(05-19-2022, 06:46 PM)joatmon Wrote: You probably tried these areas, but these are my "Go-To" areas for chubs.The areas you show just below the dam are the exact places I tried. In the past I have got all I could use and more from just those spots.
There are a couple of spots at Scofield below the dam that produce for us just about every time. I usually toss a worm on a hook 12-18" below a bobber. You will need to access from the north side. Cast across the flow into the still or slower water. The spillway channel usually produces, including down a hundred feet or so to a low check dam. The area down by the foot bridge also produces well. That being said, if outlet flows are high, the chubs tend to get disbursed and may be harder to find. I caught a bunch there last year about this time.
Another area where I have caught multiple chubs is just west of the Madsen Bay boat ramp. I fish a worm about 2-3 feet behind a clear filled bubble. Cast out and let it set on the bottom, or slowly retrieve so it stays near the bottom. I caught a bunch there two years ago.
I've included maps of both areas.
I however have always fished a 1 1/2" jig real slow there. If I try again there I will give your bobber a go so I can slow it down even more.
I used to throw a cast net where you show at Madsen Bay but did not give it a try this time.
Thanks for the info.
(05-19-2022, 06:46 PM)joatmon Wrote: You probably tried these areas, but these are my "Go-To" areas for chubs.The areas you show just below the dam are the exact places I tried. In the past I have got all I could use and more from just those spots.
There are a couple of spots at Scofield below the dam that produce for us just about every time. I usually toss a worm on a hook 12-18" below a bobber. You will need to access from the north side. Cast across the flow into the still or slower water. The spillway channel usually produces, including down a hundred feet or so to a low check dam. The area down by the foot bridge also produces well. That being said, if outlet flows are high, the chubs tend to get disbursed and may be harder to find. I caught a bunch there last year about this time.
Another area where I have caught multiple chubs is just west of the Madsen Bay boat ramp. I fish a worm about 2-3 feet behind a clear filled bubble. Cast out and let it set on the bottom, or slowly retrieve so it stays near the bottom. I caught a bunch there two years ago.
I've included maps of both areas.
I however have always fished a 1 1/2" jig real slow there. If I try again there I will give your bobber a go so I can slow it down even more.
I used to throw a cast net where you show at Madsen Bay but did not give it a try this time.
Thanks for the info.
(05-19-2022, 02:17 PM)Muleskinner222 Wrote: Last time I was at Piute it seemed like the chubs were so thick they were slowing my boat down! I haven't been there in a few years, but I'd guess it's still packed with them.
Piute would be better. Anyone have any more recent knowledge?