Title says most of it. I usually use trout magnets and / or worms under a bobber.
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Title says most of it. I usually use trout magnets and / or worms under a bobber.
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If you can cover a lot of water by moving along the bank or cast from an area known for its accessibility to fish (pond), no lure or bait is going to catch fish. Baits only find fish that are present. Now if you're are asking if the set up your using catches fish in general, you'd be right to use them but only if the line under the float put the bait at the right depth. Finding out the depth is just a matter of casting a 1/8 jig head and counting down until it reaches the bottom. Good luck.
the one or 2 or 3 spots I frequent for river bluegill have somewhat similar patterns . Spawning areas that are visible from the bank and proximity to them . I also "sight" fish them as many times they in numbers along the shoreline in some spots .
come winter i leave the river fish alone as they get hard to find .
Your last statement hits the nail square on. It’s like they literally disappear into the bottom somewhere. You can walk the stream as much as you want and NOBODY in sight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
Bob
thank you! I am still a beginner in freshwater so I have never heard of the counting trick. Thank you!
If you're using a float cast downstream, not upstream. If you cast downstream, you can control the speed of the drift by touching the spool with your finger.Quote:
Originally Posted by castingcole
just trying to get some fall fish in before I can't lol
thank you. Have always casted upstream so will have to try that today. would it be the same if you are not using a float?
No. If you're just casting a jig or a crankbait or whatever, it moves independently from the current. Unchecked, a float will always travel at the same speed as the surface current.Quote:
Originally Posted by castingcole
Make less casts all over the river and make more casts in better locations. Look for slower moving water off to the sides of the main current. Look for eddys and areas that are protected by big rocks.
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Originally Posted by ArthurLK11
Fish will not fight current if they don't have to. They will sit in slow areas and wait for the food to drift by.
Yep very good advice... hit those slower moving pockets of water... some rocks and such will provide current breaks and give the fish a place to rest and ambush food...
Just got back today and I did this and it worked well. Lots of coves and big downed trees that held fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArthurLK11
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Just got back from the trip that I was asking about and thank you for all the tips! Got some mid sized gills, tons of small gills/redbreasts and 2 bass. And a ton o fun. Attachment 384953Attachment 384954Learned a lot from this thread so thank you!Quote:
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Had no luck on the trout magnets though. Only worms/ jigs tipped with wormsQuote:
Originally Posted by castingcole
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Congratulations, keep at it...
Stick around and these people will you catching fish in dry gulch.
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fish face the current and take prey that often rides with the current .
i never cast anywhere but up stream no matter what i am using as bait and or what presentation .
it often presents a challenge to keep a lure or presentation in the strike zone at the right speed .
but to be sure in lots of spots and with lots of species if you work a bait upstream the fish wont eat it .
prey moving against the current indicates its a tough whatever to try to eat .
the sick ,elderly and young that are the typical forage dont have lots of energy to burn .
my 2 cents ....are non cents and no cents ...just saying :Rofl
Congrats on a nice day. I’m heading out today with the fly rod and topwater. Looking for some smallies and some hatches that will get some risers. Probably not as productive as going below, but the thrill of a topwater take can’t be beat!
Bob
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Originally Posted by BobC