Took my daughter to Beaver to see if we could rustle up some dinner. Got to the launch about 1:45. There were a number of boats (kayaks, tubes, and boats) on the water and quite a few people fishing from shore between the park and the launch. We started trolling a spoon and a flatfish. The spoon was getting no love, but the flatfish was getting a lot of bumps. Finally hooked one on the flatfish. Saw a number of trout being caught by a fly fisherman and others using lures being cast near shore, so moved to a secluded location close to a wooded shoreline and switched to a small jig under a float. Didn't bring an anchor, so I manned the motor to fight the ever changing breeze while my daughter fished. She was getting lots of takedowns, but having a hard time hooking them. She managed to get a couple to the boat over the next hour, so was happy with the pursuit. I took a few swings at it and also missed a few before hooking one. Got enough for dinner, so called it a day. The fish were not large (~8-9") but plenty of action to keep us entertained, so a successful trip. Color didn't seem to matter. We mainly used a brown jig, but saw other colors being used successfully.

TMBob

3/26/2018 5:02:31 PM

Great day with your daughter....they are sneaky for sure on the takedowns and actually hard to hook. I am working on my technic to increase hook ups.

BentRod

3/27/2018 8:57:16 AM

I was using a home made wine cork float and a 1/32 crappie jig, so the hook was probably a little on the big side...not to mention my daughter's reflexes were a tad on the slow side....??

cdflett

3/27/2018 8:26:20 AM

Nice post. I was in one of the kayaks you saw. I trolled a wooly bugger for a while without any success. Decided to change tactics and started fan casting a Rapala original. That got me a few strikes. Another boater told me he was having success with an old Mepp's spinner. I had one in my tackle box, and that did the trick. Caught and released more than a dozen rainbows that way.

BentRod

3/27/2018 8:59:42 AM

Thanks. I was surprised the spoon wasn't doing better as it's typically a good choice this time of year. I too threw a Mepps for a bit while my daughter was using the jig. I got a few bumps, but nothing stuck. Didn't spend too much time with it due to the wind issue. Glad you found something that worked. Seemed like most everyone was getting at least a little action, so nice to see.

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