3footvis
4/4/2013 2:54:00 PMNot sure if they'll be stocking again this year. They dumped about 18000 fish in there so it should be fine for awhile. I've been seeing schools near shore with some big fish mixed in. Caught a nice 15" on powerbait yesterday & had several misses on a spinner. Also snagged a huge carp with a dick nite and 3lb test. Quite a fight.
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4/4/2013 3:53:00 PMWhat area have you been seeing them schooling in? What kind of spinners to? I fished with a #1 mepps and had nop followers or anything. Do the small 50/50 dick nites work?
TBear_fishin
4/4/2013 5:52:00 PMI've had best luck with lures, like Joe's Flies (Colorado spin), Kastmaster (chrome/ blue), Acme Little Cleo (gold), and Crocodile spoon (rainbow or green frog) but there are so many patterns so experiment. Presentation and retrieve speed are important. You want to cast beyond any suspected fish activity and vary the retrieve even stopping for a brief second then restarting. While reeling in sometimes moving rod right then left adds reality to an offering. In the evening a bubble float and fly (wet or dry) on 4-5' leader can work wonders. The idea is to have fun and maybe catch, which is a bonus!
3footvis
4/5/2013 12:18:00 AMThey have been running pretty shallow and are spread out everywhere on the lake. I had good luck with a basic silver #2 mepps with the flourescent red sleeve on the hook. I was just messing with the dick nite, since I had it in my tackle bag. It was a wee red/white.