Posts Tagged reservoir
Toddlers gone fishin’
Jun 27
Pathfinder fun!
Jun 17
We waited until evening to go to Pathfinder hoping the wind would die down enough to have an easier time controlling the boat. Trolling for trout is one of the funnest ways to catch fish when the action is fast. It takes teamwork and concentration to play this game! Using a kicker motor for speed and a bow mount trolling motor to steer, we drop our lines from 50 to 100 feet behind the boat and wait for the action to begin. Once a fish hits, you must get the pole out of the holder immediately so as not to lose or break off the trout. Then another person needs to kill the kicker and take over steering to make sure the other lines that are still out do not get tangled. This person also must get the net ready, these are nice big trout! Once the fish is on board, kick the motor back in gear and put out the crank bait that just landed a fish. It gets wild when there are only two people in the boat and 3 or 4 lines out and even more crazy in the wind.
Glendo
Jun 15
A lot of fishing is best in the evening and early morning. So, it is great that we have reservoirs nearby that we can get to for these bites. We got to Glendo around 3pm Tuesday and headed to a spot that has not been drowned quite yet. It is a place we know we can always catch fish when water levels are still not too high. We jigged for walleye while also dropping a smaller jig to the bottom for perch. It was a chilly, breezy night, but the fishing was quite good. We stayed until well after dark and used the almost full moon to guide us back to the ramp. We were in the water by 5am and limited out by 5:30, but we kept fishing around the lake looking for other potential hot spots for the rising depths.
Pathfinder weekend
May 16
If you spent any time outdoors on Saturday you know it was about as miserable a day as you can get in the spring. We took our friend Shane and his daughter Caitlin out early in the morning. It was Caitlin’s birthday and we wanted her to catch a big rainbow! What a day 
we froze and the fishing was not the best we have had. Of course being miserable never helps the fishermen make the right decisions about finding our prey. We did accomplish our goal, however and by 9am, Caitlin had caught a couple fish and we could get the heck out of dodge!! Sorry it was not the best day, Caitlin!
Sunday was a completely different type of day. It started out windy and cold, but not even as cold as yesterday. By 9:30 the wind died completely down and the lake was glass. We caught quite a few fish and Max learned to use the net! Crazy Wyoming weather…
Pathfinder ice
Jan 8
The Jim Garbutt family and our college live-in, Elizabeth was up for an adventure with us this Saturday. We headed for big trout country on the sweetwater arm of Pathfinder. It is always fun to introduce youngsters to the thrills of the outdoors and none is easier to find than on the ice. We arrived shortly after sun up and set out more than a dozen tip ups. All the kids were eager to help with the set up and to learn how the process works. Within a few minutes we had our first flag. Within 3 hours we landed more than 15 fish and everyone had a chance to pull in a rainbow. It was a perfectly calm and balmy day on the ice which always makes the experience that much more enjoyable.
3rd Day’s a Charm
Dec 28
We had heard about a pond north of Casper that was hot for perch this year. So, on Sunday we took Mary and hit the road around 6am. By 8 we were on the lake and searching for the 9 inchers we heard of. No such luck. We each caught a few perch, but the fishing was not fast and the size left a lot to be desired. We decided to check out some local shops and have a nice lunch before heading back to Casper and heard of another pond that was fishing very well over the last year or two for monster trout. So, Monday we got out around 5am and just happened to forget a map and a gps. Finding a lake you haven’t been to in 15 years in the dark without a map is not a good idea. 3 1/2 hours later we found the fishery and it was true that there are BIG fish in it. Mary hooked a giant within minutes of setting up, but lost it at the hole before landing a nice 18 inch rainbow. Erik caught two nice sized trout and a couple 18 inchers. We figured we had missed a good morning bite when we were driving all over Wyoming earlier and decided to pack up and try again Wednesday morning.
7:15 found us on the lake and Erik had a phenominal day hooking 3 enormous trout (1 brown) and landing several 17-19″ rainbows.
Pathfinder with Max
Dec 26
The only thing more exciting than ice fishing is fishing with a newbie! Max went with us on his first ice fishing adventure. We were so very thankful to have a beautiful mostly calm day at Pathfinder. The sun was shining bright and fishing was consitent. Max learned to set tip ups, watch for flags and pull in big rainbow trout. It was a wonderful experience for us and for Max bringing home 15 trout with salmon colored fillets for the smoker! Watch max catch fish here!!
Pathfinder
Dec 19
We have had such a cold week, there was no doubt Pathfinder would be frozen. It has been several years since we have fished with tip ups, we had both forgotten how fun it is! The action is fast when a school swims through- each of us rushing in different directions to get to the flag before the fish makes off with a free lunch. It is as much action as one could have fishing!
We arrived at the lake around 6:30 and began setting our 12 tip ups, zig zagging from shallow to deep. It was a very cold but perfectly calm morning, making it one of our best weather days on the ice! Surprisingly we were able to set all holes before the flurry began. Each time we had a flag we could be sure there would be another or two to follow. By 12:00 we had our 12 fish and were packing up to head home. Very fun very exciting day of fishing!! Watch some of the action here!
The weather last Saturday and today was as perfect as weather can be for spending time in the boat. The temperatures were perfect and , you might want to sit down for this, there was no wind!
