Members MoMuskies Posted June 7, 2007 Members Posted June 7, 2007 Since getting into this trout/fly-fishing bug that I've been inflicted with, I've notice that trout fishermen tend to camp on one spot. Very little moving about takes place. My question is, do you sight the fish and then cast to them or are you camping in a known "honey hole" or stretch that has been productive for you in the past. I feel that I tend to move around too much, guess is the musky-hunter in me, I might stay put for 5 minutes before I'm moving 10 yards or more up or down stream.. Just trying to gather knowledge from the pros! Frank
Rusty Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Are you refering to snaglet number two, I mean outlet two? I move around, but I am not a pro by any means. Just out to have a great time, is all. When I first started out fishing Taney, I stayed in one area most of the time. Increases your odds on catching fish I think. But I tend to site fish now.
Terry Beeson Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Well, I'm certainly no pro, but I do tend to stay in a spot if I'm picking up fish. I will move if I don't get a take after a few casts and that might be a bit upstream, downstream, or just cast behind me. If there are no takers in an area (say outlet 1) then I'll move down to another section. I will also say that it depends some on the "crowd" at the time. Labor Day was pretty crowded, so I camped out in one spot and moved very little during the day. But if there were very few people on the section, I tend to move more. I guess it's "sight fishing" vs. "site fishing."... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Rusty Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Careful TB, lets not start a fight on this thread. haahahah
taxidermist Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 While I dont fly fish, I do use artifical and no I seldom fish in one spot, I fish from a boat. So we drift no matter what the water, Taneycomo or White river. But we dont blast thru the places either. Sunday my son and I fished 8 hours on a eight mile run, some shoals we passed over three times then moved on. We dont waste much time with our lures out of the water.
tippet7 Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 I will usually try and find a spot that has several choices to fish (pool, eddy, riffle, structure, etc) and i will cast to each spot several times, and if the hits are spotty or not there at all, I will move. One of the big things I learned is to not just get out of your car and jump in the water (unless you are fishing at snaglet #2 I tend to watch the water for a couple of minutes, see what the fish are doing (surface feeding, no rises, etc) and try to get a look into the water and see where they are stacked up. Then I make my decision on what fly to use and go from there. You are so stupid you threw a rock at the ground and missed.
Terry Beeson Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Careful TB, lets not start a fight on this thread. haahahah Rusty... keep your dumb unfounded comments to... OH... wait... you said DON'T start a fight.... My bad... But I will add that I tend to start my fishing time with Tippet's method... Stand on the bank and observe before diving in... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
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