07-04-2012, 07:47 PM
There's a ton of access around Swan Falls for camping- I've always used fresh cut bait as well- trout, sucker, and bluegill all seem to do the trick. Stinkbait and worms work well too.
Swan Falls has some really nice cats, but they also have a lot of the 3 ft sturgeon (and some absolute giants) that love to slurp up your cut bait- you won't get in trouble for catching one, but make sure you don't take it out of the water.
If you target them specifically, you have to use a barbless hook, with a sliding weight device on your main line with the weight tied from the slider using 10lb less than your main line.
If you're going on the weekend- it gets pretty crowded down there, so you may have to head out early in the day if you're looking to camp overnight and get a decent spot. Oh, and fish below the dam. Above is bass/carp central, I've not caught a cat above the dam. Since it sounds like you know what you're doing, just know that wherever there's a seam in the river there, there'll be a cat waiting for a meal.
And despite what he says, yes, Ron is the expert here.
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Swan Falls has some really nice cats, but they also have a lot of the 3 ft sturgeon (and some absolute giants) that love to slurp up your cut bait- you won't get in trouble for catching one, but make sure you don't take it out of the water.
If you target them specifically, you have to use a barbless hook, with a sliding weight device on your main line with the weight tied from the slider using 10lb less than your main line.
If you're going on the weekend- it gets pretty crowded down there, so you may have to head out early in the day if you're looking to camp overnight and get a decent spot. Oh, and fish below the dam. Above is bass/carp central, I've not caught a cat above the dam. Since it sounds like you know what you're doing, just know that wherever there's a seam in the river there, there'll be a cat waiting for a meal.
And despite what he says, yes, Ron is the expert here.
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