Omak Lake Report 3.17.17

We have all heard it, "You should have been here yesterday. " That’s what the weather was telling me today when I got out to Omak Lake. Yesterday was warm and sunny, just a beautiful day and I was stuck indoors. Today was a grey cold with a little drizzle, but since I was there, I gave it a shot.

I did not see any of the cutties cruising the shallows along the shore line. I worked my way east along the shore with no takes. I got to the runoff creek that was flowing at a good rate into the lake. Now normally this would have been a really good place to locate a few fish. After changing my fly a couple of times, I had what I call a there and gone. Felt the fish, got a couple of tugs, then nothing. The strike was weak at best. After about 45 minutes, I had another brief tug. I ended my fishing out on the dock, with one more there and gone. I decided it was time to head back to the shop to warm up and lick my wounds. Oh well, such is life in fishing. Maybe I should have been wearing green since today is Saint Patrick's day.

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The lake is up from my last trip from a few days ago. From what I could see, it looks like a lot of the runoff creeks are flowing pretty well. If you get a chance, seek out these waters because most of the time they can be very productive.

Come on spring, 3 days to go.