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OnTheFly
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I have experienced some tremendously great stillwater fishing at Clear Lake near Mt Hood. The fish here seem to be a little tougher than some of the neighboring lakes like Harriet and Timothy. The average size of the Rainbows are 10 to 14in. but 10lb.’ers have been caught. Not by me though.
Brookies are abundant too and can get trophy size. For those of you who think fishing with powerbait is the Shiz-Nit, fish the dam but if lure and fly fishing is your thing, take the gravel/dirt road around to the furthest arm opposite the dam and troll. To get to this area, take the next right hand turn after heading towards the lake from Hwy 26. (If you find yourself at the lake you've missed the turn.) Follow it all the way around until you get to a wide left hand turn that leads to a dirt boat launch. Troll along this bank and then mosey over to the opposite shore and fish that as well. The gear guys know what works best and the fly guys can troll or use retrieve methods using any callibaetis pattern, olive or black wooly buggers, PT, and Zug Bugs. Switch to dry patterns when the bite changes to top water. The lake is usually accessible late May and bald eagles and ospreys provide entertainment.
Brookies are abundant too and can get trophy size. For those of you who think fishing with powerbait is the Shiz-Nit, fish the dam but if lure and fly fishing is your thing, take the gravel/dirt road around to the furthest arm opposite the dam and troll. To get to this area, take the next right hand turn after heading towards the lake from Hwy 26. (If you find yourself at the lake you've missed the turn.) Follow it all the way around until you get to a wide left hand turn that leads to a dirt boat launch. Troll along this bank and then mosey over to the opposite shore and fish that as well. The gear guys know what works best and the fly guys can troll or use retrieve methods using any callibaetis pattern, olive or black wooly buggers, PT, and Zug Bugs. Switch to dry patterns when the bite changes to top water. The lake is usually accessible late May and bald eagles and ospreys provide entertainment.
