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Rock Lake Report
Whitman County, WA

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06/19/2010
Rainbow Trout
Morning
06/20/2010
5
1188

Got to the lake about 7:30 a.m., launched my Livingston and headed under the bridge. I started off casting jerk baits toward the edges, but had no luck. After trying to troll for awhile near the rock face With no luck, I decided to drop-shot. BAM !! 4 lb. bow. This fish fought! The next fish I hooked into snapped my leader on it's second run. It was at least as big as the first. Caught a couple of small Browns that I released, Got another large bow and broke another off that i never got a glimpse of. Swithed to a 10 lb. flourocarbon leader (was using 8 lb.) and limited on large, healthy Bows. Was off the water by 2:30. This was the best day of fishing for trout I have ever had! Saw several LMB in the shallows but couldn't hook them up. All-in-all an awesome day!!


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earchcobber
6/20/2010 2:35:00 PM
nice fish,nice report,thank you
kenbarb
6/20/2010 2:55:00 PM
Good report flatlander, and nice picture. What type of lure were you using on your dropshot rig, also did you have any problem launching, and last but not least, what is the lake level? Rock is sure a pretty lake to fish, have only been there once, but would like to make another trip soon. Ken
flatlander
6/20/2010 7:20:00 PM
Kenbarb, I had noproblems launching. The water is high enough that I didn't scrape anything going under the bridge.Flatlander
sourdough
6/22/2010 9:41:00 AM
what is drop shot?
Anglinarcher
6/22/2010 11:16:00 AM
Sourdough, drop shot is a method, not a lure or bait. It places the weight at the end of the line, then the hook is tied, normally with a palomar not, above the weight anywhere from 6" to several feet. You can put almost any soft plastic, nose hooked, on the hook, cast it out, tighten the line to feel the weight, then relax the line a couple of inches and then just shake the rod. Not this is a real oversimplification, but you cannot fish this method without making the soft plastic look alive. Yes, bait can be used, but.......... Note, this method works when the fish are on or near the bottom. If you get a membership to "http://www.anglers-experience.com/" and watch the videos, Seth Burrill does an excellent job of showing this technique on several of his TV shows.
sourdough
6/25/2010 9:25:00 AM
thanks!
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