Blue Ribbon Fishing

[jah]

Al-

What color LC jerkbaits do you think are best for trout? Thanks in advance!

Jim

[FishinCricket]

Im told (for jerkbaits and such) that Trout colored lures... Rainbow ones for the eleven point... Or maybe silver with black... Hmm.. (I'm still learning this method)

I would try the maribou jig route. Tie on a 1/8 oz maribou jig, cast it out, let it sink, and then "jig" it up and down on the retrieve. AKA FishinCricket Method. Also, buy some small crawdad colored crankbaits, throw them out there and vary your retrieve until they hit.

lol, I'm honored... (I've preached it enough, haven't I? lol)

but I use 1/16th ounce jigs... With pink heads. (the color of eggs)

Method #64, Bait chucking in "no bait areas":

Replace your powerbait with a fake egg (sold at most online fly shops)

Fish em just like powerbait! (KISS)

[jah]

Im told (for jerkbaits and such) that Trout colored lures... Rainbow ones for the eleven point... Or maybe silver with black... Hmm.. (I'm still learning this method)

lol, I'm honored... (I've preached it enough, haven't I? lol)

but I use 1/16th ounce jigs... With pink heads. (the color of eggs)

Method #64, Bait chucking in "no bait areas":

Replace your powerbait with a fake egg (sold at most online fly shops)

Fish em just like powerbait! (KISS)

I stand corrected! I was off by a few 'teenths' of an ounce!

Jim

[FishinCricket]

I stand corrected! I was off by a few 'teenths' of an ounce!

Jim

Meh, no worries.. I'm still flattered..

[Al Agnew]

I'm not sure color matters a whole lot on jerkbaits, as long as it looks somewhat like a minnow it should work. When I was using a Pointer on the Eleven Point back a couple months ago, if I remember right it was a clown colored one that I'd spray painted the back olive green! Or it may have been the chartreuse shad color.

[Gavin]

I like the translucent minnow colors for clear water, opaque baits or flashy baits for stained water...LC has about 50-60 different colors...but the ones Bass Pro carries work just as well as the harder to find colors. Cheers.

[scotth]

OK, I'm a bait chucker. The only time I fish with artificial bait is bass fishing on lakes with a plastic worm. I recently went thru the Greer to Turner section and not even sure if I had a nibble. Admittedly, I don't know how to use rapalas, rooster tails, etc. I did throw a crawdad imitation for awhile - first without any weight and then with a small split shot. I found with the split shot that if I put it too close to the lure, it didn't move in the water like it should. So moved it to about 14" up the line, but still no bites. Same with a minnow imitation - tried without weight, then small split shot, then bigger split shot, moved it up and down the line - nothing. With everything I threw, I tried different retrievals - sometimes slow, sometimes fast, sometimes let the current take it downstream, casting upstream, casting downstream, nothing!

Any advice would be appreciated. I would like to fish that area more but I'm convinced I don't have enough knowledge to have any success with artificial baits. Also, you can assume that I don't know much, if you start talking wooly boogers, caddis, mayflies, etc., I have no friggin' idear what your talking about.

I thought the Blue Ribbon area was beautiful, but if I don't catch fish, my trips thru the area will be minimal.

Thanks, and with advice, remember K-I-S-S. Keep it simple stupid.

Mark

Mark.

This sounds like a new support group for you. We could call it BCA for bait chucker anonymous. "hello my name is mark and I'm a bait chuker". Hope you dont take offense. Just kidding with you. Remember it is never too late to take up flyfishing. It is easy and you might just get into it.

Scott

[FishinCricket]

never too late to take up flyfishing. It is easy

Lol, I respectfully disagree..

[snap]

This is a great thread you got started here ...a couple more suggestions for you Mark!!! Take the cajun red line off...I know it works well in the bayou, but this river is clear!...a second suggestion....instead of sitting in the lawn chair and casting, wade out a bit. The water only looks COLD......

[Mark]

I really don't think the fish care if you are sitting or standing!!