Got there about 930am i was surprised to see a little bit of surfface action. I already had a caddis tied on from a couple days ago so i gave it a try. No takers so i went to a bwo, got a quick hit but missed it. stuck with that a while but never got any more action on a dry. Went with a BH prince and a olive green sow bug. couldn't keep the whities off of it! had tons of fun with them.A fish is a fish to me, but my time was getting short and I was really itching for some browns so i switched up to a olive BH hares ear and did my best to avoid anymore white fish. finally got one tiny brown. Not sure why i had so much trouble with the browns but had a blast.
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I don't know what my problem is I fished upstream a few miles and wanted a limit of whitefish for the smoker. I caught 27 browns, 1 cut and no white fish. Fished BHP, BHHE, and scuds. I really want some smoked whitefish.
All browns were under 14" and they were stacked thick in the few deeper holes I passed.
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try something flashier for the whitties like a very flashy copper john or a lightning bug, both about size 18 to 20
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Thanks, I'll try that. I have had good success with a small brown scud but not this fall.
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I was up in that area last weekend and the browns were still hitting on SJ worms. Somehow I forgot most of my flys at home and the SJ was what worked the best. I caught 6 browns with it in about 2 hrs of fun.
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I really only fished 2 holes. Maybe they just had a higher concentration of white fish. Or..... maybe im just a rookie.
Seems like everyone talks about cooking white fish in a smoker. Why is that?
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they taste like a bag of smashed &$#holes if you cook them up regualr. but when you smoke them there are really really good!
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+1,
I'd was just going to say bait fish taste better cooked but Kochanut isn't lying.
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[quote kochanut]they [#ff4040]taste like a bag of smashed &$#holes[/#ff4040] if you cook them up regualr. but when you smoke them there are really really good![/quote]
Dude, is this what the Army is feeding you guys these days?
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Thats kinda what i figured. But i had to ask.
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Honestly I think they taste just like trout, the difference for me is I can keep 10 whities avereging 1-2 pounds, add that to 4 fat rainbows out of the local lake and I can fill the smoker without breaking possession limit laws. In my opinion you can smoke just about any fish and make them taste great.
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+1 on the smoker you could smoke a old leather boot and make it taste good LOL. [
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Not a big fan of eating rainbows over the years Ive lost my taste for trout. Really the only time they taste good is smoked or from the lake direct to the camp fire.
Have only eaten white fish once un-smoke just to try it and It was greasy, had a really strong fishy taste to it. [unimpressed]
I prefer bass & perch, the meat seems to be flakier and not as fishy.
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[left][quote kochanut]they taste like a bag of smashed &$#holes if you cook them up regualr. but when you smoke them there are really really good![/quote]
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[left]I'm not even sure what this means but it is the funniest thing I have read on a fishing forum ever! HAHAHAHA.
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