Post by mincmi on Feb 9, 2020 15:13:27 GMT -5
Pre-fished the trout tournament on Friday.
We had done well back in the Toxaway in the past, but the last several years have not been good. With that area able to give us some protection from the wind, we decided to give it a look and we were pleasantly surprised. End up 14-15, including 12 browns and a rainbow and only 1 bass. The last several years when we fished that area it was almost no trout and all bass.
Most of the fish were in the top 20 and we caught most of them off the boards on 2-3 colors of lead and a 100 CU. Only one off our highest rigger and one off the diver (bass) and one on a 5 color. All spoons, with a scorpion size Michigan Stinger Green Gander and Red Puke the top producers.
Saturday with though that the snow would be good, but is was slow in the river before it started and it became tougher once it started snowing. Finally got things going a little out in the big water about 2:30 when it had stopped snowing. Ended 7-8, all trout. Diver with a Mini Streak Brown Trout took several fish.
Congratulations to Nick who is really dialed in this year. Only 5 fish weighed in for the tournament and Nick's boat had two of them, a 7.34 and 5.20 to go 1-2!
We had done well back in the Toxaway in the past, but the last several years have not been good. With that area able to give us some protection from the wind, we decided to give it a look and we were pleasantly surprised. End up 14-15, including 12 browns and a rainbow and only 1 bass. The last several years when we fished that area it was almost no trout and all bass.
Most of the fish were in the top 20 and we caught most of them off the boards on 2-3 colors of lead and a 100 CU. Only one off our highest rigger and one off the diver (bass) and one on a 5 color. All spoons, with a scorpion size Michigan Stinger Green Gander and Red Puke the top producers.
Saturday with though that the snow would be good, but is was slow in the river before it started and it became tougher once it started snowing. Finally got things going a little out in the big water about 2:30 when it had stopped snowing. Ended 7-8, all trout. Diver with a Mini Streak Brown Trout took several fish.
Congratulations to Nick who is really dialed in this year. Only 5 fish weighed in for the tournament and Nick's boat had two of them, a 7.34 and 5.20 to go 1-2!
