Woodruff and Birch Creek 9/23

[Jig-fisher]

I went muzz hunting today.  I learned my lesson from last year and threw in my fishing gear to spend the afternoon fishing.

First stop was Woodruff.  Water is low, but still plenty of water in the res.  One rig parked there but no one in sight.  I hiked back into the back portion of the lake and then spotted the guy from the rig.  He was in a tube with an electric and had a fish on.   I proceeded to throw my favorite search lure, brown marabou jig.  It didn't take long until I was rewarded with my first of a 1/2 dozen cutts.  They were beautiful.  Size ranged from 12" to 16".  Lots of swipes and misses along with a couple of long releases.  I tried different offerings, but all fish ended up coming on the jigs.

I then headed over to Birch Creek.  The water is very low here.  Again started with the jig and was rewarded almost immediately with this approx 18" beauty of a tiger. Ended up with a couple of nice tigers and some dinky rainbows.  I probably could have caught a ton of those small 7-8" bows if I would have targeted them.  They were jumping clear out of the water and chasing everything.  A small fly would have killed them.










The fishing was better at Woodruff, but the quality of the tigers was better at Birch. Jigs were the ticket today and always my favorite way to play.