Thread: Help with cold water carps.

I'd probably go with 10 50 lb. bags. Want to be sure and have enough, know what I'm sayin'?:D

Originally Posted by RCC

Anyone got any tips on catching a trout out of the white river? The wife and I are going to try to catch one toward the weekend. I've heard chumming with corn will help, so I'm stopping by the co-op and pickup up 5 50lb bags

Any tips would be appreciated.

dont screw up a prop and use a carolina rig with an 1/8th oz weight and a 2lb or 4lb flouro leader. use powerbait or redworms. motor up to the base of any major shoals throw out and let you and your boat and your bait drift back down.. grass beds are never much good and really annoying. pea gravel bottom is never to great either. look for big rocks preferably deep. feel free to ask questions. ive fished the first 55 miles of the white.

I was told years ago you cann't do that,chum corn,not sure if it still applies today.
And don't think its corn from the feed store,whole kennel in the can...

RCC, Use a Light wire blue mustad #8 or #6 hook, or just about any small hook will do ( No Long Shank Hook) go to Walmart and look for a power bait called Fi-Yellow, they will come in a little jar and r little round balls connected like a sausage links. Tear two or three of these off and thread that little hook through the balls where they are stright and natural looking on the hook. Use a light low vis line 4lb test line<<very Important. Use a Carolina rig like river slab suggest or just put a split shot on. Here is a good rule of thumb that applys just about anywhere (High river) more wieght and longer leader, (Low River) Lighter wieght and shorter leader. I also like the orange Power bait balls on cloudy days. Take you some night crawlers and try pinching off about an inch of a worm and thread it right behind just one power bait ball or fish a half a night crawler by it's self (Dont Ball the worm up on the hook). Canned Corn on a hook is a good bait too and cumming canned corn is legal in non-special regulation areas. Make sure you read your reg book cos them Game Wardens work those trout rivers, trust me on that. Hope this help's and good luck catch a rainbow for me LOL

Originally Posted by CrappiePro

them Game Wardens work those trout rivers, trust me on that.

X2. my best friends uncle he was a guide on the white river for many year. he drift down the river fishing with small rebel crawfish crankbaits. he would tear them up and not those little trout that were just big enough to keep. he but big trout in the boat. my best friend has a huge brown on the wall from were he took them on a 2 day float trip. he also had a short link of chain tie to a rope that was tie to the front of his Supreme trout boat to act as a drag and slow the boat down will floating down river. good luck.

Thanks to all of you. I've got some stuff to go buy now:D

RCC - Usr canned corn NOT bags of dried corn.

Originally Posted by RCC

Anyone got any tips on catching a trout out of the white river? The wife and I are going to try to catch one toward the weekend. I've heard chumming with corn will help, so I'm stopping by the co-op and pickup up 5 50lb bags

Any tips would be appreciated.

That is not what you want, the corn they chum Trout with is soft canned corn. Better check Trout regs as some are different depending on where you plan to fish. Try some rainbow power bait, those little nuggets have works for us most of the time. Good luck.