Generation patterns changed as of last Saturday. For the past 3 days, the Corp has run about one units 24 hours a day. Not sure what that's all about! It's made wading below the dam challenging but fishing's great!
Bill Babler had a trip today (Monday). They drifted from Andy's (Williams) house down to Fall Creek with a float rig. I float rig is a jig or fly and float, set about 7 feet deep. The jig would be a pink micro jig and fly would be a #12 or #14 scud (gray, olive or brown). The jig needs no extra weight but the fly, unless it's weighted, needs a small split shot. Getting to the bottom is essential to get bit. That's why he fishes it 7 feet deep when the water may only be 4-6 feet deep.
They were also using an egg fly tied on a small jig head. Peach or roe was the color. Again, this was drifted on the bottom under a float, although you can also fish it without a float using a small split shot to get it down to the bottom.
Babler said they caught probably 70 rainbows this morning and missed that many more.
In the same area, while drifting, cast and work a small 1/16h oz sculpin jig off the bottom. Don't reel, just work the rod tip slowly up and down. They've been hitting the jig pretty hard.
Below Fall Creek, Gulp Power Eggs drifted on the bottom has been the easiest and best way to catch rainbows. Use a drift rig or just a hook and split shot, #4 lb line best. Use a white egg along with another color - pink, orange or yellow. Night crawlers also are a great live bait. Use a #8 or #6 bronze short shanked hook (#89) and hook the worm once about where the collar is,letting the worm hang off both sides of the hook. Don't have to hide the hook at all- trout don't seem to care about it. When drifting, hold the rod up high and watch the tip of the rod. The bottom will hold and let go, hold and let go. A fish will hold-pull and keep pulling. Don't apply too much pressure -- allow the fish to pull the rod tip down till it's close to the water, then set the hook. This lets the trout get the worm (and hook) in it's mouth well enough to catch him.
Stay in the middle of the lake when drifting. If you get too close to the sides, you'll lose alot of rigs to down trees.
Trolling with small crank baits or small spoons has been catching alot of trout too. Trollers usually stay down below Cooper Creek because the lake is much wider and their line isn't in the way of boat traffic as much. Casting spoons around the bridges and the Landing has been good too. Seems like there's alot of rainbows around the Fish House and Shorty Smalls lately.
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