to stay near the bottom. Good luck and happy fishing!
Lonny and I were fly fishing and my uncle was fishing from the bank. I started out with a sparrow fly and Lonny start with a similar leech pattern fly that I had tied. Within a couple minutes Lonny had a fish on. The fish put up a nice fight and was a decent size. I was thinking that we were going to a pretty good day. I fished with my sparrow fly for a good 20 minutes, but I wasn’t getting and bites. I then switched to a black woolly bugger, no luck. I then tried an olive woolly bugger pattern, no luck. Then I tried a Clouser minnow, still no luck. I then switched to the same fly that Lonny was fishing. I don’t know why I did do that a long time ago because it didn’t take long for me to get a bite. I was kicking around and stripped back a couple times, and while my hand was open and I had no tension on the line I got a nice bite. The line went flying through my hands and it was too late by the time I grabbed the line and pulled up to set the hook. I gave it a few more minutes, but the water was too cold and it was in the upper 30’s outside so I decided to throw in the towel and start fishing from shore with my uncle.
Uncle Jason did great. I think he wound up catch 8 fish by the end of the day. It does make me think that the fish were sitting at the bottom of lake because it didn’t take long for him to get bites and he was only using a 1 foot leader fishing off the bottom. If you go out to Fuller Lake, I would suggest using some heavy sink line and try to stay near the bottom. Good luck and happy fishing!
