Spin Fishing On The White Between Calico Rock And Mt. View

[Brook Brown]

Will be fishing on the White between Calico Rock and Mt. View next week. Primarily fly fishing but will have my two younger sons with me so I will also do some spin fishing with brown and olive jigs, gold and rainbow colored spoons and some Rapala Countdowns. What else do you recommend?

Thank you.

[cnr]

I think you have it spot on for spin fishing for the kids. Don't be afraid to use a larger Rapala or better yet a suspending one. I used to use the little stuff when I started out but have learned over the years that the larger suspending minnow baits will catch them big and small, but the small baits usually only catch small fish.

[Ham]

Maybe some rooster tails.

[Brook Brown]

What color Rooster Tails do you recommend?

Thank you.

[Ham]

I like the skunk colored ones for a very cloudy day or very late in the day. I like white with a silver blade on sunny days and yellow with a gold blade on cloudy days. I reach for the 1/8 oz size most often but carry 1/16 thru 1/4 oz.