Stalking a brooder trout at Junction City Pond - Page 10

Anatoliy · 03-21-2007, 09:28 PM

Today it took me 1.5 hours to catch the first fish.

Then after another hour of casting lures with no luck I decided to turn my spinning rod into fly fishing rod.

I tied a fly instead of the lure, put a bobber 3 feet above the fly and casted it.

The bobber was havy enough to let me cast, but not sensitive enough to see a bite. So I made a little bobber from a bottle cork.

Now this one was sensitive, but I could cast my fly a yard maximum.

But I was lucky enough to catch this little bluegill.

And this little trout.

Fly fishing can be fun!

I definately will try it. Of course with the proper rod.

Then I put my lure back and after some time got another baby trout.

And I saw an osprey dived in the water, and flew away with a nice trout in his claws!

18406ej · 03-22-2007, 06:28 PM

You need to try one of those adjustable water-weighted bobbers made just for this purpose. Nice fish!

Nelson · 03-23-2007, 02:33 PM

Then after another hour of casting lures with no luck

curious if you were in the same spot? sometimes you can increase your odds by moving around a bit.

Great fish. nice bluegill, it must be warming up down there.

Anatoliy · 03-23-2007, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Nelson

curious if you were in the same spot?

I move along the bank.

Gramps · 03-24-2007, 09:40 PM

Went to JC Pond today. Got there about 10:00am. Second or third cast landed a 13" Rainbow. About ½ hour later my friend landed a 16 pound brooder

, nice and bright. Several other nice fish came out of pond today

Anatoliy · 03-24-2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Gramps

Second or third cast landed a 13" Rainbow.

Way to go!

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my friend landed a 16 pound brooder

, nice and bright.

Yeeee-haaaa!!!

P.S.You cound visit the forum together, too. Why do you hide her from us?

Gramps · 03-24-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Anatoliy

P.S.You cound visit the forum together, too. Why do you hide her from us?

She is a He.

He lurks in the forum, I will try to get him to join

Anatoliy · 03-24-2007, 10:30 PM

Sorry, I thought you are talking about the same friend you were fishing with yesterday.

Gramps · 03-24-2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Anatoliy

There were just a few people fishing on the pond today. And one of them told me that he is a member of our forum!!! He showed me locations of holes in the pond! I hope he will post more often here and share his useful information.

Crappie jiggs behind a bobber or flys have hooked all the brooders at JC pond that I know of.
Most have been hooked 5' to 10' from shore.

BTW Anatoliy, I checked Oregon Fishing Regulations and you can use 3 hooks, a treble hook counts as 1 hook, for all fish except Pacific Halibut.

trollin4trout · 03-28-2007, 12:36 PM

A split shot and a fly works very well at times also. Just cast and retrieve as you would a lure- vary the speed and method of retrieve often and try near the surface and down deep. I use black or brown woollybuggers-usually the biggest ones for this quite often.

03-22-2007, 06:28 PM	#92
18406ej Master Angler Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Keizer Posts: 450	You need to try one of those adjustable water-weighted bobbers made just for this purpose. Nice fish! __________________ E.J. "I am going where streams of whiskey are flowing"

03-23-2007, 02:33 PM	#93
Nelson Angler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland OR Posts: 113	Then after another hour of casting lures with no luck curious if you were in the same spot? sometimes you can increase your odds by moving around a bit. Great fish. nice bluegill, it must be warming up down there. __________________ He'll fish anywhere! Last edited by Nelson : 03-23-2007 at 02:34 PM. Reason: insight

03-24-2007, 09:40 PM	#95
Gramps Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22	Brooder at JC pond Went to JC Pond today. Got there about 10:00am. Second or third cast landed a 13" Rainbow. About ½ hour later my friend landed a 16 pound brooder , nice and bright. Several other nice fish came out of pond today

03-21-2007, 09:28 PM	#91
Anatoliy Administrator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 434	Today it took me 1.5 hours to catch the first fish. Then after another hour of casting lures with no luck I decided to turn my spinning rod into fly fishing rod. I tied a fly instead of the lure, put a bobber 3 feet above the fly and casted it. The bobber was havy enough to let me cast, but not sensitive enough to see a bite. So I made a little bobber from a bottle cork. Now this one was sensitive, but I could cast my fly a yard maximum. But I was lucky enough to catch this little bluegill. And this little trout. Fly fishing can be fun! I definately will try it. Of course with the proper rod. Then I put my lure back and after some time got another baby trout. And I saw an osprey dived in the water, and flew away with a nice trout in his claws!

03-24-2007, 10:30 PM	#98
Anatoliy Administrator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 434	Sorry, I thought you are talking about the same friend you were fishing with yesterday.

03-28-2007, 12:36 PM	#100
trollin4trout Angler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 148	A split shot and a fly works very well at times also. Just cast and retrieve as you would a lure- vary the speed and method of retrieve often and try near the surface and down deep. I use black or brown woollybuggers-usually the biggest ones for this quite often.

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