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20" RAINBOW
Wifey and I went fishing yesterday. The Merc 40 ran really good, as I
replaced a little hose between the float bowl and electric choke. Float bowls were immaculate. I also idled it up just tad. Anyway, we were drifting, and bumping bottom and BAM. A 20" trout on a light rig with 6# test was a lot of fun. We followed that up with two at 18". Gonna have the big one for dinner tonight. This lake has a bad rap right now, as no one is catching anything. Well, they just hadn't heard of me. I used the fish finder to locate, then my fishing knowledge to get them. I have a new plan that is going to involve placing two anchors, and casting to the slope they hang out on, and bumping it down. It also involves two small marshmallows and a earthworm. Cut the eye out of one side of a big needle. Put a nice blob of worm on the hook with an 18" leader with a loop on one end. Then use that needle to thread on your marshmallows. Clip the leader back into the swivel. Use a sliding egg sinker, but not too big. Looking forward to the next trip. I've been gps'ing the locations of these fish and places we've caught. Oh, yeah, gonna buy one of those digital scales, too. As for this information, I'm only putting it on the Internet, and not spreading it around. It is beautiful when the sun starts to set, and the vermilion cliffs are awash in color. Maybe next time, I'll take some pictures. I did of the trout, and will post to flickr. Steve |
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:34 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: Wifey and I went fishing yesterday. The Merc 40 ran really good, as I replaced a little hose between the float bowl and electric choke. Float bowls were immaculate. I also idled it up just tad. Anyway, we were drifting, and bumping bottom and BAM. A 20" trout on a light rig with 6# test was a lot of fun. We followed that up with two at 18". Gonna have the big one for dinner tonight. This lake has a bad rap right now, as no one is catching anything. Well, they just hadn't heard of me. I used the fish finder to locate, then my fishing knowledge to get them. I have a new plan that is going to involve placing two anchors, and casting to the slope they hang out on, and bumping it down. It also involves two small marshmallows and a earthworm. Cut the eye out of one side of a big needle. Put a nice blob of worm on the hook with an 18" leader with a loop on one end. Then use that needle to thread on your marshmallows. Clip the leader back into the swivel. Use a sliding egg sinker, but not too big. Looking forward to the next trip. I've been gps'ing the locations of these fish and places we've caught. Oh, yeah, gonna buy one of those digital scales, too. As for this information, I'm only putting it on the Internet, and not spreading it around. It is beautiful when the sun starts to set, and the vermilion cliffs are awash in color. Maybe next time, I'll take some pictures. I did of the trout, and will post to flickr. Good stuff. I think trout fishermen rank with muskie fisherman for stories. Your plotting against the trout reminds me of a story I read in Field & Stream years ago. This was a back east stream with a hole where a big old cagey trout hung out. Wouldn't take any bait offered. So the fisherman climbed out onto a tree branch overhanging the hole, and tied a big new killed snake to the branch. As the snake rotted maggots would drop into the water, and the big trout would suck them up. After about 4 days of this, the fisherman climbed up to branch just before dawn and took a maggot for his hook. Can't remember the exact details, but there was a lot about the hook he put it on, how he stayed concealed and generally snuck around that hole, and of course "The Presentation." You know, all that high-faluting fly fisherman talk. Anyway, he landed that big trout. Hope your plans work as well. Just don't resort to tossing dynamite in there if things don't work out. --Vic |
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:19:01 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:34 -0600, "SteveB" wrote: Wifey and I went fishing yesterday. The Merc 40 ran really good, as I replaced a little hose between the float bowl and electric choke. Float bowls were immaculate. I also idled it up just tad. Anyway, we were drifting, and bumping bottom and BAM. A 20" trout on a light rig with 6# test was a lot of fun. We followed that up with two at 18". Gonna have the big one for dinner tonight. This lake has a bad rap right now, as no one is catching anything. Well, they just hadn't heard of me. I used the fish finder to locate, then my fishing knowledge to get them. I have a new plan that is going to involve placing two anchors, and casting to the slope they hang out on, and bumping it down. It also involves two small marshmallows and a earthworm. Cut the eye out of one side of a big needle. Put a nice blob of worm on the hook with an 18" leader with a loop on one end. Then use that needle to thread on your marshmallows. Clip the leader back into the swivel. Use a sliding egg sinker, but not too big. Looking forward to the next trip. I've been gps'ing the locations of these fish and places we've caught. Oh, yeah, gonna buy one of those digital scales, too. As for this information, I'm only putting it on the Internet, and not spreading it around. It is beautiful when the sun starts to set, and the vermilion cliffs are awash in color. Maybe next time, I'll take some pictures. I did of the trout, and will post to flickr. Good stuff. I think trout fishermen rank with muskie fisherman for stories. Your plotting against the trout reminds me of a story I read in Field & Stream years ago. This was a back east stream with a hole where a big old cagey trout hung out. Wouldn't take any bait offered. So the fisherman climbed out onto a tree branch overhanging the hole, and tied a big new killed snake to the branch. As the snake rotted maggots would drop into the water, and the big trout would suck them up. After about 4 days of this, the fisherman climbed up to branch just before dawn and took a maggot for his hook. Can't remember the exact details, but there was a lot about the hook he put it on, how he stayed concealed and generally snuck around that hole, and of course "The Presentation." You know, all that high-faluting fly fisherman talk. Anyway, he landed that big trout. Hope your plans work as well. Just don't resort to tossing dynamite in there if things don't work out. --Vic Maybe he should consider a grasshopper. I hear they're readily available thereabouts. |
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:27:03 -0700, jps wrote:
Maybe he should consider a grasshopper. I hear they're readily available thereabouts. Used to catch and use grasshoppers for fishing a pond in backwoods Missouri, where my grandfolks lived. Excellent bait. --Vic |
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:35:24 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: Some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/ Nice fish ! What was the cure for your engine problems? |
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On Jun 29, 6:35*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
Some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/ Now THAT is one happy kid. Congrats! http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/3672853847/ |
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On Jun 29, 3:42*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:27:03 -0700, jps wrote: Maybe he should consider a grasshopper. *I hear they're readily available thereabouts. Used to catch and use grasshoppers for fishing a pond in backwoods Missouri, where my grandfolks lived. *Excellent bait. --Vic so are tree locusts that are usually shrieking after the first week of July. |
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