Anyone heading to one of the stocked ponds this weekend? Season opens Sat. morning at 5 A.M. Ill be heading to the campus ponds at charleston to get my 5 rainbows.
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Anyone heading to one of the stocked ponds this weekend? Season opens Sat. morning at 5 A.M. Ill be heading to the campus ponds at charleston to get my 5 rainbows.
I'm not going this weekend but this last fall they stocked some big ones. I know they had a big problem with a die off last fall I wonder if they will stock them as big this spring?
My friends and family hate eating trout, they are spoiled on bluegill and crappie. So this weekend for the final four I will be making grandma's salmon patties, that will be made with trout and they will eat it until it's gone.
Good luck this weekend and good luck to everybody that is still alive in your brackets. Personally I need Duke to win one and then lose in the championship.
Junie
Wish I could heading out of town for Easter. Hopefully there will be some left when I get back monday
Yeah, they stock them by total pound, so some years you get a whole bunch, but they are smaller. And then some years they dont put near as many in, but they are a lot bigger. One year they stocked a bunch of hybrids that were bright orange and yellow, they looked like gold fish. Looking back, I kind of wish I would have mounted one. I have caught them on Monday b4, and sometimes even up through that next week, but of course sat. and sun. are always the best.
I may give the EIU campus pond in Charleston a visit myself this Saturday.
I have fished it every year for about 13 years, with good luck. Last year I tried Lake of the woods, that was a mistake. I will return to old faithful sat. about 6 A.M. and hopefully get the magic spot.
I have never gone and will not be going this year. What is required to fish for them...permit? Also, in general how does one fish for them...type of equip and bait other than fly fishing?
Flyfishing for them would be a waste of time. You need an inland trout stamp. Rig one ultralite with a weight a foot of line and bait a small treble hook with trout powerbait. If it is sunny I cast a roostertail with the other ultralite pole.
pfft forget the powerbait, just use corn, its basically what they feed em at the stock ponds. ill only go if i have nothing else to do, trout taste nasty compared to crappie or walleye.
I have only had it once, went to Cherokee N.C. from Pigeon Forge/Dolly Wood and it was very strong, there. Never tried it again, so I did not know if it was just a strong tasting fish, or if I got some bad stuff. Must just be strong!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish4life71
I use powerbait and corn. I rig a small gold crappie hook, with some weight above it, and fish the bottom. I try one pole with each bait to see which they are prefering at the time, and then adjust accordingly. Looks like we are gonna see some rain here on sat., oh well, thats what they made rainsuits for.
everyone at our stocked pond fishes with bobbers...i'm like the food they feed these fish sink to the bottom, so this is the method i use as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelslinger86
You duck hunters aint scared of a little rain. Hey congrats on the new rod. Thats cool.
Taking my 4 grand kids to Gebhard Woods in Morris, I do the treble hook,bobber thing and these trout love velvetta cheese,if the fishing is bad you can still have a cheese sandwich,kids are 5 -12 yrs. old. I will probably get stuck for breakfast too at Mcdonalds!! Don't forget the new high priced fishing licence and inland trout stamp!
Yeah I have spent many a days sittin in the duck blind gettin rained on. You just draw your hood down nice and tight, close your eyes, and if theres birds in the air, your buddies will be sure to wake you with the reports of their shotguns. LOL.
Well, I made two visits to the EIU pond in Charleston to watch the fishing. Saw some nice catching going on and maybe some cheating (keeping more than 5). Did not fish myself- just watched.
Well I wish I would have caught enough to do some cheatin, even though I wouldnt have. I got a late start, and me and my wife ended up with 3 a piece. They were all on the small side, but I saw one guy catch a monster. Not a great day, but got to spend some time with the wife, catching fish.