Mutant trout?

[dirty530]

@ Marv

One of the main things I look for in a jerk bait is buoyancy. I prefer suspending jerk baits to floating or sinking jerkbaits. Floating jerk baits work really well on shallow rivers like the W. Carson, while sinking baits work better in deeper river like the M.F. American. I like to use a suspending jerkbait early in the morning before the dam releases water, or later in the day as the water drops. Don't be afraid to use bigger jerkbaits for trout too. I've caught plenty trout on the Pointer SP65!

Gotta be honest tho, I haven't caught many fish on jerkbaits this year.. probably less than 20. I've been using mostly spinners and spoons if I use a artificial bait, otherwise the good ole night crawler. The reason being is I've had enough practice on certain rivers that I'll usually only use a jerkbait on the north fork, the south fork when shallow, or creeks. They work very well on small river/creek trout!

[Marv]

Congrats on the wooly fish! Sound like a great slay session. I used my minnow cranks for a while Thursday and go two good strikes but they shook off. Gave a confidence boost for sure.

I know you like jerks chek these out. It's an awesome looking minnow crank. Most realistic for sure. I'm getting one and gonna make it happen, lol.

http://www.basspro.com/LIVETARGET-Tr...1108021059163/

[Paul_707]

ive always used imageshack.com with no problems

[RideNfish]

Sure, ramp me up with stories and my mind is racing with anticipation of the upcoming pics. Then shoot me down like a cheap date!

I'm so glad you finally got a wooly fish! They do well for me along with the jigs. But I know you are killer on the plugs which I never throw. Like Marv said, we need to all combine forces for some slayage.


Can't wait for the pics. Sorry you lost that big one but at least you got to see it. Awesome!

[dirty530]

Went looking for browns today but turned out to be a rainbow kind of day. Hiked a total of 6 miles - 3 miles in, 3 miles out - for 16 beautiful fish. I hooked into an ENORMOUS rainbow that made my medium action rod bend all the way over, and in one second she leaped out of the water, expelling the hook from her mouth and back toward me like a sling shot! Got a good glimpse of a wild river rainbow I'd estimate in the 7-8lb range. Much bigger than the rainbow in my last post, and would've been my personal best for any fish period Another day. Did end up catching my first woolybugger fish! Caught the feisty guy on a size 10 brown bead head woolybugger; I could've caught this one fish and it would've made my day. Lastly, I caught a MUTANT trout lacking a pair of fins! It didn't fight hard at all, I didn't know I even had a trout on the line! It was gut hooked, and upon inspecting its stomach I found a ton of moss and pearly white meat. Either a mutant planter that made it really far upstream or a mutant that only has the capability to forage on moss. Needless to say, I'll give this fish to a co-worker to eat haha


BTW it is officially Fall!

Now for the good stuff

Mutant trout


Biggest bow of the day


Woolybugger