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There are many fish on strawberry getting an education. They are all in schools. I would like to visit some of these schools and take some of the fish on a field trip.
So, is there a trick to finding the schools of fish and having one of those 30 fish days? I had one about 2 years ago where me and a friend pulled in at least 50 total in about 30 minutes. We both had 2 pole permits and we steadily had fish on 2-3 of the 4 poles. That net and those needle nose pliers got used that day for sure.
Anyway, I have not had the same experience since then. It seem like I try many different spots, and try to follow the advice on this site, but cannot seem to find the big schools that render tons of fish. I usually end up getting a fish here and a fish there, but not one on every cast.
I'm going out tomorrow and would really appreciate any advice all of you awesome experienced fishermen would care to give.
I am a catch and release guy and don't ever keep them. Sometimes a friend with me might keep a couple bows, but that's about it.
Anyway, thanks for the help. It is wonderful to take a Friday off and just pass the time on the lake with fish that just can't wait to get in my boat.
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I too am interested in what info you get here. I have a two pole permit as well and I fish two flies on each and have had occasion that I have had four fish on at once. I stop, land the fish and recast to nothing. Assuming it was a school, it does not show on my sonar but the field of view is not that big in 30' of water and yes I have a side finder. I know I passed through them.[  ] I will see groups of fish and I do well when I see them, but mine have been deep.
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My parents owned a cabin at the old Clarks camp that was by Mud Creek. Back then before the poisoned it and made it bigger there were perch in the reservior. If you were fishing for perch it was okay but if you wanted trout you fished it differently. A lot of the old tactics that they used to use will not work the way they used to but some still do. It doesn't quite fish the same as it did then. With that said you just have to experiment. Things change with the water temps and times of the year. I still have days where I can't buy a bite. You just have to adapt and keeping trying different things. Fall fishing at the Berry is the best time of the year up there. Good luck.
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Get out there early, and while there is no chop on the water, you will see them rising. That is what did it last Sat as I, the wife, and 2 year old fished. Heck, as was posted about last weekend, they will even rise trying to eat an apple core!
Not sure I would call it a "school" where we fished, but there was a very large area - the entire bay actually - that held concentrations of fish that other areas did not. They were visible on the depthfinder, they were visible surfacing, and the catching was good.
The fish were in water that was 35-55 feet deep, but scattered all through the column down to about 20 ft.
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I went up last Saturday and fished out of Rennegade. I was on a pontoon and had one of my best days ever. Landed 39, most of those on a white rabbit strip, that was heavy. I had the best luck when kicking back with the fly and not stripping. It was a banner day for sure. WE also left at 1, or I would have added to that total. Kept 4 bows for dinner. Between 4 of us we landed over 80 fish. Some guys were using white 2.5 inch tubes tipped with bait. Cast out and let fall. they were hitting LIGHT. SO keep slack out of line. I dont have a fish finder, but in the last two trips to the Berry since the elk hunt opened, we have fished the same place and have amazing success. This storm moving in will affect the fishing, hopefully for the better. Report back and let us know how you do.
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Go to Renegade, east bank. White tube jigs with crawler, me and my buddy caught 40 in two hours.
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I'm not liking the weather forecast. Hoping for better weather next week. We decided to skip it tomorrow. Probably would have been the best day of fishing ever.. But we'll see what next week brings.
Thanks for all the advice and info everybody!!!!
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if you troll at the berry buy this in watermelon
[url "http://www.protroll.com/products/kokanee-killers/"]http://www.protroll.com/products/kokanee-killers/[/url]
put a worm on and, Berkeley Gulp Maggots in green or white.
if you find the right place and fish the right detph you will have a 50 fish day.
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Should I get size 1 or size 2? Also, Red or Gold hook color?
Also, are you trolling on top, or using downriggers? Do you only catch Kokanee with this, or do all the trout like it too?
I appreciate the advice !! Thanks !!!!!!
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Question because you have this down, Have you tried a simple hook/worm? I met a gentleman fishing with a small gold spoon, two red beads and a piece of worm on the hook and he was doing very well....could it just be the worm?
Thanks
I fish like Chuuk and about the same results.
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The worm is the main thing, (worms andGulp Maggots on two hooks ) I have also been (leaded line down 3 C)using a rainbow luhr-Jensen Krocodile putting a worm on the treblehook also using a green dodger.. some days this is the best.
On the pro troll I use size 2, Orangewas working on top until 10 :am have not got any kokanee this time ofyear.
Using downrigger between 18 and 5 feetdown. start at 18 feet when they stop biting start coming up. One leaded core pole and one pole with three little split shotsinkers about two feet back of pro troll lure. Also use a greendodger on the down rigger pole
After about 30 fish the hooks break onthe pro troll lure. Also the Gulp Maggots help.
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Thanks. I do know bait can up the game in some cases.
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Question because you have this down, Have you tried a simple hook/worm?
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Back when I used to troll Strawberry, one of my most effective rigs was to use a worm threader and thread a whole night crawler on a rebarb hook (none of the night crawler was behind the hook) and pull it behind my downrigger. I used absolutely no other lure, beads or anything else, just the whole night crawler. Some days I would catch fish as quickly as I could get the line down. I am confident I could do it right now at Strawberry and catch fish after fish, but I don't enjoy trolling.
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I like using a mapping GPS on Strawberry. First, I use it to accurately measure my finning/rowing/electric motoring speed (1.3 mph is a good starting point). I go slower and faster until the hits start coming then try to repeat that speed.
Second, I use the bread-crumb feature to keep track of where I've been and to revisit productive areas (I'll save the tracks to Google Earth and then look for consistently productive locations).
Like FG, I'll troll through an area and start getting hits. I mark the spot on the GPS and then troll back and forth through that area. Works for 3-4 passes and then the action dies off. I assume the school has moved on and so will I.
Sometimes they show on the fish finder and sometimes not. The circumference of my sonar cone is approx. equal to the depth, so if I'm in 30 ft. of water, the finder is only seeing 15 feet around me as the center point. Therefore, I'm not surprised when I don't see a school of fish.
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I don't like trolling either. The old timers at Clarks Camp used to do this. Troll with just a straight worm. This was before they poisoned it and made it bigger. It fishes differently than it did back then but some of their tactics still work today. Clarks Camp used to sell a fly called the Strawbery Special (I tie my own now) it had a red yarn body with brown hackle tied in wolly bugger fashion. They used to murder them back then in the moss beds and it still works today.
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For me the two flies that have killed for me were inspired by Harry, but I put my own touches . The Strawberry Cherry Bomb and The Tainted Hussy. They flat out work for me and everyone that has tried them. Actually the Hussy was a brain storm for me and a chance to use some old material I never used before.
Again, fast sinking lines.
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They sound interesting.It's fun when you create something yourself and it turns out to be a winner. I winterized my boat Thursday but think I'm going to try going back this coming week depending on weather. Probably just fish from shore. To cold for me to take my float tube and my small aluminum isn't licensed.
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