Fishing question

[nirvana]

I'm thinking about hitting up the local reservoir tomorrow and try my hand at fishing again.  Being far from an expert angler, what would you guys recommend for shore fishing in moderately clear water that drops off into 8-12 feet somewhat fast?  The water is usually cool and i'll probably go around noon, which I understand isn't a great time to go but hey.  Seeing as boats are expensive, yes even the inflateable dinghies, shore fishing is what i've come to rely on.


I plan to fish for trout mostly, maybe some smallmouth bass.

[B17Skull12]

being in colorado i don't think power will work to well.  It is not like CA where the fish are powerbait oriented.  Try salmon eggs or maybe a worm.  the only real way to have success in colorado from my expiriences in buy using a fly rod.

[Maverick]

I'd go with real worms also. You could try some of the power baits if you want for variety. Sometimes fish won't hit on yellow ones then nail the white or the other way around. Take some corn too.

[cav58d]

Before I even recommend bait, I would urge you to make sure it is legal to fish at this resorvior (sp) without a pass...Here in Connecticut about 50% of the reservoirs (sp) (lol tried a new one) are open to those with fishing license....The other 50% are closed to the public, although I still go...You just gotta look into it, because there could be a hefty fine if caught...

As for bait...Go out and get some nightcrawlers...I dont think you can ever go wrong with live bait...I'd also say go out and get a mixture of everything else just incase... I'm very big into Jig fishing...I'd say buy a couple jigs, and a couple different tails...Maybe pick up a hula popper for top water....Maybe a spinning bait, like a tornado...and of course, my favorite lewer (sp) lol, a TIMBER TIGER =)

For the depth you are fishing in I would recommend crank and spinning weights around 3/8th oz...That should get you around 12 foot max

[boxboy28]

Im new to the trout fishing too (started this spring) But im in the moutians on Western NC. everybody has there bait and thing for the type and place of fishing your doing.

I fish for trout in the rivers! There are trout ponds/res. and some stocked lakes but i havent fished em.


Ive "heard" people having luck with every type of bait!  
just from what i have heard and used heres a list!
spinner baits - aka - mepps
worns
crickets
corn
powerbait - what ever the fancy is
salmon eggs
verious flys - fly rod or normal pole with a fly spinner rig.


NOW Depending on what your your allowed to use to fish with is what you need to know.

here there is certian rules for stocked rivers nd times of the year with what you can use and not use!

for me the best lucks been spinners, crickets, corn, an worms.

is its none moving water ild say spinners corn or worms is your best bet(if thats legal)!

Either way i wish ya luck!  and wish i was going fishing with ya!

[nirvana]

Both reservoirs are legal, i might make a trip to Cherry Creek but i Doubt it.  Quincy reservoir only allows artificial lures, found that out the hard way last time.  Last time we were throwing out worms with bobbers a couple feet up and no luck.  I'll try to hook up the spinners (didn't have my tackle box last time).

[Vudak]

8-12 feet is as deep as the drop off goes, or the drop off starts about 8-12 feet from the shore?  The latter is very much preferable.

I only really fish murky water in NY, and never for trout, but I can tell you the clearer the water the more presentable (read - real) the lure or bait has to look, which is pretty simple if you use live bait of some sort, although if you hook it wrong it can get awkward (you'll still get bites, just not from the smart - big - ones).

Shore fishing can be pretty tough in the mid afternoon during the summer, as often the bigger fish will go deeper for various reasons.  You can still get some, of course, and who knows what they'll be like at that particular resevoir.

If you can get yourself some minnows of some type (whatever's legal and natural there - most bait shops should have them), the smallies will go to town with them.  See if you can't find a particularly craggy, rocky part that leads to and is included in the dropoff.  That'd be a good place to start.

Now I don't know if this will work great there, but on Lake Champlain a good way to get a boat load of bass is to take one of those minnows, hook it through the mouth and up through the head, cast it out with a sinker rigged on a seperate line maybe 1 - 1.5' after the hook line, and cast it out.  Let it sink to the bottom and just *slowly* jig that thing back in.  

There's got to be some fellas from CO that can give you more appropriate tips for the area.

Good luck, have fun, and post pictures!

[AquaShrimp]

I caught a 14lb catfish Saturday night on a chunk of hotdog.  Fish put up a good fight, took me about 5 minutes to land him.

[B@tfinkV]

biggest trout i caught around these parts was a few years ago, 4lbs.

i used bread and a small kiddy rod.


fly fishing is the only true way to catch trout.

[M36]

When  I fish the White Mountain lakes I would use a small hook 10-12 sometimes a small treble hook, enough weight to throw the line out as far as I could with the bait of your choice. Reel in the line a little until it is tight with a slight bow at the tip, then sit back and wait for the bites. For lure only lakes I use a fly rod, but with your set up you can buy some leader type string, tie about 3' or so to the regular line, use a clear bobber that looks like an air bubble and slowly retrieve the bobber with the fly behind it. Sometimes works, sometimes not but thats fishing.

Good luck Nirvna:aok

[DREDIOCK]

Ok really simple way to fish.
Not the lure I was looking for but it works just as well

Attach a hook with a real worm to this and there is no way to fish it wrong.
You can bounce it, drag it,run it like a spinner, and if you put a weedless hook on it you can drag it along the bottom.
or simply hook a bobber on it and suspend it while you kick back and take a nap



I'll set one of these up whith a weedless hook when I have little kids with me. But I am not above using it myself.
Cause...it works

the lure I was looking for is kinda hard to find. But its basically the same thing only comes with a hook that has a couple really small silver blades attached to the hook itself.

Oh and dont bother trying to be one of these purests that insist on tyeing on each individual lure by hand unless your planning on fishing the same setup all day long
Tie a small snapswivel on your line so you can change from lure to in a matter of moments.

through my own experimentation I have found that with the possible exeption of some  crankbaits (typically repalla) the far majority of lures run just fine with them and catch just as many fish using them as when not using them.

Went fishing with one of these purists a few years ago who argued with me about the subject. Only one problem. I was catching more fish then he was. And other then the snapswivel. the only difference between he and I is while he was wasting time tieing on a lure by hand. I just simply switched

[Horn]

Use a 1/2 oz. sinker attatched about 18" from a three way swivel. From arm of swivel add about 12" of line, then #6 hook.

Thread up one salmon egg far up the hook, then add a very small marshmellow, then add a small piece of worm.

Fish on the bottom, keep your line tight to watch for bites. Enjoy your trout.

[FiLtH]

I prefer fishing for brook trout. Its always a nice hike, no boats, just a short rod and reel, and a creel I sling over my shoulder. Im still trying to remember if its 5 trout a day or 5lbs of trout a day