Brat Bonker
1/20/2014 10:37:00 AMI got a 5lber last year on shrimp tipped jig. try catching some whitefish and cutting those into chunks or strips, dollies love whitefish, mine had a whole whitefish in its mouth and it still took my jig
jpjames14
1/20/2014 12:48:00 PMAll luck I've had on Dolly's are eggs and egg patterns. Go small. If using skeins, cut a dime sized chunk with 3 eggs or so on it. Beads work great as well. It's the primary food source for these things as they chase steelhead up river.
fisherman92
1/20/2014 4:43:00 PMThanks for the tips, ill prob try eggs n shrimp later this week since i have both, i just haven't had too much luck with bait this year
cogitator
1/20/2014 9:33:00 PMBack in the late 60s I used to fish a tributary of the Suiattle for Dollies. I could see big Dollies in there, but the first time I tried I fished most of the day unsuccessfully. Then finally caught one on a colorado spinner.
When I cleaned it (they were legal then) it had several small fish and one shrew.
The next time I went there I took some firecracker herring (orange label), They went nuts for them. From then on it was easy to catch a limit of big Dollies. I also found shrews in several of them.
I would imagine that whitefish would be a hot bait for them. Good luck and let us know how you do.
When I cleaned it (they were legal then) it had several small fish and one shrew.
The next time I went there I took some firecracker herring (orange label), They went nuts for them. From then on it was easy to catch a limit of big Dollies. I also found shrews in several of them.
I would imagine that whitefish would be a hot bait for them. Good luck and let us know how you do.
Codybirk
2/26/2014 9:53:00 AMGive me a email at cody.birkholz@yahoo.com. I know that river well and what to use .