08-10-2012, 02:29 AM
I carry both a spinning rod and a fly rod. The flyrod is my priority, and I end up flinging a lot of adams and caddis immitations to feeding fish close to the shoreline whenever their cruising (midmorning or early evening, usually). I'l also dabble a black ant or even a hopper need the undercuts or shrubberies. If there is chop o the water and I know there are still fish hiding in the logs but no jumping, I'll still use a floating line, but let my dragonfly nymph (or even a dark wooly worm) sink and strip it through the fishy looking spots.
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For the spinning rig, ditto on the wisdom dispensed above- spinners and spoons will work well; and the clear casting bubble with 3-4 feet of leader and a fly retrieved under the surface will rock. I use this especially when fish are feeding out in the middle where I can't reach with my fly rod. Ipersonally will fill my bubble completely and retrieve it under the surface, but a 3/4 full buble retrieved on the surface will cause a stir and sometimes that's just the ticket. I try about anything I have in a size 16 that looks like whatever is buzzing around (caddis, mayfly, or their nymph equivalents) but my altime favoritefly is a size 16 [url "http://opff.org/assets/flies/peacock_carey_special.jpg"]carey special[/url]. seems like high-mountain lake trout can't say no. particularly if it's tied with a red wire rib.
here's my bro posing with breakfast that he caught with that exact setup:
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Another trick I've found works with really big fish and during mid-day when it doesn't look like much is going on, is to leave the bubble on the spinning rig, tie on a beefier leader, and tie it directly to an orange-with-black-dots- flatfish plug. I'll pinch a couple split shot on either side of the bubble so it will sink, pitch it out to the middle of the lake and let it sink almost to the bottom before starting to retrieve. I'll turn the reel hndle slowly while it's sinking so it doesn't foul itself on the line as it goes down. Kind of a heavy rig, but I've hooked some monsters on it.
Best of luck! Hope you get into some goldens!
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For the spinning rig, ditto on the wisdom dispensed above- spinners and spoons will work well; and the clear casting bubble with 3-4 feet of leader and a fly retrieved under the surface will rock. I use this especially when fish are feeding out in the middle where I can't reach with my fly rod. Ipersonally will fill my bubble completely and retrieve it under the surface, but a 3/4 full buble retrieved on the surface will cause a stir and sometimes that's just the ticket. I try about anything I have in a size 16 that looks like whatever is buzzing around (caddis, mayfly, or their nymph equivalents) but my altime favoritefly is a size 16 [url "http://opff.org/assets/flies/peacock_carey_special.jpg"]carey special[/url]. seems like high-mountain lake trout can't say no. particularly if it's tied with a red wire rib.
here's my bro posing with breakfast that he caught with that exact setup:
Another trick I've found works with really big fish and during mid-day when it doesn't look like much is going on, is to leave the bubble on the spinning rig, tie on a beefier leader, and tie it directly to an orange-with-black-dots- flatfish plug. I'll pinch a couple split shot on either side of the bubble so it will sink, pitch it out to the middle of the lake and let it sink almost to the bottom before starting to retrieve. I'll turn the reel hndle slowly while it's sinking so it doesn't foul itself on the line as it goes down. Kind of a heavy rig, but I've hooked some monsters on it.
Best of luck! Hope you get into some goldens!
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