tribs 10/13/07

i imagine when the lake is fishable it is packed in pretty good eh. im sure people are catchin their limits with all the fresh steelies that have been waitin to get in the creeks though. there will be better fishing days to come, its still early in the season.

WOW nice pic looks good be up next weekend.

Actually, the picture reflects the situation from the boat ramp to the lake, and the first 5-6 holding areas upstream.
 
Look guys. It is, what it is. There are a LOT of fish in the lower end. Sometimes there is room to fish, other times it is quite crowded. The fish have definately been beat on, and are tough to catch. They are a bit more active now that the water has cooled some, but stll tough. You CAN catch fish though. The key is adapting to the situation. If you are set on anchoring shein, or powerbait to the bottom, you are going to have a very slow day. The same holds true if drifting egg patterns is your only plan ( there IS no drift ). Many fish ARE being caught, many others are being "hooked" . Watch those that are CATCHING, and take notice of what they are doing differently from those that are not.

I agree, it is what it is, and this topic in general gets more beat up and wore out than the steelhead that are holding in lower Elk right now.  I believe steelys4me has to plan a trip from quite a distance so I'm trying to be as accurate as possible.  The picture of these fish make me think of an infomercial that tells you how to become a millionaire overnight easily, but you know better.  In other words, misleading to show someone who is anxious to go fishing.  I can't agree with "alot" of fish there and "alot" of fish being caught.  Not by good, even half decent conditions you may expect this time of year.  That would be like me catching some 2-3 lb. 15-18" fish and telling everyone what a great trout fisherman I am.  Then someone who knows better finds out they were steelhead from Erie and knows it's subpar considering the where and what's.  The ground and 'watersheds' need filled along with the creeks and some all day rains to follow, keeping the flow and color.  Think of going through a period when you can't remember the last time you saw the sun because it's been raining so much.....that's what we need.

plz we need rain and nice pic

Spoon hit the nail on the head...
 
Fished lower Elk once again today, all day.  Between four of us we probably brought to hand 3 dozen or so, with countless more lost due to running into the logs/breakoffs.  Not quite as well as friday, but still a good day.  Action was pretty steady all day, seems like everyone caught at least something.  Probably the most crowded I've ever seen lower Elk, but hey it is what it is.
 
This guy here made my day!

 
Seen one other HUGE brown caught by a guy fishing next to me, that one didn't go back though.
 
-Tim

Yeah, that was probably me... introduce yourself next time!
 
-Tim

I pulled a nice hen brown out last week.  She was 5 and a quarter lbs according to the scale at Poor Richards.  Lots of nice eggs for sacks later if we get some rain.  She did not taste too bad either, not quite as good as I expected, but definitely edible.

I GUESS AS THEY SAY,"TO EACH HIS OWN'. PERSONALLY , I FISH WHEN THE STREAMS ARE FISHABLE. TO ME THAT MEANS NOT HIGH AND MUDDY AND NOT LOW AND CLEAR. THE CONDITIONS NOW ARE WAY BEYOND LOW AND CLEAR, SO MUCH SO THAT EVEN IF I  FAIR HOOKED 20 FISH, I WOULD SAY THE FISHING EXPERIENCE SUCKED BECAUSE I DON'T AND NEVER DID LIKE SIGHT FISHING. CASTING REPEATEDLY AT SPOOKED FISH IN SHALLOW WATER, I BELIEVE , LEADS TO TOO MANY FOUL HOOKUPS. GIVE ME WATER TURNING GREEN  WITH A FOOT OF VISIBILITY OR I'LL DRIVE TIL I FIND IT. FROM OHIO TO LAKE ONTARIO THERE IS USUALLY SOMETHING FISHABLE.     JUST MY OPINION,   GLEN