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>>Musashi wrote:
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>>>"Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
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>>>>Musashi wrote:
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>>>>>We have several large reservoirs about an hour north of where I live.
>>>>>Last Saturday I caught a 5 pound Brown Trout. My biggest actually.
>>>>>Beautiful pink flesh, very similar to Atlantic Salmon.
>>>>>But you're right, no sushi or sashimi.
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>>>>I fished the lake only 4 times that year, so all from the same location.
>>>>The last time I went, I sat next to a guy and his wife. He has already
>>>>caught a rainbow trout and gave it to me since he had 17 at home. I
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>>>>pretty bad that I couldn't even get a hit.. but I probably didn't give
>>>>it enough effort.
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>>>>The one trout was very tasty grilled.
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>>>>Dan
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>>>While drifting towards the fishing NG, what method,
>>>lure or bait have you been using? I ask because I do fairly
>>>well with trout in lakes.
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>>I was using power bait with a small weight off the bottom.
>>The guy who gave me the trout was using the same.
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> Powerbait is very effective on stockies in some lakes.
> I use it with a 1/4 oz egg sinker and a sliding rig so the fish won't feel
> the sinker weight.
> In some stocked lakes where powerbait has failed me I've done well using
> mealworms.
> In larger lakes where there are older bigger fish I always do well on live
> bait.

I asked around the lake what others were using, it was the same.
Yeah, I used a sliding rig as well. For the $30/year and the one
foot long fish I got out of it (didn't even catch it), it didn't
compare to sal****er fishing. Pulling up 2'-3' striper and knowing
I can eat this raw. YUM!

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Dan