Lake Cocolalla Fishing Report 4.7.17

The lake is completely open, and ready to be fished! Most of the trout are cruising close to shore, looking for perch, nymphs, and washed up worms.

The trout that have keyed in on the worms are fat and sassy, while the trout eating nymphs are long and skinny. However, the trout are willing to eat an Olive Baby Gonga, #6 Olive Woolly Bugger, #6 Brown Woolly Bugger, and a #6 Black Balanced Leech. 

If you need to stock up on these flies, then this is the spot. 

Stripping flies slowly with intermediate line seems to work best. A few fish are rising, but not enough to throw a dry fly. Water clarity is excellent except for inlets, and common runoff drainage. I haven't seen any boats on the water yet, but I'm sure a few fishermen have already made the trip. 

Still no word on the bass fishing for this lake, but I am guessing they are sluggishly staging in 15-20 feet of water. 

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