03-06-2014, 06:48 PM
The gorge is my absolute #1 favorite spot for large rainbows. I've caught bows up to 29" in years past (not too common, but its happened twice!).
I know that some like to fish it during the spawn for easy 18-20" fish, and I'm one of em, but they are really good to eat after they get the spawn out of their systems. I fish for bows at the gorge for the pan and leave the bigger lakers to catch another time.
As for a secret? Why not. I really catch my biggest ones fishing at night using dead minnows, 3-4" seems about right. It's not super fast, but it can be predictable at times. I fish them under a bobber about 3-8' deep and usually from a boat. The courtesy dock at cedar springs can be a hot bite also. If you want the fishing to be faster just a smaller minnow or night crawler is all it takes, but the fish size drops a little. June and July are my favorite months for night fishing and I've been surprised by several big browns over the years also while fishing at night.
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I know that some like to fish it during the spawn for easy 18-20" fish, and I'm one of em, but they are really good to eat after they get the spawn out of their systems. I fish for bows at the gorge for the pan and leave the bigger lakers to catch another time.
As for a secret? Why not. I really catch my biggest ones fishing at night using dead minnows, 3-4" seems about right. It's not super fast, but it can be predictable at times. I fish them under a bobber about 3-8' deep and usually from a boat. The courtesy dock at cedar springs can be a hot bite also. If you want the fishing to be faster just a smaller minnow or night crawler is all it takes, but the fish size drops a little. June and July are my favorite months for night fishing and I've been surprised by several big browns over the years also while fishing at night.
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