Willow Report

[TheWhizzle]

Went to Willow Monday 1-9-12 with Erawk. Fished from about 1am to 10am for nothin. Water is up, mostly clean, and cold as hell.
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[BillyH]

Willow has been been a stingy bit@h lately. Maybe with the water coming back up the we will see more fish coming up from Mohave or where ever they are hiding.
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[Erawk]

Typical day at the beach, haha. It's always nice to get out though.
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[Troylee]

I think there is a trick to fishing it honestly... Those guys on Allan's boards hooked up sat down there... Big one broke the line and got away and he still bagged two 20 pounders... man I need to hook something that big its been way to long haha...
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[gnelson651]

[quote Troylee]I think there is a trick to fishing it honestly... Those guys on Allan's boards hooked up sat down there... Big one broke the line and got away and he still bagged two 20 pounders... man I need to hook something that big its been way to long haha...[/quote]

Yep, those guys on Allan's board catch fish by the tale.
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[lvfishingdude]

catching trout than drifting i bet works every time like some of them do
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[Troylee]

Not a bad idea... I have actually watched that guy sneaky fish down there who just bagged the two 20 pounders sat while whiz got skunked... Those guys are tight lipped but they can't hide when there fishing and your in the area haha... I know where he fishes and how he fishes... I just need a boat to go try it lol... 2 months away from finally getting one now that I'm working again.... I know a few people who have a lot of luck just dead sticking not trolling so that's worth a shot for sure....
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[TheWhizzle]

You wanna know the secret?

Saturday, we had windy, overcast conditions with a falling baro.

Monday we had a rising baro with calm winds, clear skies and a full moon.


That's that's secret. I just let it out the bag.

@LVfishingdude - Maybe YOU just broke the news! They can't publicize that though... AC plug sales might go down.
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[lvfishingdude]

i don't agree with the weather phenomenon. it was almost 1 year to the day i caught my big 34 pounder out of echo bay. the weather was no wind almost 70 degrees. california weather.
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[Erawk]

Just to be clear, using live trout or any game fish for bait is illegal and punishable by law in Nevada. I know most of us know that, just clarifying for lurkers and casual forum readers.

While I agree that you can catch a big fish in clear conditions as you did, I do believe that rough conditions can increase your odds by reducing visibility and masking noise.
The river is small and very clear, much different than Lake Mead even though they are a part of the same river system.

Some believe that fish sense the inclement weather and will go into feeding mode to get them through..... somewhat like a bear preparing to hibernate during barren winter months.

All that said..... the only real secret to producing every time at willow is to only make a report when you catch one []
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[Troylee]

Hey I'm on your side bro haha... There always posting pix of the bags and I don't get it myself... The only thing I can think is these guys fish it all week and then the day they bag something they talk... You don't hear much about skunks over there... I know that guy who just bagged those double digits fishes nights and right by the marina trolling... What he has on the end of the line I have no clue... Lol
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[Undurtow]

try using a yellow bomber []
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