Well it was another beautiful day at Marshall. Marc and I set out from his house at about 8:30 AM and made the 1 hour or so trip to Marshall Lake. We took pontoon boats. Mine on my trailer and his in his truck. Very few people on the lake when we got there, and it stayed that way till probably mid afternoon. We were trolling nymphs of various colors getting short strikes off and on. Water temp at the surface was about 63 and at 80+ feet is was 45. Most fish were at the 25 to 40 foot level suspended over deep water. We even marked several fish close to the bottom. That seems quite deep to me for cutthroat, but as far as I know, that's the only fish in that lake. It was perfect weather with only an occasional gust. While I was trolling, I found that because I have to push so much water, I couldn't go quite fast enough. So, I put my rod in the rod holder and started using the oars. The slightly faster pace of the oars paid off for me. I managed to bring 5 fish to hand. I was using a claret colored bugger style nymph with plenty of crystal flash. The hook size appeared to be about a size 10 or 12. I would play out almost all my fly line and troll slow with the oars. Then just wait for my rod to start talking to me. At about 5:00 PM, Marc started getting hits on the surface using a renegade. That fly always seems to work at Marshall. All in all, it was a great day and I'm glad I got the chance to go back once more this year.
