“Most of the bigger ones are females. That might be a partial explanation.”
Lmao! That is a good one! hahaha. Those are some sweet realistic concoctions you got there. Larger baits do get big trout, perch and lmb, but blues won’t eat it. That’s where the small stuff comes in too for sure.
Last time out at Mantua, I got my smallest 'gill on my largest lure. A 1/8-oz jig sporting a 1" Gulp minnow - and the 'gill had all but the jig head down its gullet. Fit was so snug I had a time getting it back out. Competitive little booger, he was!
I’ll take a dozen, three of each. What a drop-shot weight those would be…
**The smallest those “ultra minnows” pour is 1/8 oz. That makes them ideal for rigging on the bottom with something smaller and lighter above. One of my fave rigs. But I also make those in the little wobbles, down to 1/16 oz. In shallower water that is plenty for a bottom dropshot sinker. And hook sizes range from as small as size 8 up to size 4 or 2.
I make that “pale perch” pattern on at least 10 different jigs and jigging spoons.
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**You valley boys work out something that you can both live with and let me know when and where. I’ll do my best to make it happen.
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Yup. Love your jigs as drop-shot weights, too. They sit beautifully upright on the bottom, and have that subtle wobble as they rise and fall. Your “wobbits” even add flash.
Maybe I had too big of lures on last trip. Might be why my numbers were lower than others and got bigger fish. I can at least try to justify no gills. Later J
Hey TD I’ll get with Yote and let ya know. Later J
Surprisingly, one huge trout I caught had a hard drive and a cell phone with the name John S. on them. Also had what appeared to be remnants of some Krisy Kreme donuts.
Surprisingly, one huge trout I caught had a hard drive and a cell phone with the name John S. on them. Also had what appeared to be remnants of some Krisy Kreme donuts.
Even a bigger question is WHAT SUBSTANCES WERE INSIDE YOU on that trip?
That would be Xmas spirits, no? I’
I’ve heard tails of someone reeling in a fish that was attached to a barbie pole. Or the cell phone/auger tip recoveries via camera guide. Now THAT’s entertainment!
I’ll be back from the sun andbeaches Friday. Not sure if I can pull off a Sat, but Sun morn looks promising (likely less crowded), then I’ve got New Years day to play. I could see ringing in the new year by swinging some perch and gills onto the ice!
What’s your thoughts Jeff? Would love to hook up with ya Pat. Might wanna get some Flat Rinkees myself.
Merry Xmas all. Breakfast Bangers!
**Merry, merry back atcha.
Let us know when you can project a workable doable.
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A little off topic, but I once found about a quarter sized chunk of tail light in a rainbow that I took home from Deer Creek.
What kinds of crazy things have you found in your autopsies, TD?
I’m going to try Hyrum tomorrow. And I think New Years would work for me as well, not sure if Pat will like the crowds that will likely show that day. I’m pretty open to most other days other than Sundays where I have other priorities. But if that’s the best day for you guys go ahead and I’ll catch up next time. Later J
**Wonder how that tail light got into that fish. Musta been following too close. Stupid Utah drivers.
I couldn’t begin to list all the wacko things I have found in fish I have caught over the years…both fresh water and salt water. But limiting it to Utah fish it still is a pretty big list.
Of course there are all the standard food items…bugs, snails, minnows, crawdads, etc. But then there are sticks, cigarette butts, small stones, plastic lures, hooks and swivels, sinkers, and a few beads. I once witnessed an autopsy on a Deer Creek rainbow that had a ladies’ ring in it’s gut…a cheap one but it had a pretty red stone.
As might be expected, some of the wildest and grossest stuff has been in catfish…like the head and neck of a merganser (bird). Also found a whole small chicken. And there have been numerous rodents…like voles and mice. Two years ago I caught a big early spring kitty at Lindon that had about a dozen small frogs in it.
Walleyes are surprisingly omnivorous. I have found just about every species of Utah fish in their bellies. That includes perch, white bass, carp, trout, sunfish and even catfish. Oh yeah, crawdads and frogs too.
I gotta chuckle when fly-flinger troutaholics go off about how finicky their spotted pets are. I probably find more “junk” in trout than any other species…stuff like cigarette butts, sticks and stones, etc. Sometimes they purty it up a bit by slurping down some colorful “Power Putty” for dessert. The argument is that they mistake these inedible objects for standard food items. But why izzit they turn up their noses at a perfect fly imitation of the bugs upon which they are actively feeding? I dunno.
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