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Advice on float tubing at Jordanelle - Jeslurking - 06-24-2020
I'm pretty new to the area and took my float tube this morning to the Ross Creek area of Jordanelle, which is very close to my home. Tried stripping a clouser with no luck. Switched to slowly retrieving an olive woolly bugger and managed to pick up a small smallmouth and some tiny perch. I got a little fed up with the wakes being thrown by the powerboats, so I called it quits after a couple of hours.
I'm not used to float tubing on larger lakes like this -- is Ross Creek not a productive area, and should I go down to Rock Cliff instead? And any suggestions on flies if I want to target the smallmouth? I assumed a white streamer or woolly buggers would be sufficient, but they didn't do much for me today.
Thanks!
RE: Advice on float tubing at Jordanelle - gofish435 - 06-25-2020
I haven't fished up there for awhile but I had decent fishing in the Rock Cliff arm of the reservoir. One good thing about fishing Rock Cliff, a fairly large area is wakeless so you don't have to worry about getting run over.
I used crystal buggers in sizes 6-8 in green/pearl, black/copper, brown/orange/pearl and leeches in olive, Canada Blood (claret), and brown. Sometimes just trolling in my tube, with an occasional twitch would work. Other times I would cast out, paddle long enough to get the fly down, and strip it back in, varying the retrieve until I found what got their attention. The Provo River comes in there and the water temperatures should be a little cooler. I fished with slow to medium sinking lines along the west side of the bay along the old river channel. You have a chance for some browns along with the other species that are in there now.
Good Luck