I’m at the Sacramento River going for Trout. I put on a weight on my medium rod and it kept on going downstream.
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youliveinmydream on
Fish in a lake instead
Anxious-War4808 on
I’m not great with ways to add extra weights to the line but in moving water, I think people sometimes tie on a larger sinker a couple feet above the hook so it will set on the bottom and potentially allow the bait to be suspended a little off the bottom
Intelligent-Ad-3739 on
More weight, or a more aerodynamic lure so it creates less drag in the current
qalcolm on
Your weight is going to move in the current unless you’re using a pretty hefty weight, which would be overkill with trout fishing. I’d recommend using a float to keep your presentation off the bottom instead, I do quite well in my local rivers fishing with steelhead worms and sliding floats for trout. Tossing spoons or spinners is never a bad option either.
NonSoloYoloBRO on
Scanning the river with a bobber.. You need to know how deep it is, adjust the line to be in strike zone IE a weighted hook set 1-5ft below the bobber. Here i would do 18 inches. Stand up river from where you want to cast, cast as close to the outer bank as possible, and let it freespool and float down the river as far as you’re comfortable. Reel it in if no bobbers sink below surface, and obviously reel when the bobber does go down. River fisherman call this “bobber downs”. Keep casting and bringing closer and closer and closer to you. IE outer bank side, and gradually with each recast it will get closer to the bank you’re standing on. This is the way to ensure you hit ALL areas of the river. Look for deep pits to float down to or big swirls in the water signifying a potential obstruction (dont get tangled) where fish may be hiding. Sometime, I’ve used no bobber and I’ve done great too. Make sure you use live bait, if this is fresh water and trout or salmon are present, spawn sacs work, etc. The tried and true nightcrawler works great here. Leave a long dangly bit off the hook, it catches a fishes attention and will trigger an aggressive strike. Bait holder hooks are preferable, they do Mike slightly weighted ones. This will help keep the worm or whatever live bait or otherwise in the strike zone with bobbers. Hope this helps
5 Comments
Fish in a lake instead
I’m not great with ways to add extra weights to the line but in moving water, I think people sometimes tie on a larger sinker a couple feet above the hook so it will set on the bottom and potentially allow the bait to be suspended a little off the bottom
More weight, or a more aerodynamic lure so it creates less drag in the current
Your weight is going to move in the current unless you’re using a pretty hefty weight, which would be overkill with trout fishing. I’d recommend using a float to keep your presentation off the bottom instead, I do quite well in my local rivers fishing with steelhead worms and sliding floats for trout. Tossing spoons or spinners is never a bad option either.
Scanning the river with a bobber.. You need to know how deep it is, adjust the line to be in strike zone IE a weighted hook set 1-5ft below the bobber. Here i would do 18 inches. Stand up river from where you want to cast, cast as close to the outer bank as possible, and let it freespool and float down the river as far as you’re comfortable. Reel it in if no bobbers sink below surface, and obviously reel when the bobber does go down. River fisherman call this “bobber downs”. Keep casting and bringing closer and closer and closer to you. IE outer bank side, and gradually with each recast it will get closer to the bank you’re standing on. This is the way to ensure you hit ALL areas of the river. Look for deep pits to float down to or big swirls in the water signifying a potential obstruction (dont get tangled) where fish may be hiding. Sometime, I’ve used no bobber and I’ve done great too. Make sure you use live bait, if this is fresh water and trout or salmon are present, spawn sacs work, etc. The tried and true nightcrawler works great here. Leave a long dangly bit off the hook, it catches a fishes attention and will trigger an aggressive strike. Bait holder hooks are preferable, they do Mike slightly weighted ones. This will help keep the worm or whatever live bait or otherwise in the strike zone with bobbers. Hope this helps