My fishing partner called the number above, this morning, except it ended in 3018 (probably one of their two lines) and they told him they would have his fishing boat out of the storage area and ready for pickup on next Thursday morning.
Supposedly the gas station in Bullfrog is still pumping (pay at the pump only). the dock gas pumps are manned and the pump-out station was operational. They didn't know about propane refills. We will be fishing N of Bullfrog , unless their is a mudline by then, and mainly jigging for walleyes.
But, we will use other methods of fishing if the walleyes aren't biting on jigs.(might even have to fish for other species, arrrggg). We have been fishing Powell off and on since the late sixties, when the crappie fishing was superb and it was rare to catch a walleye and there were NO Stripers, and the crappies were dinner plate size and super tasty.
I believe that the Stripers ate too many baitfish and the walleyes were starving and then they became easier to catch and were not afraid to get into the brighter light. I don't know why the big crappies decreased so much, but the Stripers, and lack of underwater trees and brush, probably had something to do with that.
Many underwater trees, brush etc for fish to hide in, back then. At that time the ThinFin Shad lure was a hot lure for bass.
The water stayed clear a lot longer into the season and the super pictures you could take some mornings of a lake so smooth, you could turn the finished photo upside down and guess which way was correct.
Not many boats, NO jet skis or wave-runner boats. Those were the days.
It wasn't just how many fish you caught, it was the great experience with friends and how peaceful, beautiful and serene it was.
Indian ruins and the petrified trees, high cliff walls,great hiking and sun warmed pools full of rainwater, baking sun and the threat of a sudden storm coming in, which caused a hasty retreat to the nearest canyon.
I sure never liked eating food with sand, which got mixed in it from the wind that deposited it everywhere, esp if you were camping out in a tent, like we did most of the time.
Good memories. Hopefully the walleye will be biting.
We will be in a houseboat and not be concerned with sand in our food, coyotes at our tent or our tent collapsing.
Cold beer and drinks in the fridge and a hot shower.
Without a lot of water coming into the lake from the snowmelt, no big problem with the houseboat ropes getting too loose overnight and the houseboat twisting during a windstorm at night.
Now, if only the walleyes will be biting and the gov doesn't shut down Bullfrog, after we get there, and before we launch.
Buffalo4
PS:Firewood was everywhere and we had some super bonfires.
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