Eagle Mountain 6-18-11

Fished with repeat customers Nick and his family today.  These guys put the pressure on me before we even got in the boat by telling me Gabe doesn't NOT like fishing.  Gabe has never caught a fish and had a few bad experiences while fishing.  He said he'd be happy with catching one....after he said that the pressure was off :)
Gabe with his first ever fish!

 Here is a pic of the morning scenery

It was a windy day, but with the forecast at 101 we were okay with it.  We started the day fishing a ridge that goes from 4-26ft and caught fish on all depths there.  They would come up and school for a couple seconds and then go down, but the HB side image told us exactly where they were.  We caught the fish on Ole Ugly in white/chartreuse and Flies By Night flies.  Also, we tried a new lure from Flies By Night similar to an inline spinner and it did great also.  We were able to use it to fish at all levels of the water column and do well. 
After two hours of consistent catching we started catching mainly dinks, so I asked them if they wanted to head south and battle the wind in search of larger fish.  First stop south I marked a load of fish, but only one taker.  Next area, nothing on the big screen and the wind really picked up so we headed to an area that has been holding fish about every third trip.  Last week it was loaded but couldn't get any to bite.  Today, I marked a little bit on the 2d sonar, but on the left side scan it showed, "Game Time!"  Put the trolling motor down and before I could get everyone their poles fish were flying out of the water with an Ole Ugly and Flies By Night fly in their mouth!  These guys sure put a hurt on the fish today and battled the high winds.  Memories were made and we all had a blast!  I think Gabe went from dreading the trip to having a great time, and trips like this is why I love guiding. Thanks guys

Water Temp 84 degrees; wind 25-40 S to SW; Ole Ugly and Flies By Night; 4-26ft with 17-23ft boat depth