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Pink Plastic for Trout

March 8, 2006 By JD 2 Comments

What I’m about to tell you is going to sound a little crazy, but hear me out. I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while, but I figured it was finally time to let the secret out and clue you all into some of the most productive trout lures I’ve ever come across.
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Filed Under: Trout & Kokanee Tagged With: pink plastic worms, pink worm, trout

The Cure for the Common Skunk

February 14, 2006 By JD Leave a Comment

Skunks suck.?? No, not the black and white and smelly all over four-legged variety. I’m talking about getting shut out by the fish – you know, going out on a fishing trip and posting a big, fat doughnut at the end of the day.?? Skunkings happen to even the best of us from time-to-time, but there are ways you can reduce their frequency. So here we go, here’s the cure for the common skunk…
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Fall Trout Tips

October 4, 2005 By JD Leave a Comment

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Now that the heat of the summer (finally) seems to be behind us, it’s time to start thinking seriously about fall trout fishing.

This is the time of year that the fish begin to feed actively in preparation for the lean winter months to come and that means you can have some outstanding action over the next several weeks.

To help you cash in on the autumn trout bonanza, here are some tips and techniques to think about. Keep in mind, however, that there are no absolutes in the world of fishing and trout operate on their own schedule with their own agenda. Think of the following more as general rules of thumb with which you can get pointed in the right direction.
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Filed Under: Trout & Kokanee Tagged With: autumn, brook trout, brookie, brown trout, nightcrawler, trout

Chasing Reservoir “Steelhead”

May 8, 2004 By JD Leave a Comment

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With general trout season now open it’s time for a little reservoir “steelhead” fishing. Never heard of such a thing? Well, read on…it’s a blast!

My first encounter with a reservoir “steelhead” occurred when I was a kid, fishing a small tributary to a vast impoundment. Walking upstream and flicking a tiny silver spinner into the pools ahead of me as I went, I was felling pretty smug thanks to the three 10- to 12-inch trout that I had stuffed into the zipper pocket of my backpack. As I rounded a bend in the creek, I came to a deep pool just below a 2-foot waterfall. I lobbed a cast to the head of the run, and as soon as my spinner broke through the greasy smooth surface of the pool and began to sink, a great monster of a fish hit it with the fury of a Japanese bullet train. In an instant, the beast rocketed the length of the pool, flashed near the surface, violently shook it’s mighty head and then it was gone…

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Small Trout Stream Techniques

May 18, 2000 By JD Leave a Comment

Now that trout season is here, it’s time for one of my favorite activities — fishing small creeks. Since I grew up on the Auburn Ravine’s North Fork, I’ve long been an affeciando of catching trout out of trickles. Most of the time little creeks give up…well…little trout, but size isn’t really what’s important here. There’s just something about hooking a vibrantly colored little native rainbow or brown or brookie out of a creek you could step across that’s good for one’s soul.

One of the most appealing aspects of fishing small streams is the inherent simplicity. No triple decker tackle boxes stocked with the latest in fish catching weaponry are needed. Just grab your rod and a handful of lures and you’re in business. Of course, you can load your box with a billion different lures if you so desire, but four basic baits will cover just about every small creek situation.

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Filed Under: Trout & Kokanee

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