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| i'm hitting the new river on sunday with a mid atlantic muskie nut.
the weather has been crazy for the last 15 days and the water levels are flucuating wildly.
the only consistant thing is gonna be severly stained water in the 50 degree range.
the wind will be dieing down to 12mph, and the afternoon temps will be close to 70.
the highs have been in the upper 50's-lower 60's the last few days with rain, and really high winds(20+), but sunday will be the last of a "warming trend".
monday is going to see a return to colder temps, possible rain and more winds.
what do you suggest for the rivers when the weather goes nuts in spring, and falling waters are reliable?
structure of the new is lots of ledges, rock gardens, fallen trees, and emerging weed beds.
the water depths range from 1" to 10'+
there are some sand flats and soft bottom areas, but mostly it's rock and wood.
i'm thinking spinnerbaits, and bucktails for reactionary bites, and glide baits or large jerk baits worked slowly for any "feeding" fish.
i'm afraid my only deep water baits are 9" soft jerks on 8/0 1/4oz hooks, and 1.5oz spinnerbaits.
are there any other tactics i could use with what i've got?
if so, what?
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Location: The desert | Find current, throw glide baits. Hit the current breaks. No worries about the weather, the river fish don't care about the weather. Depending on water temps I wouldn't shy away from topraiders or the like. Crank baits also work well. Hell anything in the tackle box can work well in rivers. |
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Location: Southern W.Va. | Try twitching a 7"-9" crankbait. DD would be my first choice or maybe a 8"Squirrelly Jake. Something that will hang in their face and not rise too quick. I've done better in cooler water with these in rivers then anything
For what it's worth,
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | If the waters off color i would suggest something with some thump to catch the fishs attention and then cause a reactionary bite. I took my first fish of the year this week on a double 10 in very off color water...Good Luck!
Edited by allegheny river kid 4/3/2009 11:22 PM
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Location: where the fish are... | heard those rivers are tough |
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| maybe trying something in the smaller size with good vibe could be a go,
baby depthraiders drug through the bottom, or shallow running cranks with some rattles straight retrieved would get my nod, we fish staind muddy water a lot,
giving something for the fish to really home in on is primary.
spinnerbaits or smaller bucktails could be good too,
then again your fish may like big baits.
good luck, fish shallow. |
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| sunday was uneventful.
sam was a guide on the new for 4-5 years, and converting from a smallie guy to a muskie nut over the last few years
we literally threw everything we had.
spinnerbaits
inline bucktails
topwater
jerkbaits
swimbaits
cranks
you name it, we threw it...no good
i had a blast shotting the sheet with a good dude, but it was a little discouraging not to land even a bass on a tube or a finesse worm...that's fishin' i guess
i did catch a sunburn on my big ears
patrick |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | I have to agree with Pointer that at least around here it doesn't make much of a difference. During really hot low water periods in mid-summer it can be a bit tough though. It's all about location on this river system and thoroughly fishing a spot. I can make 10 casts to the same spot and on the 11th from a slightly different angle is enough to elicit a big strike and a fish in the net. |
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| i agree with medic all the way. the biggest muskie i ever caught was on a blistering hot midsummer day when all local lakes had shut down completely (at least for me) I spotted a spot on a spot and I made a couple dozen trolling passes until I finally put the bait (grandma) right in her face.
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| man, that's a big pic.
the fish was 48" and somewhere between 30 and 35#
you can tell I had not yet learned proper handling yet |
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