:lol: It's true I have been fishing the Wilson for many years. Well one thing I can tell you is look at the obvious places that you think they would be and then avoid getting too close, with the water conditions as they are it is super easy to spook fish out of a hole and once they are spooked that's it. Next thing, spread out and don't use the same thing as someone above or below you. It does absolutely no good (except for practice) to fish next to other people (they can ruin a stretch of water faster than anything) look at what others are throwing if you see a lot of corkies and yarn, use something else entirely different (invent something new) This is the most important so pay extra attention to this little bit: Dont walk right up to the waters edge unless there is no other way to get a cast all the way across the river, stand back a good ways and disect the water before making any casts. Target likely spots and plan your drifts acordingly, 1.) leave no gaps, make sure that each cast covers and slightly overlaps the previous drift starting at slighly upriver against the far shore 2.) each cast after the first you should try to work a little closer to your shoreline each time, this allows you to cover every inch of the bottom. If nothing happens, change your tactics. 3.) go to something that works middle water (like a jig and bobber or spinner) Work your spinner in to the current allowing the blade to flutter by the current rather than reeling is back (you should be reeling only slightly to keep the lure in the right depth, let the river do the rest) Try side casting spinners in behind rocks and logs, dont bring them back until they start fluttering. Use as light a line as you feel comfortable with (I like 8 and 10lb for mainline and 6lb for leader) Always have the secret sauce ready at hand (Garlic is a killer!!)
If you want to drift corkies and yarn, use colors that you rarely see, ask your wife to go to the craft store and find you some light blue or other subtle color, all the bright colors out there are fun but the fish see them everyday. Shorten up the leader!! This is a biggie, so many people I see have these rediculously long leaders, granted there are times and water conditions that dictate a long leader, on the Wilson I rarely use a leader longer than 24" and if using a corkie always peg the corkie by the hook with a toothpick, go easy on the weight, yet another big mistake a majority of people make is using way way way to much weight. Use 1/4" hollow lead and a 1-1 1/2" piece sometimes less and sometimes a bit more, but for the Wilson in prime condition it should be dang lite! use small terminal gear to like swivels and hooks, i use a super small ultra strong swivel from Fisherman's. Hooks, use 1's 2's and 4's
What ever you do, dont get lazy, make every cast count, one bad cast can wreck an opportunity.
Anyway that's about all I can think of without watching you fish the Wilson.
way to put it out there!!! Thanks i havent picked up a fish on the wilson yet... this might help change that
