Its a merger between a waterfall and a river, its fairly deep where they meet but everything else is pretty shallow. I've seen carp rarely swimming up stream but thats the only thing I've seen. Fish brain shows people catching Trout around there too. My problem is the current is so high my line just gets taken into brush and logs. A bobber works okay but the hook just floats because of the current. How would you fish this?
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Rooster tail
Small jig head with twisty tail grub, or night crawler or minnow live bait on jig head and just pop it around in the deeper spots
Rooster tail
Rooster tail. 1/8oz pink Roadrunner underspin with a white curly tail grub . Beetle spin. Wacky or Neko rigged Senko. Neko may be a bit better choice in the current you’re describing. Ned rig EWG with a craw (I like Z-Man TRD CrawZ on their Nedlokz head)
either with a carolina rig or similar to keep your bait anchored on the bottom (use however much weight is necessary to keep the bait in place) or try adding splitshot weights between your hook and bobber until your bait actually sinks instead of being pushed downstream at mach fuck. Both carp and trout can be pretty gear-shy so maybe use smaller sized tackle to avoid spooking them.
With the carolina rig, i’d recommend casting your bait just upstream of any brush, vegetation, rocks, logs, etc. The snags are annoying but i guarantee that’s where the fish are. Even changes in depth like gentle slopes, drop-offs, deep channels, holes, and cut-banks can be productive places.
With the bobber, as stated earlier, add splitshot weights one at a time until the bait sinks properly, from there i would drift fish it. To drift, cast your line upstream and allow it to drift downstream in the current. You’ll need to reel in slack as it comes toward you, and open your bail to allow line to feed out as it floats downstream. You’ll also need to guide the bobber downstream with the tip of your rod (idk how else to describe it, it can be tricky but not hard once you get the hang of it). Let it drift however far your confidence/gear/the water allows then reel it back in, and repeat the process over.
Horseback
In-line spinners. Rooster tails, panther Martin’s. Multiple colors/shades. Thrown across the flow and drawn against the current.