MotoBoat
4/1/2013 12:37:00 PMNice Crappie! Say, do you catch many Kokanee in Hayden? Cause that second picture looks like a K.........e! What gear were you using for the crappie, and trout?
SsendaM
4/1/2013 6:09:00 PMThat was a Kokanee indeed, I haven't had much time to fish for them in Hayden since they planted them last year or the year before, I can't remember which but they are growing fast and look very healthy as of now.. I use home made fly's with sunflashers mainly for trout and Kokanee. For the Crappie I use Ratso bodies with home made painted lead heads tipped with a maggot. The trout and kokanee were caught in the upper 30ft column.
Mike Carey
4/2/2013 6:37:00 AMThat's a great fish for only having been planted 1-2 years ago. Looks like a promising fishery.
MotoBoat
4/2/2013 10:29:00 AMI am not familiar with a sunflasher. Is the sunflasher anything like a sun ray flasher? From a online picture, looks to be a dodger with the sun ray name stamped on it.
Or are sunflashers similar to "pop gear", also called a "gang troll"? A lighter version would be called "flash lights". Both have a series of spinning blades. Pop gear and gang troll are equipped with metal blades, flash lights have a (milar?) blade like a Mack's smile blade.
Or are sunflashers similar to "pop gear", also called a "gang troll"? A lighter version would be called "flash lights". Both have a series of spinning blades. Pop gear and gang troll are equipped with metal blades, flash lights have a (milar?) blade like a Mack's smile blade.
SsendaM
4/2/2013 8:40:00 PMSomeone corrected me on my last post about Fernan Lake so I figured I better get this one right =) 06/15/2011 EARLY SPAWNER KOKANEE FINGERLING (3-6 inches) 99,965. That's from Idaho F&G website, and the only entry in the past 20 years. I would agree that they are doing very well at the moment.
My apologies MotoBoat, I've always referred to them as Sunflashers and Gangtroll but they are listed as Cowbell flashers. I've had the best luck with gold blades and troll very slow, ,8 - 1,4 mph. Varying the speed always helps to trigger bites in my opinion, Behind those I run a wedding ring with fly. Last year I didn't do so well but I've landed at least 20 trout over 10lb with that setup so I know it works for that lake.
My apologies MotoBoat, I've always referred to them as Sunflashers and Gangtroll but they are listed as Cowbell flashers. I've had the best luck with gold blades and troll very slow, ,8 - 1,4 mph. Varying the speed always helps to trigger bites in my opinion, Behind those I run a wedding ring with fly. Last year I didn't do so well but I've landed at least 20 trout over 10lb with that setup so I know it works for that lake.