Flig Fishing Highlights of Henry's

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I always thought the weeds were too thick to troll fligs there but I guess not, good job.

Hey Curt, I hope I am not "over-revealing" Rob's methodology here, but he has been rather "brief" in his descriptions.  First, he is using the "Mini Whirly" fligs...with the little propeller spinner on the front...mostly in chartreuse perch pattern.  This is essentially a floating spinner.  He puts just enough weight on the line ahead of the whirly to get it to run at the desired depth at the speed his electric motor is pushing them.  So he is probably fishing no more than a few feet deep...and probably had no problems with the bottom vegetation so prevalent in Henrys.  Either that or he knows where the "corridors" are in that weed growth and limits his trolling to those areas.

That makes sense Pat, I have had good success trolling lures shallow like that in the Faii for trout and kokes but I knew Henrys was a pretty shallow lake, so I figured if he was dragging fligs on the bottom, it would be snag city. Thanks for the info.

Don't know how much attention you have paid to my posts the past couple of years but I have been doing well on several species in several Utah Lakes with the whirlies.  Walleyes love them...as do wipers, perch, trout and catfish.  I fish them both just off the bottom with a 3-way rig...and at mid depth with an inline trolling sinker.