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Hello everyone! I love this forum and the great people that are in it!
I have a question/favor...
My corporate bosses are coming into town and are avid fishermen. I would love to take them to the Berry as ice off is just happening. I am not asking for secret honey holes, just a bit of guidance to make this a great trip for them.
Any help as far as where and what would be great! Thanks again for all of your help in advance!
We plan to go up tomorrow morning, I will let you know how we did!!
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Please provide details of the kind of fishing you're going to be doing....
Downriggers ? trolling
Bow mount motor? jig fishing
Pop-gear & line counter reels? trolling
Float Bubbles & Flies, worms, streamers
Each style has different go to colors, lures, and flavors.
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Sorry we will be in a boat trolling. I do have down riggers as well. We will be going for bows and cuts.. Pretty much anything that will bite!
I generally troll with pop gear and a worm.
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I have finally fixed my boat and trailer. I'm heading to Strawberry tomorrow, look for a yellow boat with a BFT flag. If you see us catching fish, feel free to stop and say hi and for some tips. Most of the time I fish Renegade Bay.
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My 2 cents, works for me.
If you are trolling with downriggers, I would start by locating the fish on your graph. They tend to be up shallower this time of year, but do seem to go deeper in the afternoon. I like to pull squids in pink, orange and green behind a small dodger. The brand dodger I use is best trolled at 1.2-1.8 mph. Wedding ring spinners, pro-troll trout killers, lucky craft pointers, trolling fly's, and worm rigs all work too. If something isn't working, move or switch colors or lure type. If using multiple rods I set each one up different and see what the fish take.
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If I use my downriggers this early I normally drop them no deeper than 10-15 feet and run a light line well behind them.
Normally though, I don't bother with the down riggers until summer is in full swing -- unless I'm after the Kokes.
I've had the best luck dragging flies on sinking line this early. Black wolly/Crystal buggers or Olive Mohairs are the trick for me.
If you don't have a fly pole, tie the fly directly to a light line with a single sinker 18" above. "Jig" the fly as you are trolling. Adding the action helps a lot -- plus it adds an element of active fishing to the trolling which is always fun.
Shallow rainbow or black/siver rapalas and orange wobblers were good early season last year for us as well.
We had our fastest fishing on the Soldier Creek side last year.
I second all the techniques UT-Lund posted and a secondary word to try one pole of each of your favorite piece of advise and see what they hit.
I've had it change from Flies to rapalas to downrigged dodgers and squids on three consecutive days.
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I will look for you I could use some pointers. I'll be in a black and white Crestliner. I'll put my flag up too.
good luck, humpy
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I would love to hear a report from those fishing Friday as I am heading up at o'dark 30 on Saturday. Right now trying to decide where to launch from, was previously leaning toward mud creek but may launch on soldier side for the option of trying for kokes in the narrows as well.
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Today was windy more than average, and the fishing was slow. I did manage to land a nice Rainbow and a few other slot Cutts but that was it.
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