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Rufus Woods Lake Report
Douglas County, WA

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01/08/2011
Trolling
Rainbow Trout
Power Bait
Mack's Wedding Ring
All Day
01/09/2011
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Hit the water at first light. Came off the water at last light. I woke to starlit skies at 4AM. The gravitational pull to Rufus was strong. Just above Brewster I drove under a fog bank that remained all day. Water temp. was cold. Air temp. was colder. Breezes thruout the day kept things kind of miserable. It was the first time in a long time that I've allowed my hands to get cold.(Something I won't soon forget.) I C&Rd my first fish within 10 min. of launching. It was about 14". I picked it up on a fast trolled frog pattern Needle fish. I fished the can line, both sides of the river up to Brandts & back. I didn't see any bank fisherman catching anything. I did stir the ducks a little for some guys hunting by Brandts. I tried a lot of different plugs,lures,flies & wedding rings in various sizes and colors. And various depths
& speeds. I started the day with a fish & ended it with another. The one I kept was picked up with an olive colorred B-2 squid behind an action disc. The B-2 was slatherred in power bait & the fish took it deep. Otherwise I would have C&Rd it too. To sum things up, Olive & or green were the only things in common yesterday.


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Lake Chelan Adventures
1/9/2011 3:18:00 PM
Hey AFK..Glad you were able to make it out on the Big Ruf...I did real well where you fished pulling Jointed Rapalas in the black and silver color..Troll these 1.5 to 1.7 mph and go out 120 to 150ft behind the boat...good luck...
Malottguy
1/9/2011 4:10:00 PM
Nice fish Andy and happy to see you get out there.
blufin loui
1/9/2011 7:17:00 PM
Fillets for the skillet, Sounds like you had a cold day on the water too. Glad you could get out.
afk
1/9/2011 7:53:00 PM
Joe, believe me I tried. I have a 2-pole endorsement. And I was using 'em both. You were kind enough to share this tip with me before. I told my son the one about," Some days it's chicken & other days it's feathers". I told him I got enough feathers for a feather bed! Thanks again, Andy
afk
1/9/2011 7:55:00 PM
I was lookin' for your fire Robert.
afk
1/9/2011 7:59:00 PM
Lewis, even though it was cold, I'll do it again. Every minute spent on the water is worth it.
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