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They don't call them the fish of ten thousand casts for no reason. I was told that in Mayfield at least, the guys that are successful, spot the fish first or at least have an idea where ones hanging out. You can absolutely spot them up against drop offs and overhanging banks if the lights right. We found they liked the shaded edges but also found them laying up against stumps and sunken logs.
Was the 'dragon fly' fly, tied with Foam? Thinking about it in the terms of what a Tiger will eat. A large frog pattern or a large mouse pattern may be something they'd hammer. Heck tie a baby duck fly.
Nice Flies!!!! Lake Pend Oreille has Tiger Muskies or Pike? I knew Curlew and Newman had Tigers but never heard that the Pend Oreille had them. I've heard or read that Sprague Lake and Evergreen Reservoir has a few also? Fished Evergreen Reservoir early summer one year and got Walleye on big buggers against the rock walls but no Tigers. I think Banks lake could be a fun fly fishing adventure for Walleye and large Smallies. Just a FYI if you're into hunting predator type fish with a Fly rod. The canals in Miami for Peacock Bass on a Fly is as much fun as a person can have legally and relatively cheap if you can get decent airfare. I've read they're getting to have quite a fairly large population of Pike in Lake Roosevelt? Anyone seeing this to be true? Everything I read indicates, catching Pike on a Fly in Lake Coeur d'Alene is relatively easy in the spring right before and during the spawn, compared to catching Tiger Muskies. Considering I've never caught either, I wouldn't take anything I put on here very seriously. I'm working on an old original Carolina skiff right now trying to get it ready for this summer, just for Tiger Musky on a Fly. Platforms with nothing to catch fly lines or toes. A wide open deck with nothing above the gunnels. Seats that fold into and out of the floor and a full shroud over the outboard, fuel lines and wires. A Tiger Musky on a Fly rod has been a goal for a while and now that life after retirement is calming down a bit, hopefully it will become a reality!?! My first time on Mayfield in my buddies bass boat, I'm sure if anyone was watching, we looked like two of the three stooges. He caught two on gear and trying to land these things and still have fingers left is tricky. We made one of the long trap like nets that you pull the fish into and lift up after the fish is in position. One problem with our design. We didn't cut slits in the material for the water to run out of, so as you lifted it up, all the water and the fish went out the ends. Lesson learned! I spent a good portion of my time trying to get fly lines untangled and unhooked from everything in the boat. I'm thinking of a stripping basket like platform that you step into and just let your line drop into.Good luck out there!
