Members Dr. Crankenstein Posted April 10, 2012 Members Posted April 10, 2012 Anyone have any tips on how to catch goggle eye from the Buffalo River? I'm going canoeing there this Friday and Saturday (4-13 and 4-14). We are hoping to catch some to fry up at camp. We will be floating from Pruitt to Hasty on Friday and Steel Creek to Kyles Landing on Saturday (Water permitting). I've caught a few goggle eye in the past when smallmouth fishing there. Is there one bait better than another? What should I look for as in cover for them to hide in? I may also do a little wading if I can stand the water temps. Live bait? Plastics? Jigs? Can you even use live bait on the Buffalo? If so where do you get some near Jasper? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Randy
Greasy B Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 I don’t know much about catching Google Eye but I have learned how to not catch them by up sizing my baits and especially hooks. So I guess the inverse would be true, down size your baits and hooks. Probably a 4” grub on a hook no bigger than # 2 would be as good as anything. Fish tree roots both standing and the root wads of downed trees. Older downed trees are always better than newer ones that have a lot of twigs. Throw into shaded areas. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
gotmuddy Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 my wife has done good catching them on 1/8 maribou jigs. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
moguy1973 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 I don't know about on the buffalo but I've caught them on 1/8th oz rooster tails around here on meramec tribs. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
Members Bullgill Posted April 10, 2012 Members Posted April 10, 2012 Sounds like fun I have caught a bunch on the buffalo, elk and sugars using 1/8 oz grey feather jigs caught a lot of smallmouth also have fun.Bullgill
KCRIVERRAT Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Fish around lily pads. The stetches you're floating I don't know if they're that abundant though. Lily pads I mean... HUMAN RELATIONS MANAGER @ OZARK FISHING EXPEDITIONS
gotmuddy Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Fish around lily pads. The stetches you're floating I don't know if they're that abundant though. Lily pads I mean... I have never seen a lily pad on the buffalo. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
KCRIVERRAT Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 I have never seen a lily pad on the buffalo. I'd think there's surely some on the lower somewhere. I've never floated further down than Rush, but it's been awhile and can't say I remember seeing any or not. HUMAN RELATIONS MANAGER @ OZARK FISHING EXPEDITIONS
bobber Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 sorry, no lilly pads at all on the river start to finish. water is too low to float from ponca or steel creek.. but if you want to catch them ,.fish the root ball holes with the deep green colored water. small twister tails white, yellow, or brown 1/16th. sized jig heads ........... <*)))))))>< * AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED CANOE, and SWIFT WATER RESCUE INSTRUCTOR.*
Gavin Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Jig the rootwads with a crawfish colored crappie tube. Small crawfish make up about 80% of their diet.
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