07-04-2004, 07:58 PM
You are not going to display them with a apple are you ? I may never go back to the float tube forum again .
Fish can be close to shore , but early morning , and evening will be best .Lot of my big trout come from shore . If you are out in a float tube with a finder look for them , but any structure can be good . Humps , drop offs , weeds . Soldier Creek has some good drop offs and can be reached from shore . A good map will show areas where it drops off fast . I done a lot of shore walking to find the holes from shore . But most of the time is just find the fish and you should hook up on some . Plan on paying a fee for most areas , or a long walk .
Yesterday , I hooked 3 from shore waiting for MGB , throwing jerk baits . I was casting where I seen minnows leaping out of the water or water movement indicating something chasing something . Stop and pause with a jerk bait can get them , but cranking a lure fast thru that area works too . Jigs worked on the bottom and 4 foot off the top on a bobber . Anything will work to catch them . If you are not catching fish move to another area . sometimes it only takes 10 ft and you will get them . If any thing read the Strawberry a[size 1]rchives for info . Sounds like you got the gear , just find the fish and find how they want it fished and you will do fine . Right now , they are pretty easy to get to bite . Seen fish in all areas from 67' down to up on top of the water . [/size]
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Fish can be close to shore , but early morning , and evening will be best .Lot of my big trout come from shore . If you are out in a float tube with a finder look for them , but any structure can be good . Humps , drop offs , weeds . Soldier Creek has some good drop offs and can be reached from shore . A good map will show areas where it drops off fast . I done a lot of shore walking to find the holes from shore . But most of the time is just find the fish and you should hook up on some . Plan on paying a fee for most areas , or a long walk .
Yesterday , I hooked 3 from shore waiting for MGB , throwing jerk baits . I was casting where I seen minnows leaping out of the water or water movement indicating something chasing something . Stop and pause with a jerk bait can get them , but cranking a lure fast thru that area works too . Jigs worked on the bottom and 4 foot off the top on a bobber . Anything will work to catch them . If you are not catching fish move to another area . sometimes it only takes 10 ft and you will get them . If any thing read the Strawberry a[size 1]rchives for info . Sounds like you got the gear , just find the fish and find how they want it fished and you will do fine . Right now , they are pretty easy to get to bite . Seen fish in all areas from 67' down to up on top of the water . [/size]
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