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Hi Folks, I went fishing on a Lake Ontario eastern tributary yesterday. Fishing was a little difficult since I was fishing the jungle, overgrown section of the creek, with lots of timber. I went 1 for 4 on steelhead and 2 for 2 on brown trout, also caught over 2 dozen small shakers and smolt trout. Most of the larger steelhead trout won the battle using the wood and timber to their advantage. Fish came on a stonefly pattern and some took the pinkie worms. Roe did not produce on this day. All in all a great day to be out. Weather was perfect. Cheers & Happy Fishing. Jerry
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Love the pics, love the looks of the fish, like to get in but have no idea on anything rods reels???? bait??? What do you need to know too get a head start on the creek fishing? Just the basics.
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Blue Fox, in this case I used a shorter rod than my typical 11' noodle rod for river fishing. I went with a 9' medium action, but you could probably use shorter like 7'. I use medium action since you need a rod with some backbone to pull the trout out of the wood. The longer rod like I was using isn't ideal, since it is more difficult to travel in the woods as well you get hung-up in over hanging branches alot, but the advantage is it gives you more leverage to manouver the trout around the timber. Line used was 8lbs, I should have been using 12lb or so, but the heavier the line the less bites you get - catch 22. I don't generally use lighter leaders here, since that's the section of line that rubs against the timber the most. Reel is your standard spinning outfit. I like to use lighter reels for these trips since it's easier to carry and handle during the long walks. Technique is your typical float fishing setup, but I use very light finesse bobbers, drennan. They tend to not spook the trout, since the max water depth in the pools is about 4ft. Baits include, roe, worms and artificals. I used artificals on Saturday, mainly stonefly patterns and plastic trout worms. The fly pattern is the adult stonefly with larger wings, simlar to the fly below.
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Great tips! One of the reasons I love this board, know one is afraid to reveal anything. And, more than ready to help people out to new techniques. Cheers!
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