Round Valley Night Fishing on 6/16

[Super]

Took my first RV night-fishing trip of the year. My new (used) outboard had the boat moving at 15mph, so the lake is a lot smaller to me now.

I watched the full moon rise on a clear windless night. That was beautiful.

I moved around because fishing was off...Pines, Cherry Street, North Point. Only one 14" rainbow and a few bluegill. Lights attracted lots of small fish. Sorry...No pictures. I forgot the camera at home.

[AndyS]

If this helps, this is what I wrote down:

6/28/05: 10pm till midnight- 3 rainbows, 20 rock bass, 5 bluegill
30 ft. of water, crawlers and cheese
6/30/07: 8:30pm till 11:30pm- 1 rainbow, lotsa rock bass and bluegill
35ft. of water
7/2/05: 8pm till midnight- lost count, over 12 rainbows, many rock bass and bluegill, cheese and crawlers, 35ft. of water
7/10/05: 9pm till midnight- 4 rainbows, many rock bass, 35ft. of water
7/11/05: 8pm till 11pm- 8 rainbows, many rock bass and bluegill, crawlers and cheese, 35ft. of water
7/02/06: 8pm till 11pm- no rainbows, 30 rock bass, 3 bluegill, cheese and crawlers, 37ft. of water
7/15/01: 9pm til midnight- 11 rainbows, 6 rock bass, 3 bluegill, 1 brown, crawlers and cheese, 35ft. of water
7/16/01: 9pm till midnight- 3 rainbows, 30 rock bass, 15 bluegill, crawlers and cheese, 35ft. of water
7/18/08: 9pm till 11pm- 5 rainbows, lotsa rock bass and bluegill, crawlers and cheese, 40ft. of water *note* could have caught trout all nite
7/25/08: 2 rainbows 40ft. of water *note* guy had a 20" rainbow on cooked shrimp
8/1/09: 9pm till midnight-2 rainbows, lotsa rock bass and bluegill, 40 ft. of water
8/10/96: 9pm till midnight- trout blitz, crawlers and cheese, 40ft. of water
8/29/95: 3 rainbows, 35ft. of water
8/20/05: 8pm till midnight- 1 rainbow, crawlers and cheese, 35ft. of water
8/22/07:8pm till 11:30pm- 3 rainbows, lotsa rock bass and bluegill, 36ft. of water
8/30/07: 8pm till 10:30pm- 2 rainbows, crawlers and cheese, 38ft. of water
8/07/10: 9pm till midnight- 5 rainbows, lotsa rock bass and bluegill, 3 bullheads, 48ft. of water

[AndyS]

Still looking for the entry with the tiger trout and channel catfish, my logbooks are a mess, I know it's in there somewhere.

Thanx for kicking off the nite rainbow fishing, great way to beat the heat on those hot summer days !!

[Super]

Thanks. I never used cheese. How is it? I mostly use night crawlers and shrimp.

[AndyS]

SAY CHEESE !! Well it's really not cheese. Velveeta is a pasteurized prepared cheese product, the front runner for Berkley Power Bait.
Keep it cool, try not to handle it alot, use about a half dollar size in a saucer shape.
All my BIG rainbows are caught on da cheese. I tried cooked shrimp before but ended up eating them all before I could get them out as bait.
Once the cheese gets down below 20ft. the water gets very cold, it tends to harden up a bit in the depths. Bring a smaller cooler, two reasons, keep the Velveeta cool, and a place to put your trout, the rainbows are nice and pink inside, great table fare, or great for the smoker.
I do not chum, the Velveeta leaves a scent trail.