This river is home to numerous record-setting brown trout, and it’s the destination of choice for many anglers looking to land a true trophy trout. Cranor has his clients throw a Rogue the majority of the time but is careful to note that the color choices can vary based on conditions. I was lucky enough to grow up near a few streams with strong rock bass populations, but not stronger than the multitude of sunfish species, which made rock bass a “special” catch. Nowadays, my 4-year-old son lights up on these same waters when we see that gold flash. It wasn’t until she she got a birthday present to fish with Bartz that Christie Atwell picked up a fly rod.
Many facilities are located in Winchester State Park, where an entrance fee applies. Year round, you will find good fishing, plenty of recreation activities and wildlife viewing opportunities. “She does miss fish just like everyone, but she doesn’t fret over it and just keeps fishing,” said Wayne Bartz of Rochester, who gave her her first fly fishing lesson and is still her mentor. “I think she catches big fish because of her concentration.
Crappie have been good working small jerkbaits or WYW custom hair jigs in the main basin. Look for patches of isolated weeds that will hold the active biters. The Panther Martin comes in a number of patterns and colors, but the classic undressed version tends to be the favorite. It’s small, teardrop-shaped body is usually painted with one solid color and a few spots of a different color for accent. The blade design is what sets it apart from most other spinners on the market.
He says that the classic 4-inch white tube jig setup has probably landed more lake trout through the ice than most other presentations combined. Fallfish are aggressive, and they’re often down to chew even when all the trout and smallmouths in the river seem to have lockjaw. Best of all, they’ll eat pretty much anything you’re throwing. Fallfish are so willing and such great fighters on light tackle that there are cults of anglers scattered across their range who would rather target them than trout. TheLearn to Fishwebpage offers diagrams for basic bait rigs.
“It’s one of the last strongholds for stream-dwelling populations of wild brook trout in the country. It boasts more than double the brook trout population of the other 16 states in the eastern range combined,” Hanscom said. The Rogue has a classic jerkbait design, with a long baitfish body that tapers to a slim tail. The shape of the Rogue differs from many other suspending jerkbaits in that the head is slightly more bulbous, which lends it a larger wobble on the pause than other similar lures. The body three treble hooks adorn the underside, which can be a little frustrating at times but are important to the sink rate of the lure. Where I grew up, pike weren’t readily available, but there was no shortage of pickerel water.
Idaho Fish and Game operates a small hatchery at the lake that produces both pure Yellowstone cutthroats and cutthroat/rainbow hybrids. Because the hybrids are sterile and can’t reproduce, hatchery workers collect eggs from female Yellowstone cutthroats and mix them with milt from rainbow trout. This year’s cutbow spawn was completed during the first week of March—and 392 female cutthroat trout produced nearly one million fertilized cutbow eggs.
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