So I've been dying to land a tiger trout. Anyone have any advice for landing one? Lures, depth, etc..
I'm trying to troll at East Canyon and a few other places as soon as the ice clears, but wanted some time to go get the right gear for the Tigers..
Thanks in advanced!
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Most of the tigers I catch I catch on anything that works for any trout. I have caught them on power bait, blue fox spinners, jakes spin a lure, flies, rapalas, and panther martins. I never really have noticed depths. When the ice comes off I always catch them on the jakes, spinner, or fly. Good luck and they taste great.
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Small tubes, xraps, original raps, rooster tails, small swimbaits... any baitfish presentation ...my biggest tiger (24 inches ) came from east canyon on a salt n pepper tube jig while targeting browns..
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Tigers are aggressive fish, the larger ones target minnows as their diet. Think swim baits and lucky crafts of fish dead minnows below a bobber of on the bottom. They are addicting fish so be careful catching one may lead to you chasing them all the time!
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I would Try Causey or East Canyon. Spinners are a pretty sure bet. A Silver Mepps in size#00-#2 in clear water and on a sunny days, Brass to Copper on cloudier days and murkier water. Bank fishing is fine. If you don't catch anything in half an hour move. For bait it's Hard to beat a worm with a chunk of Styrofoam stuck on there to keep it off the bottom.
Depth does not appear to be a problem because this time of year they are through the entire water column. The spinner's you just long line. No deeper then 40 feet with the bait.
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How do you rig with styrofoam? I've used a marshmellow and worm but they do dissolve.
This sounds silly, but rig it just like the marshmallow. Attach to the hook just like the mallow. The Styrofoam usually come off the worm container. I prefer about an inch long and not more then a quarter inch thick. Just enough so the worm gets just above neutral buoyancy. And if you want to get fancy, try cutting it into a triangle. It is especially effective with a clear casting bobber and 4 to 5 feet of leader. The bobber should be filled to just below neutral buoyancy. I will get a picture tonight or tomorrow.
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So you're knowingly littering? Or do you retrieve all of the little pieces of styrofoam that you put on your hooks? [crazy][crazy]There is a much better way than marshmallows or styrofoam. Inject your worms with a little bit of air. You can get a syringe, or there is a gizmo called a worm blower that incorporates a needle on a small plastic bottle that you puff up your worm so that it floats.
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Check out my post on conf. and the berry, and read about the white tube jigs. They work great on tigers.
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causey drifting a weightles worm just flick it out with no weight on your line at all it will sink super slow and seems to work fine for me..
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Easy there Fishrmn.[cool] The foam stays on very well I have used 1 piece of foam all day long, and it's certainly not as bad as loosing, let us say, a lead sinker. There is nothing wrong with the technique even if you happen to loose a piece of it. In my very humble opinion. By the way there is nothing wrong with using a syringe or "there is a gizmo called a worm blower that incorporates a needle". But the stupid little triangle also imparts action to the worm. And if you have used the blower and prefer it great. But the worm can only be blown up so many times. On top of that I have picked up more worm blowers (with rusted out, or bent needles) as garbage on the side of the lake then my little triangles of foam....
Yes in short. I knowing litter in Utah. [shocked]Every time I tie something to the end of my line. Rocks, trees, and any other structure that attracts fish have consumed the assorted lures at the end of my line. It happens to the best of us, and do to my humble fishing skills, the worst of us as well.
P.S. I have lost more lures both quantitatively and tonnage then I could ever loose of those stupid white Styrofoam cutouts. And I have packed out more garbage on EVERY single fishing trip I have ever taken. And don't tell me the Styrofoam triangles are worse for the environment then a 6 inch Yozuri Mirror image. Neither will Biodegrade in the Next century!
^[unimpressed]All that over 10 or 20 pieces of Styrofoam a year? I need to do more fishing![fishin]
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I almost added another post last night mentioning the lead, paint, plastic, balsa wood, metal and nylon monofilament that I have contributed to the environment. [angelic][angelic]
Styrofoam worm containers just seem to be one of the most noticeable and unsightly additions for many people. It seems like it would be harder to keep the worms in, and the container from being left, once you start dicing it up in to little triangular pieces.[crazy][crazy]
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Its harder to catch hopper for bait, then to buy Nightcrawlers. But whatever works.
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Don't get your knickers in a knot pard. They's some that likes to bellyache so much they'll bellyache if'n they find a hair in a plate of puppy poo.
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[quote GEEZER]Don't get your knickers in a knot pard. They's some that likes to bellyache so much they'll bellyache if'n they find a hair in a plate of puppy poo.[/quote]
But what is worse, the bellyacher, or the one that just ignore it? I vote the second. Nothing gets done unless you try.
Seemed like a harmless observation to me. Styrofoam is nasty stuff like Flourocarbon. Works great at aiding in catching fish, but it never goes away.
Simple solution, is pick it up if you see it, even if it isn't yours. I wish worm containers were some kind of cardboard, come to think of it, Power Bait too...LOL
Has fish ever ate the styro and then break off? Can they poop it out? Is there a hair in it? LOL [laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]
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It's all fun and games! Just got to keep my eye on FISHERMAN... [
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[quote GEEZER]Don't get your knickers in a knot pard. They's some that likes to bellyache so much they'll bellyache if'n they find a hair in a plate of puppy poo.[/quote]
Who's gonna be lookin' at a plate of that?????
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If it does come off good chance it can be picked up. I have lost my fair share of plastics and metal that will still be in lakes long after many of us are gone. I wish the only thing I ran across at some of the lakes was a little piece of foam, its the balls of line I've picked up that get me. Unique idea, appreciate you sharing.