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[Quillback]

Ham, do you ever not catch a bunch of trout? That's not a dig, I mean it as a compliment.

I wonder if there are any guides that specialize in fishing the jig? It's such a productive way to fish.

[Ham]

Yeah Jeff, I've had a few unproductive trips. Usually, they are because of tough conditions. Muddy water or water full of stirred up algae and debris is pretty difficult to deal with. You simply must find better water. That means trailering upstream or well down stream. High wind makes jig fishing a miserable experience. Spoons, spinners, and jerkbaitsn are more productive under those conditions.

Dr Lincoln Godfrey got me started on fishing jigs. He showed me a little about how to fish them and a lot about how effective they can be and got me going down the road. He's a very good jig fisherman.

After that, I made a lot of solo trips learning how to catch them and where I can catch em. I have stuff I look for and areas that I know will hold fish. I like different areas at different water levels.

Fishing with Richard showed me a lot too. Richard Cross is a machine. He can flat out catch em.

Anymore I consider Less than 5 fish an hour to be very poor. Catching around 10 fish and hour is an average bite. Getting >20 fish an hour is a good bite. Most of my trips are <5 hours long.

I still love it. I enjoy every trip.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Hey guys!

I'm in for Thursday to Sunday but I won't get there Thursday till night time.

I'll bring sandwiches from The Hill and some beer and water.

If there isn't room for me in a boat I'll fly fish and wade.

If there is room I'll pay for gas.

Do i need to call Riley's to reserve myself a room?

I just spooled up with nano.

It's white!

Pete

[LittleRedFisherman]

The only time I've ever not had the jigs work myself, was on the Little REd river at 2 units, about 20 mile downstream, the trash that stirs up down there will shut down a jig bite, but if you trailer up to JFK, you can catch um!

I talked to a guide down there one time that said the jigs don't produce there like other methods. So I went anyway with my father in law, and we wore um out....He's missing out....

[LittleRedFisherman]

Hey guys!

I'm in for Thursday to Sunday but I won't get there Thursday till night time.

I'll bring sandwiches from The Hill and some beer and water.

If there isn't room for me in a boat I'll fly fish and wade.

If there is room I'll pay for gas.

Do i need to call Riley's to reserve myself a room?

I just spooled up with nano.

It's white!

Pete

As it stands now, (correct me if i'm wrong). We will have 3 boats for sure. Mine, Terrierman(Rick) and Griz. Hams is on borrowed time before needing some repair. That would fish 9? Rick and Griz, are ya'll comfortable with 3 in your boats if needed.

[Ham]

There will be room in a boat for errrbody one way or another. I just hate I can't fish with everybody. Logistically impossible. I hate it though.

There are a variety of group think myths out there. "jigs won't work on this river" , "fish won't bite on falling water", "it's too sunny" , "trout won't bite when it's calm", "trout won't bite jigs on low water" , "bait will catch em when jigs won't "

If the wind will allow you to fish, the trout will bite the jig. If you aren't getting bites, you either are not on very many fish or you are fishing it wrong. Play with size, play with color, play with retrieve. They will eat.

[Phil Lilley]

I'll have my boat Thursday all day and most of the day Friday. Can fish me and 2 more.

If they're going to run enough water, I'd like to take my Grizzly. It's got a 115 hp /prop but if all I'm doing is floating, then I'll be fine. It drafts better than my Shawnee.

Thoughts?

[grizwilson]

3 will be fine, just can not run as shallow, or fast.

[Ham]

Hey guys!

I just spooled up with nano.

It's white!

Pete

I thought that White Nano was the ugliest crap ever when I first spooked up with it. Now,I think that's it's the best line ever developed for spinning gear. I'll buy $1000 dollars worth of it IF I hear they are pulling it from the market.

[Phil Lilley]

Do you think they'll be running as much water as they did last year? What's been the pattern lately? I don't know how to read flows on the White- just don't get there enough.