Last Updated: 2010-07-29 08:59:33

The last day for barbed hooks is Saturday. The fish are still deep and in the prime times will hit lures. With this full moon I would not hesitate to try in the middle of the day too. We got a nice 3# male brown last night in the channel towards the dam across from Beaver Cove. Other areas holding fish are the old brown alley, the Chalk Bluffs and the deeper channels of the Hiltons. Fish the 35-45 foot water putting lures from 25-30 feet down. Lures that have worked are the Tasmanians with red and gold, several yellow winged versions, Rapalas in the F9 and F11 sizes in Rainbow, Brook Trout and Purpledescent colors and you cannot go wrong with the Needlefish in frog and the bikini patterns. It is also time to try the Arctic Fox trolling flies too, use the wiggle disc that they come with as it really gives the flies extra action. Rig them just as the Needlefish with a swivel around a rod length from the lure and put either a Carolina Keeper or a bead above the swivel to catch and algae or weeds moving down the line. This is the start of a great time on the lake with only our flyfishing buddies to share the lake with (along with the watersport group).