can anyone help me out??

so me and a buddie have been fishing a discharge on the river at night time from boat. there are fish busting the water all around us and we throw everything we have at them 2 nights in a row and only came up with a walleye (rattle trap) and channel cat (chub) close to the top of the surface.

we have thrown creek minnows,chubs,rattle traps,husky jerks,swim baits,jigs and pretty much everything else in the tackle box..

so anyone have any idea of what we could use or a special way to be more productive on this discharge??

ive been fishing for many years and so has my buddie but were both stumped here...thanks guys

sounds like skipjack.

Asian carp. Use bow and arrow.

ummmm dont count out carp, ive seen carp do some major predatory things. but you probably know more about the river species and theyre actions then i do even if this is stumping you

I was thinking fish targetting bugs too. If that is the case, there are a ton of culprit fish that will feed on them. Not sure what type of bug it would be. You'd probably notice if it were a mayfly or something large hatching though. Night fishing on a boat with a flyrod isn't easy business... I wouldn't do more than roll cast for them, or you're likely catching your buddy or other gear.

Also depends on what kind of discharge too. The old Montour discharge (refined sewage) would shoot out small pellets that adult gizzard shad and other non-preditory fish would rise to the surface to eat.

they are skippies busten the schools of minnies or baby shad. i fish the hannabal lock on the ohio for them all the time. the best way is to use a sibiki rig for them. they sell them at cabelas now in wheeling. use a 1/2 to 3/4 oz sinker on the bottom of the sibiki and rip it across the top of the water real fast, just barely letting the flies on the sibiki get under the surface of the water. the best time is rite at daybreak. sometimes you have to wait for the skippies to get there, then they will move in and out. when they are in they will be busten everywhere, when they move out just wait for awile they be will be. sometimes 5 min sometimes an hour. have a cooler of ice ready to put them on till you get them home then freeze them in water. if not they will get really mooshy and not be worth crap. they work best on blues but flats will eat them.

if your useing sinkers the heavy on the rigs how are you keeping the flys right on top? even at a fast reel seems its would be too deep with that weight

i think cabelas does, besides that you will probably have to order 1. if your from Pa, watch out with the cast net. they are illegal unless used on the lakes specified in the book. if the skippies u see are bigger u can also tie a couple small mister twisters to your line a couple inches apart. i use 4 of them when doing that, but most guys just use the sabikis. put little peices of sponge on the hooks when your not using them. this will help with getten them hooked on everything.

AK Thanks, have permits anywhere I throw the net. Yeah I can tie up a few rigs.But the rod would be nice as not to be a PAIN in the Butt.

Most likely Skipjacks. I have snagged them ripping a rattle trap through the explosions thinking maybe wipers were schooling bait fish.