Labor Day Fishing Report

[Seth]

Tons of fish were in the stream. I only seen a few that were 15"+ though and the majority would be around 10-12. The girlfriend and I got down there around noon and fished the bluff side of the Lacy hole till about 2:30. The fish bit really well. She caught all of her fish on trout worms in orange and green. They preferred the green better she said. I had my best luck on 007 bait, green and white rubber legged jigs, and a beadhead pheasant tail.

The fish are chasing each other an awful lot now. I'm guessing it's the spawning urges starting to kick in for the fall.

[lizard]

I always wondered about that spawning of browns vs. the bows. I guess it browns in the spring and rainbows in the fall?

[Kayser]

Browns spawn in the fall, the bows spawn in either spring or fall depending on which species. I think the Missouri rainbows (the cross-bred strain developed by Missouri fish hatcheries) are spring spawners, but I could be wrong.

Rob

[DoveTail]

The stock from the hatcheries are fall spawners (rainbows), they are gearing up now and will be doing some in 2 weeks.