[size 2][font "Arial"]Hello Utah Anglers. [/font][/size]
[font "Arial"][size 2]Looking over some of your post, there is a grip of hardcore anglers slaying fish up in Utah. We are looking for some fishing tips on catching:
[size 2][font "Arial"][b]'Black Canyon' Rainbow Trout. [/font][/size]
Some of our local lakes in California are stocking these bad boys and all information on tackle and any other helpful hints would be much appreciated.
Thanx a bunch and hope all have a great Thanksgiving next week.
Michael Romero - moderator California board. [/size][/font][/b]
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Never heard of a black canyon rainbow. How is it different from a regular rainbow? Power bait is the king of rainbow trout, and the new TURBO power bait should have a boat load of black canyon rainbows in your boat. But you would have to ask one of the power bait pros about that. I use spoons and spinners for trout. Rainbows hang a bit deeper than ther other trout species here in utah but who knows about the black canyon's. Plop that spoon on a downrigger and troll slow at 1.5-2.5 mph, cutts, browns, rainbows, lakers, whatever.
Thanks for the help Predator, we will definitely give that a shot.
Below is the link to the lake we will be fishing next week that mentions the Black Canyon Bows. [url "http://www.lagunaniguellake.com/General_Info.htm"]http://www.lagunaniguellake.com/General_Info.htm[/url]
Thanx for the help we'll be happy to reciprocate anytime.
Romero
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[size 2][font "Arial"]No Limit on trout starts Easter Weekend.[/font][/size]
Thats crazy that they would do that. Ofcourse 5,000 lbs of rainbows being brought in every other tue. from the boulder mountains is crazy too
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well i can say that the rainbows pictured on the website do not resemble a high population of rainbows in utah. it is rare to catch a rainbow that size here. black canyon is a term im not familiar with. i know the boulders quite well and i cant think of a geographical area there that has that label and would have a special strain of rainbows from it.
the black canyon im aware of is on the gunnison in colorado. im not sure what they are talking about with that though.
if your fishing the rainbows on easter they should be right at the end of their spawn. large rainbows, from my experience, generally dont care much for powerbait etc. i prefer to use lures like a rapala pattern rooster tails blue fox spinners and panther martins. i use black maribou jigs with a combination of colors. that would be your best bet for a rainbow in that category and size shown on the website. powerbait works great for smaller rainbows, again from my experience. i have caught a 5lber once on it but thats the biggest.
hope that helps a bit
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Hey, Michael, I'm an old Southern Cal guy who has fished most of the other big fish ponds...like Irvine and the Santa Ana River lakes. I am not familiar with the "Black Canyon" rainbows, but I suspect they are like the other genetically engineered fish in the aforementioned lakes. They grow fast and big, and are especially cultured for the dump and catch waters.
The specimens in the pics on the website look a lot like the big Kamloops strain rainbows that used to come out of Flaming Gorge and Powell. They really color up during spawning season. They also look a lot prettier and better formed than some of the grossly shaped pigs from the Santa Ana River lakes. Should be fun.
If you are a bait fishermen, almost any of the "bottle baits" will get the job done. Hatchery pets love that stuff. They also like the "Velveeta sundae"...a gob of Velveeta cheese on a small treble hook, with a single red salmon egg on one of the hooks and the cheese molded around it a bit.
The longer the big boys survive, the more readily they hit lures. Most standard trout lures will get bit. I used to "doctor" spinners to cater to the hatchery trouts' seeming fascination with fluorescent colors. I removed the standard red plastic tubing from Mepps or other spinners and rewound the hooks with fluorescent fly tying chenille...hot red, hot orange or chartreuse. I added it to the back of various spoons too. Finish it off with a couple of drops of anise (licorice) scent on the chenille and cast away.
Some really big specimens fall to bass lures. They will hit shad imitations and are suckers for the "fire tiger" finish on shad raps and rat-l-traps.
One old boy I knew used to catch as many big trout out of Irvine Lake as anybody around. He trolled large Super Dupers from a ROWBOAT. Used either silver/red or gold/red, depending on light levels and water clarity. I got a look at some of his lures once, and I suspect he was making his own.
Those big trout are tough, but they do tend to become line shy. You will get more hits on lighter tackle. Make sure you have a good reel, with a good drag, spooled with new high-quality line.
Some folks look down their noses at fishing for hatchery raised big trout, and they have been eliminated for consideration for state records. Several over twenty pounds have been taken. I say that fishing is for sport, and in a high density population area like Southern California, you find your sport where you can. Beats the heck out of full contact freeway driving.
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[size 2]There is a Black canyon (south) by Antimony . This may be the location they are referring to . It is below Otter creek . I have never fished that area . Maybe there is a private fish hatchery in that area . [/size][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Got this info from the topozone.com[/size][/font][size 2] ( [/size][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Target is UTM 12 414280E 4213548N ) . I believe this is the GPS coordinates .[/size][/font][size 2]Hope to get one for christmas .[/size]
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