May 11th.....The original plan was to head out Friday afternoon and fish through Saturday.  Mother Nature had other plans as she dumped three inches of snow on Lander and a good soaking elsewhere.  We decided to make a day trip Sunday, and yes, Pat called his Mother from the lake.  We caught 11 walleye, a trout and a carp.  Jigs and plastics.  We would catch a few then go quite a while and catch a few more.  Made the "call of my fishing career" when, after an hour of not even a bite, I threw my jig out and said to Pat, "This cast is good for a 5 pounder"  Well, I caught a 4 pounder!  A call like that will probably never happen again!  Lots of boats headed for the flats south of Tough Creek.  No word on how the fishing is there.  We're taking next week off.  The runoff can start anytime it wants...there's lots of snow ready to melt and fill the lake.

Ready for an 'Eye Fry!

May 3rd.....Finally got a full day of nice weather.  Saw more boats today than at any time this year.  Most headed to the flats south of Tough Creek.  We stayed away from the crowd.  We've never been fond of "pack fishing".  We caught 9 today, all males, with jigs and minnows and jigs and plastics.  Water temp was between 45 and 50.  Water is clearing up north half of lake.  Runoff forecast continues to be good.  Visually, there is still a ton of snow up high.  This cool weather should help with the runoff this year.  Looking forward to the water!

April 25/26.....Headed to the lake for some afternoon fishing as the weather forecast is calling for some cold temps for Saturday. Plan was to stay the night and see what the morning brought.  We had a pretty good afternoon of fishing before the cold wind began to howl.  We caught 8 walleye, a nice trout and a big carp. The next morning, after a night of strong winds and snow, we awoke to a frozen landscape around camp.  Chalk up another win for Mother Nature.
     

April 19th.....After a week off we returned to Boysen Saturday.  Had a good day before the wind started to roar around 2 pm.  We caught 11 walleye, (all males), 2 to 3 pounds.  2 huge carp and a big rainbow.  Jigs and plastics and jigs with minnows.  Water temp was in the mid 40's. Mitch, Rich, and Dale came over from Casper just as the winds picked up, anchored up, and caught 4 before the anchor rope failed.  The winds were still somewhat prevalent Sunday morning.  The guys from Casper went out but we decided to bag it till next weekend.  It looks like it will be a good year of inflow into the lake with with the Wind River Basin runoff forecasts at or near 100%.  Let's hope so!

April 5th.....Another day of getting in some fishing before the winds hit.  Caught three before we got blown off.  Jigs and minnows, fishing was slow.  Looking forward to a full day of fishing!

March 29th.....The ice is off Boysen!  Pat and I headed out Friday afternoon, got camp cleaned up and ready for another season.  The weather forecasters were calling for high winds Friday night through Saturday.  The weather gods smiled upon us as it was calm Friday night until about 11:30 Saturday morning, which gave us a chance to wet a line. We got off the water as soon as the wind came up, and within a half hour it was howling!  Caught 2 walleye using jigs and plastics.  Water temp was at 39 degrees so the fish were a bit lethargic.  Felt good to get another season going!  There were quite a few anglers around the Brannon Boat Launch catching a few rainbow.

Ice buildup along Boysen shore. March 2008