tibble fork reservoir

[lucky_water_nut]

does anyone know if there is good shore fishing in tibble fork reservoir and if you can get to it this time of year
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[Flyfishinglover]

Don't know how the fishing is but you can get to the lake all year round.
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[Jedidiah]

It's completely snow free but full of fish less than 7 inches and they're not really biting. You can see the fish from shore up to 60-70 feet out due to water clarity, I didn't see one above 9 inches and no one got a bite the whole time I was there, 4/4/15.
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[ddaley]

It's open and plenty of good shore fishing. As the last post says though, lots of small fish that don't really want to bite. Fished it 3 times last week with my fly rod and only caught 6 total.
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[horkinmidget]

The fish aren't big, mostly planters but the fishing can be awesome.

I haven't fished Tibble this year but what I have found to work best are pautzke's fireballs "Green label are my favorite but Red and Blue work too" about 2' under a bobber. The leader length varies so if it isn't working adjust the leader length to find where the fish are at.

Now my "secret" the fish prefer to strike the bait as it sinks. So you will get a lot of bites right after casting out. If you go more than a minute or two without getting a bite. Reel in about 3-4 feet real fast, give a couple of cranks on your handle. This will cause the bait to rise up in the water column and when you stop reeling it will start to sink again so be prepared for the strike.

Also setting the hook while using a bobber will take some getting used to. If you just jerk you'll pull the bait out of their mouths. Or if you have slack in the line you just pull up all the slack and don't get the hook set. What I do is reel in the slack slowly, then give a couple of good cranks on the reel, then once I can feel the tug of the fish I'll set the hook.

This technique also helps during the summer when there is a wall of moss 10-15' off the shoreline. I can't wait to try this with a fly rod and a trout bead, I'm sure it will work just as well.