Stillwater Report-Carey Lake

In an area dominated by trout fishing, it's sometimes fun to go looking for other species.  Having grown up catching trout exclusively, I always get a kick out of finding a few bass, perch, or bluegill.  On Saturday, Scott Carper, Frank, and I took a drive to Carey to celebrate Carper's birthday and catch a few fish.  We rowed the numerous channels of the lake and caught decent numbers of all of the aforementioned species.  The key was the double black diamond cast: casting as close to the shore as possible without piling a pair of buggers in to the bank.  We stripped any number of buggers, and they seemed to like most of them as long as a proper double black diamond cast was executed.  We found more bass than expected and even tied in to a few that gave our five weights a solid pull before reaching the boat.  While most fish were fairly small, we found about a dozen perch and gills that were big enough to filet.  They found the frying pan and the inside of a tortilla. If you're looking for a few laughs and a bunch of fish give Carey lake a try.