Fishing Report 3/6-3/7

[mwfischer]

Hey Guys,

Just got back from our annual trip to Taney, and we had a great time as usual. We docked at Scotty's and drift fished from a boat all weekend. The weather was fantastic aside from the windy conditions and about a five minute downpour Sunday morning, but all and all it was a successful trip.

The fishing was slower than the past couple springs that we've come down, but it gave me an appreciation for the jig fisherman of the lake and this forum.

Because the bite was slow on the spoon and rapala method, we all threw jigs most of the day, sometimes under an indicator and sometimes not, but the wind made it difficult to feel strikes and even control where the jig was drifting, but we still landed a few decent rainbows. As Phil said on the tournament results, if it wasn't on the bottom, you didn't get a bite. I had the best luck when the jig had a chance to sit on the bottom for a second before drifting farther down the lake. I did OK on a 1/80th oz white jig under a float, and a 1/32 white one without the float. Was anybody else down this weekend? How was the fishing?

[Phil Lilley]

Yea with the wind a 1/32nd oz would be extremely hard to keep track of. We have to go heavier- as much as an 1/8th oz.

Wind is tough. No doubt about that.

[mwfischer]

Ahh, I'll have to remember that for our next trip. Most of the people I talked to (though they were a ways away from the trophy area) said 1/32 was as small as you can use successfully. Thanks for the info.