Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Sunday, October 16, 2011

Hit the 'race this morning.  One white bass on beach below rocks.  Couldn't feel our fingers after 1/2hr casting.  Paid my 5 bucks and found State Park to be Dead Sea again.  Nice lady at Scott's told us to hit the blocks.  Immediate pike action, little/some salmon evidence (8:30) lots of rising trout.  Rigged wire leaders and pressed on.  Decent number of 5lb class pike caught throughout the day. Firetiger or black/silver seemed to be preferred colors.   Boy caught 5lb salmon on firetiger jerkbait--"still fresh" male at noon.  Saw one rotten male and one fresh female cruising the bank approximately 1pm.  Female was still in agressive mode without wounds.  Observed trophy pike scatter fingerling trout twice--head like a horse, big SOB (6pm).