Hagg Lake saturday morning 6/28

Ok….. Have made a final decision and Hagg Lake was chosen as the place I would end up…. A lot of thought went into picking this lake… Such as my wife telling me that her family would be there and that is where I was going…. So I figure………. Its all good.. Going to try to hit it around 7/8AM and stay till around 2pm… Hope to see any of you down there lol…… I’m sure I won’t be missed… A newbie….. Stranded with no paddle floating in the middle of the lake… I can picture it now…….

Info on Hagg lake…

http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/sup_serv/fac_mgt/parks/hagglake.htm

Hagg Lake saturday morning 6/28/2008 - 7/8 ish maybe earlier...lol

I would, but already committed to doing the Discovery Day on the Tualatin River... 

http://www.tualatinriverkeepers.org/paddle_trips.html

Next time though, then there can be two of us newbies together haha...

Booker, What will you be fishing for?  Trout, bass, perch???

Going to go after the hold over trout.... See if i can nail a good one.

Let us know how it goes.  I just might fish Henry Hagg Lake on Sunday.

I have a pot luck in Hillsboro Saturday afternoon so I didn't think I'd be able to do any fishing.  However, I've just been green lighted to go fishing in the morning as long as I remember to stop by in Hillsboro on the way back to Portland (don't let me forget).

So, I'm planning on showing up at sunrise (5:30ish) and I'll be paddling a small yellow OK Caper.  Any idea where you'll be launching Booker46? If you have a VHF I'll be on 69 otherwise I'll an eye out for you.  Maybe I should bring you a spare paddle in case you loose yours.   Anyway, I don't know what I'll be targeting so I'm going to bring a little of everything.  Hope to see you out there.

Brian

Made it out to Henry Hagg Lake (Launch A) at about 5:30am and it was already warm enough to skip the waders and paddle jacket.  Trolled the shore in about 15-20 ft of water and managed a nice 13" smallie. 


Ran back into one of the small arms and got a small (11.25") largemouth.


Then spent over an hour trying to find a panfish.  I thought this lake was supposed to full of them.  Anyway, I was rewarded with a 4" bluegill for my patience.   I almost caught a newt in the process.


I trolled a couple more hours.. one missed fish and lost another strong fish that got away with my favorite lake trolling plug (4" yozuri crystal minnow in a rainbow trout pattern).  I was going to head down the the dam to try for a smallmouth upgrade, but by then the water skiers were out in full force and it was getting really hot in my kayak.  I made it off the water by 10:30am and headed home.

Part of my plan was that I was hoping to meet up with Booker46, but I was probably in an out too early and it's a big lake.  Maybe next time.

Brian

Nice work there Brian. finally out of the cellar...

Uh oh, the B-Man is on the move.    I knew I should have gone fishing instead of surfing today!

Good job on the fishies and nice report.  I think you picked the perfect day and the perfect hours.

Brian bummer I missed you. I ended up running later than expected. First time loading all the gear, think I can do it in half the time now..

Hit the lake around 9:00 and was out in the no wake zone area till about 1:30. So I dropped in at the first main boat ramp and ended up fishing the whole north end.

I ended up going with a friend from work and my wife which was cruising all over in a green drifter. I myself was in my sand colored Malibu Mini.

Hooked into 1 sunfish, 2 small (very small) bass. Had two hard hits but was unable to set hook….Used a wedding ring with a worm trolling.

One thing I learned was SUNSCREEN…… Oh my legs and feet are a tad crispy…..!

Nice variety B! And that bluegill is HILARIOUS!! Seeing it on the AOTY board is even funnier!!! Seriously, good work. It's nice to see people reporting and actually catching fish.

Z

I guess I'm sort of hoping there's a prize for lowest scoring AOTY fish.  That bluegill is my current entry for that dubious title.  Besides, 40 pts is 40 pts and I can always upgrade (I better be able to upgrade).  I figure I can always get a 14" glow-in-the-dark, 3-eyed crappie from Swan Island later in the season if I need to. 

Brian

Nice variety B! And that bluegill is HILARIOUS!! Seeing it on the AOTY board is even funnier!!! Seriously, good work. It's nice to see people reporting and actually catching fish.

Z

That HILARIOUS fish knocked me into the cellar...I've got to get out on the Yak soon. It's been almost a month now. 

Jay