what bait do you use for catching the mackinaw? any particular bait?
what bait do you use for catching the mackinaw? any particular bait?
i fish green peter quite often haven't been up there this year but the past few years we had found the patterns. We troll out of my dads boat we have two different ways of rigging. We all have line counters about a foot up the rod from the reel. Then on two rods we have divers. and on the other 2 we run cannon balls. then we run ford fenders and wedding rings with white shoe peg corn. we also found out that shrimps work just as good as the corn.
Trout Fear Me!!!! Bass Hate Me!!!!
Short, sweet, and to the point this time.
7-10
11 Fish kept, 6 released, and 5 lost. 45 - 50 feet, STC UV sling blade, R&K hoochie.
7-11
Finally a good day! 32 fish in the boat, 10 of which were released and under 10", same story, 45 - 50 feet, sling blades and hoochies again. Had to change colors late in the morning. Bright colors worked early, purples later. Bite just flat turned off at about 11, dealt with wind ALL day. Largest fish 15".
I fished GP today 7-12-09 and came home with 15 Kokanees the biggest was 14'' and several 12 and 13''. Last Thursday and Friday I was killing them on a red hoochie with a flasher that I made up. Today they didn't want the hoochie all that they would do was tail slap it. A lot of times you think you are getting a bite but it is a tail slap. Some times if you leave it alone they will come back and take it. I turned several small ones loose. When the red hoochie failed me, I put on a spinner that I made up with blue beads, they really went for that. I am going tomorrow and see what they are biting on.
Last edited by lip ripper; 07-19-2009 at 06:03 AM.
well its been along time since i last logged on here, been fishing the middle fork of the willamette upbove harrisburg, but i need a change of pace so gonna hit gp.
will the kokes in there take wedding ring set ups or do i need to run a flasher with needle fish as a dropper, also what arm do they seem to be in?
7-12
Two of us boated 35 fish for the day. Same gear and depths as post #13. Most fish 12 - 14", with an occasional 15". In two days I fished from the dam clear to almost the middle fork and caught fish all the way in pretty much open water. The fish are scattered but have started to cooperate.
what size sling blade(4 1/2" or 5 1/2")and color combination of hoochies should i carry? where can you purchase all this at? i see kmart carries the hoochies, but i believe theres no kmart in eugene anymore? walmart?Originally Posted by capron6
Last edited by mosd; 07-13-2009 at 01:38 PM.
mosd
The most productive gear was a size 3 (4 1/2") Shasta Tackle uv sling blade followed by an orange/pink/purple color combination hoochie made by R&K spinners. Don't know where you can get R&K hoochies yet but they will be available in the Albany area in the near future I understand. DanDee Sales in Sweet Home is now carrying 5 styles of the Shasta Tackle uv sling blades as well as 5 or 6 of Shasta Tackle uv hoochies. Not sure, but I think Sportsmens Warehouse in Salem has some of the STC stuff as well. The owner is actively seeking retail outlets for his tackle, I hear Fred Meyer's may have them in the future. In the meantime they can be ordered on the internet at shastatackle.com. Best of luck. See you on the lake?
Ron
thanks for the info, ill prob go there sat. unsure tho as to which lunch, maybe the one closest to the dam
7-14 09
I went to GP yesterday and caught another 22 the biggest was 16'' on the red hoochie with my killer flasher. I also caught several on my home made spinner with blue beads. Most of the fish were around the island.
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