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Anyone else think that "cowboy" sounds sissy and the tuff MFs that work the ranches could better be labeled "bullman" or at least "bullboy"? This AM was chatting with bullman Doug who advised that biting spiders have been active & ticks might be waking up. They apparently can live in trees and...

Soooo, cold season almost over & wild country ticks will be waking up soon so almost time to switch to wallys in the dark. Been an eventful learning season for trout with some jigs and tactics of heretofore limited use now tested and proven. 1. Plastics very effective at times speshly for...

Yesterday fished all day with plastics and only got 3 short bows with lots of missed hooksets. So today tried something I haven't used in many years downsize #8 2x hook in a 1/16 JiggerJohn Boolie jig #0 gold prop, off white mink fur, pearl Flashabou accent. Practically all bites stuck & held...

Plastics continue to be pleasantly surprising. Few days ago was getting skunked at our local trout park corner of a small lake when a stocker tank truck showed up. Boss man Darrol mentioned due to transportation gliches the trout had grown in the hatchery from their usual 8-10" to 12-13"...

Whatyah got close to home ?

Yup, me too.

OK, shared how to catch open water Winter trout in both moving and still water and what jigs get bit. May get to squeeze in a session or few in early March but when the night temps are above freezing I'll be chasing walleye in the dark.

Day after last post decided to take it EZ at the drive up paved walkways + floating pier public trout fishing park on a spring fed corner of our local trout stocked lake. Entire lake was almost totally ice capped but the spring feed kept the water open there. Decided to test the plastics on...

Crosscut rabbit bodies? Whats up with the eyes ? Anything biting this cold season?

Temp today mid 40s & SE 30 mph gusts mitigated by choosing stands on the south bank of the river with wind mostly at my back. Decided to test plastics and all 3 got bit well - Powerbait Ripple Shad black back gold glitter & black shad colors + Bobby Garland blue ice Baby Shad all trimmed down...

Like y'all I'm always on the hunt for the magic jig that works anywhere anytime. Elusive so far, tho many latest greatest have been successful right time right place right conditions. Right now been surprised how well the aforementioned shortened to 1-1/2" from original 2" black back gold...

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Still kickin' eh ? What kinda trout have you caught where & how ? Looked it up, OK has some nice running water trouting.

Last chance in the public access area yesterday as most of the slower current water is ice capped and meathead harvest has pretty much wiped out the trout. For example the reduced for Winter 47 cfps inflow into the river below the dam which formerly yielded a fish on nearly every cast got...

The BooHu jig as posted a dozen years ago remains effective. Same black 1/14 oz tin head with bent to fit Gami 604 #2 hook tho original rabbit fur has been replaced with shorter fibered mink and dispensed with the gold Flashabou tail. Because I don't lose very many jigs trout fishing still...

Didn't have any fruit flavored mallows when I was a kid, the colored ones all tasted the same. Disappointed that cotton candy wasn't strawberry flavored. Some guys spend a lifetime creating the perfect fly or bug replica ties, and other just pin a marshmallow on a hook. Or catch trout with a...

Went thru the warranty claims process & indeed the St. Croix rep requested a $60 replacement fee which I strongly contested. His final offer was to lower the fee to $30 which I refused. Luckily one of my customers referred me to a staff acquaintance of his who managed to approve a no charge...

Trout might have a sweet tooth? Sometimes I get the urge to chat with fellow anglers, & a few have mentioned marshmallows as a favored bait. Yah, those whose preferred retrieve is level & steady usually discard tail bit off plastics. Twitch darting the remainder stubs can keep em catching.

Boats are winterized and still water ice caps are forming. While others are resigned to be stuck indoors till Spring I look forward to the cold season for ruff country river treks when the ground snow melts enuf to allow passage & temp is above line freezing. Altho most of the river monsters...

Was watching a fly guy catching trout yesterday with a fly that was so small I couldn't see it from 6' away, looked like a dangling leader with nothing on the end. I've been told Kevin is an expert fly tier. How does this dial into a belief that a feeding response isn't what motivates fish to...