Kory and I made a run to Lost Creek yesterday to get him a supply of chubs for bait. I took the boat, this time, so that we could first try to catch a trout or two. Kory was able to catch five rainbows and one cutthroat and I manged to lose three trout. We then turned our attention to catching chubs. We first just stopped where we ended up after fishing for trout. We were catching some, on a fairly consistent basis, but I told Kory that it was extremely slow for catching chubs. We then moved to an area that I hoped was more promising. It was a wise move and catching chubs was fast and furious. It was a good feeling, at the end of the day, when I only kept 9 smaller chubs, to be fished whole, and Kory took home all of the rest.
Rather than buying those mushy shiners, that the Minnow Man is selling these days, many more of you should take advantage of catching and processing the surplus chubs that exist in Lost Creek, Scofield and a few other places. They are easily caught from the shore.
Great report Kent, good idea, getting members out there to thin out those chubs.
To get interest up on thinning them out, maybe we could do a contest, with the winner being the one that catches and keeps the most chubs, what do you think?
Great report Kent, good idea, getting members out there to thin out those chubs.
To get interest up on thinning them out, maybe we could do a contest, with the winner being the one that catches and keeps the most chubs, what do you think?
Sounds like a plan to me, but if folks don’t already realize the value of those chubs, for cut bait, not sure if a contest will make any difference. The way I look at it, every large chub, that I catch and process, will likely catch approximately 10 trout or 4 to 6 catfish. Also, the mushy shiners are $3.99 (plus tax) so one doesn’t have to catch many chubs to make the trip worthwhile.
Kory and I made a run to Lost Creek yesterday to get him a supply of chubs for bait. I took the boat, this time, so that we could first try to catch a trout or two. Kory was able to catch five rainbows and one cutthroat and I manged to lose three trout. We then turned our attention to catching chubs. We first just stopped where we ended up after fishing for trout. We were catching some, on a fairly consistent basis, but I told Kory that it was extremely slow for catching chubs. We then moved to an area that I hoped was more promising. It was a wise move and catching chubs was fast and furious. It was a good feeling, at the end of the day, when I only kept 9 smaller chubs, to be fished whole, and Kory took home all of the rest.
Rather than buying those mushy shiners, that the Minnow Man is selling these days, many more of you should take advantage of catching and processing the surplus chubs that exist in Lost Creek, Scofield and a few other places. They are easily caught from the shore.
Scofield would probably be closer for Richard and me. Do you have any specific suggestions for there? We used to catch a number below the dam by the bridge but that was barren last time we tried. My brother has caught a few from shore at Madsen Bay.
Scofield would probably be closer for Richard and me. Do you have any specific suggestions for there? We used to catch a number below the dam by the bridge but that was barren last time we tried. My brother has caught a few from shore at Madsen Bay.
Not sure, but probably the same technique I was using would work, but no guarantees.
