ORIGINAL: bubblegumworm

10 muskies, handful of walleyes this year. Gotta ask- Who has actually stopped fishing?

That's a pretty sweet start. It's not that people have stopped, just that nobody talks about it like it used to be. I was looking on the old forums and that is what made me make this thread.

ORIGINAL: Cold
Loomis, I fished a long day Sunday in Somerset Co. Also skunked, though I was up top the whole time, and missed two (on consecutive casts, no less ).

I'll be out probably every evening through Friday now, then Saturday, the closest I'll come to fishing will be crossing the Mon between Market Square and the Southide.

Yeah I need to hit up a few spots in the woods myself. It won't be long meow, maybe even this weekend. Make sure you don't find any dead fish down in Pittsburgh, keep in the livewell till at least 3:00 or the game wordens arrest you. u knoo?

ORIGINAL: Cole M
was going to head out to arthur this weekend but bolting my kicker onto my new boat i just bought a month ago helped me find out the transom was completely rotted out...talk about ruining the weekend...building new transom instead of trying out the new boat

Junk dude.

ORIGINAL: TastyTrout
I don't put it down, I just don't use it because I figure a lot of others are, thus the fish are seeing it quite often.

I wasn't saying just you, I meant the general population of fisherman. It definitely has a stigma. However, if fished correctly it can work and work well.


Looks like were going to have a nice weekend, I think I'm going to try to make one last hurrah in Erie Sunday. I'm glad to see people getting out, keep this thread going.

well, I think the logic behind a floating bait is it is meant to be stationary. Fishing it in a stream with moving water probably is not the best way to present it as it cannot get to the depth the trout are holding at. Fishing a floating bait in a cold lake, or in front of the lake shore (like trout run) has been really good to me, anyways.

I fish "floating baits" like power bait in streams and lakes pretty effectively.

In a stream, I'll set it up like I'm drifting for steel head or drifting nymphs, buggers or egg patterns for pelletheads with a fly rod - small styrofoam float at a depth that will get my bait near the bottom. The key is the right amount of small split shot close enough to the hook to keep it down. Usually a couple of really small blackbird shot about 8" above the hook does the trick.

In a lake, I'll set my bobber at anywhere from 4-6' above my hook. Same deal with stream fishing with the split shot. Works really well on those warmer days in late April and May when trout are more oriented towards bugs on the surface.

Both set ups work very, very well for me. I guess the key is to not use a huge glob of power bait. I'll put on an amount that's about 2 to 3 times bigger than a single egg on a size 16 or 18 hook that I use for steelhead. And chartreuse is always tops. Can't remember the last time I used another color.

Like you said, not always the best bait in a stream, but I've found it to work consistently.

Where do you get eggs and sacs for fishing around here that are certified VHS free? I'd prefer that too, but I always dispose of singles and sacs from Erie.

ORIGINAL: Loomis

been reading about guys using Pautzke fire egg sacks tied small for stream trout and doing real good.

I've used them as single eggs with success but never thought about tying them up. Any suggestions as to what to use to tie them?

Ahhh, good old Pautzke's Balls O Fire. Been quite a few years since I've used those.

Anybody know for sure if PR's single eggs are certified VHS free? The cured ones, not the juicy ones. I just assumed that they weren't.

ORIGINAL: TastyTrout

ORIGINAL: Loomis

been reading about guys using Pautzke fire egg sacks tied small for stream trout and doing real good.

I've used them as single eggs with success but never thought about tying them up. Any suggestions as to what to use to tie them?

Sac Tyer without a doubt. If you are fishing lakes you can make floating egg sacks, too, and fish them much the same as paste baits. Just cut a small piece of styrofoam or ear plug or get the small styro beads they sell for floaters. Works good.

Im not having any luck at the lower twin today using power eggs and regular powerbait

Yeah im not getting anything =(

100?? I have 3 total this year clearly im in the wrong spot lol

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You gotta link up with SevenMileShowcase. He's a master angler that knows where all the elusive palominos are. Just don't bring any Joe's Flies. They're garbage.

Your ripping on a teenager that is fishing and having a good time. That is so awesome! Tune your Joe Flies with these....they do great on the White River.

Hitting the river tomorrow late morning for some eyes...Gonna get some minnies at the np bait shop...any last minute suggestions?!

ORIGINAL: Snag_826

Hitting the river tomorrow late morning for some eyes...Gonna get some minnies at the np bait shop...any last minute suggestions?!

Heard it's supposed to rain...

ORIGINAL: Snag_826

Hitting the river tomorrow late morning for some "BASS"...Gonna get some minnies at the np bait shop...any last minute suggestions?!

Don't leave before it is dark! Many times a switch is turned on between sundown and dark.

Good luck, I'm pretty sure you won't need luck though. They're usually pretty willing right now. Although this warm weather might have them preoccupied...

btw - I fixed your quote....

^ Now that is awesome. There used to be one swimming in a farm pond I could never catch.