They were taking something under the surface too, but we had no luck with chironomids or nymphs. No doubt there is a fishing opportunity here we missed. There was 6-8 camps on the west shore, half of which were chuckar hunting, not fishing. Anyone thinking of heading over there can email me for additional info. Fish very healthy.
Water is quite cold.
Fish were taking the Davis Lake Special, a dark olive Bugger with a Marabou tail and a black wooly leech pattern. Only problem is they're hitting so soft that you can miss a lot. The only way to tell if it's a fish, or you've snagged some seaweed style algae, is to set the hook and se what happens. The lake is down from it's usual 4,000 acres in size to maybe 500. Easy access is from the Eagle boat ramp by way of a channel that flows towards shore into a vortex drain near the end of the ramp.