Fish Master: Carolyn Mason
Contact: wonderwoman66@gmail.com, 541.521.2895
Join me at Cleawox Lake to start the club’s outing season off with a bang! The lake will be stocked twice before the outing by ODFW with over 5,000 rainbow trout and an additional 221 “trophy sized” trout. Plan on taking home a limit, sharing with the Raptor Center, or returning them to the lake. The outing is planned for after Free Fishing Weekend (2/17-18) to avoid the masses.
Bring your boat, float tube, kayak, or fling flies from the shore or nearby dock. This early in the season, fish tend to school near the boat ramp hole and adjacent east side. Trolling and stripping seem to work best, but a leech or nymph under an indicator will get the job done, too. I recommend any fly that catches fish such as a wooly bugger (black or olive), Hale Bopp, and Bumstead’s favorite, a sparse orange seal bugger. If I'm going to use an indicator, I’ll put on a balanced leech or a zebra midge or other non descript nymph. But hey, I don't have much patience to watch a bobber so you’ll likely find me using the “kick and strip” method!
Our lunch for the day will be chili and cornbread with all the fixin’s. Plan to get your bowl filled around 1:00 pm. I'm hoping to get the lodge and patio (with attached restrooms) again which has some picnic tables and covered area in case of rain. Don't forget to bring a camp chair to sit in and relax.
You’ll need your 2024 angling license and an Oregon State Park pass for day use/parking ($5). A machine to purchase said pass is located in the parking lot to the west of the day use/boat ramp area. If you want to launch a kick boat you can do so from the east parking lot or the northwest parking area (if open) but you’ll have to walk it down to the lake. The boat launch is always a safe and easy bet.
Please RSVP to your Fish Master, Carolyn, or sign up after buying me a beer at the January club meeting. In addition to the fact that you’re coming, I’ll need to know these things:
are you bring a boat and do you have room for another member, or
are you partnered up with another member (if so, who)
would you like a seat in another member’s boat
will you be joining us for lunch
do you have any questions