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05/19/2008
Trolling
Rainbow Trout
Red
Flatfish
Evening
05/20/2008
2
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Hi All, this is my first post. I'm fairly new to Pine lake. Fished it last Saturday mid-day and caught 5 in a couple hours trolling a red flatfish at about 10 feet in depth. Decided to take the wife and daughter out last night. Launched about 6pm. Made a couple rounds of the lake with a red flatfish and a green/yellow flatfish. No luck on the first round, then tried changing speeds and depths, even tried a gold PantherMartin (my lucky lure). Called it a day on our second trip around and then my wife hooked a rainbow on the red flatfish just before we got back to the launch (around 7:30pm). It was about 12 inches and a nice fighter. C&R for next time. Slow fishing, but didn't try really hard as my daughter was done and wanted to go in after the first hour. At least we got one to keep the spirits up....that's a good thing where the wife is concerned.
Saw a guy just out from the launch in a boat fishing a bobber and he was hooking them regular about this time too. Not sure if he was using bait or not. If not for our daughter, we probably would have kept trying until dark.

As an observation and rant, there were several people on the dock fishing (as usual)...saw two teenagers who had been fishing from the dock get picked up by their mom while we were launching....they had a stringer full of rainbows which they proceeded to dump in the nearest trash can! Overheard them tell her that they caught their limit and no one on the dock wanted them. If I was not alone with my daughter at the time, I would have gone over and given them my opinion about that. If that were my mom, the poles would have been snapped in two and put in the trash not to be returned.


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Rob G.
5/20/2008 5:28:00 PM
That sucks! Those kids need a lesson......
gian
5/20/2008 7:34:00 PM
I saw you guys out in the rain. I was in the inflatable. Green really seems to work better, followed by blue or white, when it's overcast or raining on that lake. I've caught using red or gold when it's bright. Most people I see on the dock use orange or green powerbait, seems to be pretty consistant. Hope it helps for next time. Good luck and hats off for braving the weather.
BentRod
5/20/2008 8:57:00 PM
gian, yeah, saw you filling up the raft. The rain was a bummer, but not unexpected. At least it stopped and turned into a beautiful evening. Wondered how much the rain was playing a roll vs. the overcast skies. Thanks for the tip. I look forward to hitting the water again. May try Wednesday after work. I like reading about your home-made lures. Not too many people do that anymore.
kutthroatkilla
5/20/2008 9:02:00 PM
"saw two teenagers who had been fishing from the dock get picked up by their mom while we were launching" -- Sounds like FM --- haha j/k. Darn, too bad about those teens doing that...oh well it's Pine after all - still not acceptable, I feel your frustration.
fishingmachine
5/20/2008 9:39:00 PM
That was not me i saw the same teenagers u were talking about
BentRod
5/21/2008 12:03:00 AM
Not pointing any fingers at anyone in particular, just saying what I saw wasn't cool and I needed to vent to the fishing crowd. There are always going to be people who do that sort of stuff.

Now, changing subjects a bit....does anyone know if there is a difference between bass fishing on Pine vs. Beaver? Seems to me that Beaver has more habitat for them. Any experience out there?
kutthroatkilla
5/21/2008 12:53:00 PM
I believe Fishing Maching bass fishes both lakes on a daily basis...PM'ing him would be worthwhile.
gian
5/21/2008 1:46:00 PM
I've seen some people pull some large bass out of pine. I would imagine the patties to the far left of the launch or the shallows at the far end straight out from the dock. I havn't tried bass on that lake though, but thats where I would start if I did. They are in there for sure. I've been thinking about taking my snorkling gear out this summer to get a better idea of the bottom. I also want to use it to clean up some of the trash I see.
BentRod
5/21/2008 1:49:00 PM
Hey, snorkling, now there's a fun idea. That's serious bass reconicence!
BentRod
5/21/2008 3:14:00 PM
Hey, snorkling, now there's a fun idea. That's serious bass reconicence!
fishingmachine
5/21/2008 3:27:00 PM
Well the bass in pine are bigger then the bass in beaver and u get both smallies and largemouth out of pine. But if u want constant action i would fish beaver if u want size fish pine. I caught a 4.5 pound smallie out of pine last year
BentRod
5/21/2008 3:31:00 PM
fishingmachine, thanks for the input. I wouldn't have guessed that the Pine bass would be bigger. I'll have to try for some. Do they run deep or do they stay up under the docks? That seems to be the majority of the cover on the lake.
patfitting
5/21/2008 8:01:00 PM
yeah snorkling really sounds fun
fishingmachine
5/22/2008 4:25:00 PM
I have caught them up under the docks or near the pads but also you can fish rocky slopes bouncing grubs and get smallies
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