Fish finder.

 

worms

 

When the river is up fish in woods around trees.........Works for us.

 

Do you guys still fish under a bobber?
If so - same or deeper?
Or does fishing the bottom become more productive?

 

Beetle spin up against the trees, that's what works in the flooded areas on the Edisto and Congaree

 

Beetle spin up against the trees

This worked for me as a kid during the 60's and 70's and still works today. When the river flooded, we would skip school to go fishing and we would catch 100's...

 

My 5 year old granddaughter says " red worms under a bobber".
Good luck!

 

Slack current areas around the flooded timber. The edges of newly flooded grass should also hold gills. It's my experience they like these areas due to new food sources like insects.
I was told by a fisherman I met down south that hanging a road kill from a branch over the water and fishing the area under the tree, a few days later, is productive for panfish. If you can handle the stench.
Andrew

 

That's pretty creative,...... gross, but creative. I can just see the fish huddled up underneath it, waiting for another maggot to fall in. uke: 'scuse me, think I made myself a little nauseous, thinking too hard. :vroam:

 

Very small Mepps spinner with a worm on the treble. I was using this rig on ultra light a long time ago with waders. Water really cloudy. Catching all kinds of pan fish. I was pulling it in and just the second it came into view I saw a huge set of teeth with yellow eyes. It was a Northern pike. When you are fishing for pan fish, anything can hit. That fellow was not a hammer handle, he went just short of a yard.

 

I always have luck at the fish market.
I never fail to bring home dinner.
They prefer it if you leave the pole in the car.
I got kicked out of two stores cause the employee kept walking in front of me while casting.

 

I use a 1/32 jig head with a 1" twister tail. In the spring when water is backed up into willows we use white or pearl. If Crappie is the
target we go to 1/16 jig and 2" tail. We don't use bobbers in this situation, it's hard enough to stay off snags with just a jig.

There are 2 old local guys who specialize in bluegill. They go almost everyday, mostly in ponds and lakes local. They do the carcass
deal and it works. They also carry a gun with them and would shoot groundhogs along the road, stash them buy a road sign and
would stop to get bait off the carcasses on way to fish. They also raised meal worms for bluegills. 9" was the minimum size they kept
and they caught lots of them. They used small jigs too, with maggot or meal worm.

 

When the river is up fish in woods around trees.........Works for us.​

This works for me, as well. I live near the upper part of the Apalachicola River, when the river is high, fish the back water. Sometimes I never crank my motor; just troll thru the tree line.

 

Was floating a creek in a Jon boat fishing for Musky in early September. We had a 410 with us and buddy decided to blast a hornet
nest. When it hit the water the top was boiling with Bluegill and Rockbass for five minutes. Couldn't take advantage of the situation
we only had Musky tackle. It's hard to catch Bluegill on 5/0 & bigger hooks on plugs that are 9" long.

 

The road kill thing reminds me of an article about 'splat' fishing for catfish. Find a cormorant roosting place and toss a bait where the birds' droppings go 'splat' when they hit the water. The cormorants are said to have terribly inefficient digestive systems and all the semi-digested fish are more than old whiskers can resist. Makes the old joke about the difference between a lawyer and a catfish take on a whole new meaning

 

I find singing to them always help.

Worms under a red/white and blue stopper.

ca'jun56

 

We use to take panty hose and put dried dog food and a couple rocks in them. Drop them in a good catfish hole the night before we
were going to fish. The dog food would turn to mush and current would spread the "chum" bring in minnows. In turn would bring in
the catfish. It worked good for catching eating size channel cats but attracted bull heads & carp too. When I was a teenager always
liked the hunt for panty hose the night before, more than cat fishing.

 

I've found that fish follow the water.

 

My suggestion...flyfish around and underneath flooded timber/limbs.


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A dead animal? Seriously? I would never get the stink, parasites, and nasty out of my boat... I can’t stand that sticky gooey catfish stink bait for the same reason - it’s just a god-awful stench that sticks to everything it touches....

 

Natural bait (worms/crickets) usually works well but one of my favorite kinds of fishing is when I break
out the ultralights and use small lures to catch bluegills and shellcrackers. My favorite lure is a Worden
Rooster Tail in 1/32 ounce size in chartreuse although other colors may work better depending on water
conditions. Beetle Spins work well too and I've even had larger bluegills hit small Rattletraps when they
are defending their beds. I call the Rooster Tail 1/32 my fish finder because it covers lots of ground
when I throw and retrieve it and I've caught just about everything when it comes to freshwater fish
with it.

 

Natural bait (worms/crickets) usually works well but one of my favorite kinds of fishing is when I break out the ultralights and use small lures to catch bluegills and shellcrackers. My favorite lure is a Worden
Rooster Tail in 1/32 ounce size in chartreuse although other colors may work better depending on water
conditions. Beetle Spins work well too and I've even had larger bluegills hit small Rattletraps when they
are defending their beds. I call the Rooster Tail 1/32 my fish finder because it covers lots of ground
when I throw and retrieve it and I've caught just about everything when it comes to freshwater fish
with it.

Where do you find a 1/32 oz? The smallest I have seen is 1/24 oz and the smallest I fish is 1/16 oz?

I agree... the (genuine) Rooster Tail is my go-to lure... I lose a lot of them to brush and rocks but they do work.

 

I have good luck with a bittsy minnow

 

I have molds for 1/32oz, 1/64oz & 1/100 oz. Going up the scale from 1/32oz upto 8oz. I've been known to make a jig or two.

 

I have molds for 1/32oz, 1/64oz & 1/100 oz. Going up the scale from 1/32oz upto 8oz. I've been known to make a jig or two. View attachment 725968

wow. That’s beautiful.... 1/32oz in-line spinners would be just the ticket when gills are feeling twitchy.

 

A small 1/16 oz. Mepp's with a single hook is a good choice. For bait, something that moves around a lot, like a manure worm or leech works well.

 

you won't catch any when the water is high. they scatter and there is plenty for them to eat, they do not need your bait,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

I find that using a small hook and a very small piece of worm works well when you get skunked on bluegills. Dont add bobber or weights. Cast as far as you can and let the bait drift.

If you feel a bobber is necessary, use a small piece of a twig. Tie the line to one end so it will pop upright when a fish is on.

 

I have never weighed these, but these are killer on Bluegill & Trout. I have made smaller but the tiny blades don't spin that well. I
like Panther Martin type blades, they tend to work better at all retrieve speeds. There is never a problem scaling up a lure, scaling
them down doesn't always work.