12-11-2013, 11:49 PM
I personally don't catch a lot of big ones at Cascade, but I don't really target them much either. I do know they are there, though. When I go there I'm usually targeting perch. I have caught them on accident, though. My personal best through the ice is in the 20-21 inch range. I saw a couple of guys a few years ago that had 2 that were 26 and 28 inches. I'm not sure how they were rigging or what they were using.
If you are catching bows up to 3.5 lbs you're not doing too bad. I believe, though, that if you want to target the trout and are looking for big ones, you might try shallower water. If I was targeting big trout at Cascade, I'd fish in water no deeper than about 10 feet and I wouldn't steer away from water as shallow as 3 or 4 feet. Also with the trout, I'd put out as many lines as I could and try a lot of different depths.
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If you are catching bows up to 3.5 lbs you're not doing too bad. I believe, though, that if you want to target the trout and are looking for big ones, you might try shallower water. If I was targeting big trout at Cascade, I'd fish in water no deeper than about 10 feet and I wouldn't steer away from water as shallow as 3 or 4 feet. Also with the trout, I'd put out as many lines as I could and try a lot of different depths.
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