family-outdoors wrote:
On Feb 14, 9:58 pm, Todd wrote:
family-outdoors wrote:
On Feb 13, 6:41 pm, Todd wrote:
Hi All,
I was at a 90+ year old customer's house
helping him archive pictures from when he was
a kid. The ones that got me were the tarps filled
with 20 to 30 3+ lb trout. Wow. So I asked
him what he used. He said the caught a little 2
to 3 inch minnow with a tiny worm, then cut the
minnow in half and floated the bottom (tail)
section down in the current. He also said that
the head section did not work so well, just
the tail section.
Now two days ago another 70+ guy told me the
same thing for spring browns. He also said he
noticed that the plastic swim baits did not work
at all, which I had also noticed. And that the
head section did not work.
Anyone know of a way to simulate the bottom
half of a minnow? Fly? Rubber? Cut the
bottom off a swim bait?
Many thanks,
-T
T-
Why not use the bottom half of a minnow? Are you in an artificial
only area?
I only get to go fishing for an hour or so at the local
river when I get off early. So time is an issue. And
catching minnow takes time. Not to mention chopping
them apart ... (I have no problems dressing a trout, but
all I can think of when I am doing that is butter, salt,
pepper, Rosemary ...) And, we are only allowed to
use minnows that we catch: no importation or store bought
minnows allowed.

Also, I find it great fun to catch trout on artificials.
I caught more fish this summer on yellow hare's ears than
I have ever caught in my life. I even let a bunch of them
go -- a real milestone for me.

And there are spring browns in the river starting the first
mild run off of spring. They like meat and won't touch
a fly. Had on old duffer tell me when, where and how (bottom
half of a minnow). It pays to have duffers for customers!

Please excuse my rambling,

-T

T-
I hope you don't mind me asking, but where are you fishing - that is
what river? If you don't wish to say, that's fine, or if you want to
send me an email. I run a website and like to learn about every body
of water I can and I am kinda' curious about this.
Family-Outdoors

No problem. The Carson River on the Nevada side.

I just remembered a comment I read some time ago
but can not remember where. It went like this,
that trout attack minnows based on the position
of the minnow's eyes (not looking at them). And
will bypass other minnows that are looking at them.

I am wondering if that is why the bottom, non-eye,
section of the minnow works best: no eyes!

-T