What stretch of the river? Jones Bridge?
Just below the dam. Dont think I made it all the way down to Bowmans Island.
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What stretch of the river? Jones Bridge?
I fish the north end of the hooch. Often.
I have gotten lucky with a few similar to the rapala lure shown above. But that is the lure I pull when I have exhausted everything else and just want to cast. Their is a sinking and a floating, grab both. It is a "catch all" in the hooch.
I have fished from a skiff at the damn before. And caught some of the ones that got a chance to grow... Someone who isnt me suggests to use blueback herring and stingers 3" off the hook but I personally cant attest
I dont like much over a 3 lbs trout to eat. And the sad reason is because they are fed a corn diet until about that age. Especially if they actually make it to the lake.
I know you said that you dont like powerbait or anything similar but the truth is, most of those fish you catch are hatchery fish... let me elaborate.
Most of them had the opportunity to grow in the wild when they got to the hooch. Before that was a feeder stream and that is strictly survive and move down river. I kayak the north end of the hooch April to October. There are so many feeders on the water it will make you sick. Year round. The fish will stay on those feeders until they are washed out or grow enough to move.
Point I'm trying to make is all the fish food they feed is all the same. Looks kinda like small bite dog food. The fish know when the food drops and move between feeders. You can bait a hook with brown powerbait and it's like fishing in a pay pond.
I know you are trying to be a purist and stick with the roots and I respect the hell out of that, but if you want to catch more, hear my advice.
If you come up north give me a shout.
that's because if I see it I buy it all. Will last a while if kept room temp and sealed.Never heard of power bait in Brown. Shows you how much I use it. I may add it to my arsenal. I will throw anything on my fly rod. ANYTHING.
I cant catch with them, but an old timer I fish with uses the 'salmon egg hooks' and does a similar method. He fishes with a graphite pole and can feel the hits better than me with my fiberglass pole.Try something like this on your flyrod.
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I fish the north end of the hooch. Often.
I have gotten lucky with a few similar to the rapala lure shown above. But that is the lure I pull when I have exhausted everything else and just want to cast. There is a sinking and a floating, grab both. It is a "catch all" in the hooch.
I have fished from a skiff at the damn before. And caught some of the ones that got a chance to grow... Someone who isnt me suggests to use blueback herring and stingers 3" off the hook but I personally cant attest
I dont like much over a 3 lbs trout to eat. And the sad reason is because they are fed a corn diet until about that age. Especially if they actually make it to the lake.
I know you said that you dont like powerbait or anything similar but the truth is, most of those fish you catch are hatchery fish... let me elaborate.
Most of them had the opportunity to grow in the wild when they got to the hooch. Before that was a feeder stream and that is strictly survive and move down river. I kayak the north end of the hooch April to October. There are so many feeders on the water it will make you sick. Year round. The fish will stay on those feeders until they are washed out or grow enough to move.
Point I'm trying to make is all the fish food they feed is all the same. Looks kinda like small bite dog food. The fish know when the food drops and move between feeders. You can bait a hook with brown powerbait and it's like fishing in a pay pond. Make it float if on river.
I know you are trying to be a purist and stick with the roots and I respect the hell out of that, but if you want to catch more, hear my advice.
If you come up north give me a shout.