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[Newtotrout]

So went to my local docs and tried for some trout not sure what I am doing wrong as I tried bottom bouncing, at least what I think of bottom bouncing with a floating roe bag. Then tried on a float and that is when a very nice size brown came up to take a bite of my bobber. Any help is much appreciated.
Trev.

[AnglerAnonymous]

lol

[RUSTY420]

That's pretty funny. What color was that float out of curiosity?

[NiagaraSteel]

Try bottom bouncing without a bobber, with a sinker.

[Newtotrout]

Lol. I added the bobber after I changed up the bottom bouncing setup and used it with a float setup. But that being said any advice on how to best bottom bouce or what to use, minnow imitations what type anything. I am going to be dreaming of trout eating bobbers tonight.

[Knuguy]

Tie a hook unto your bobber!!

[Newtotrout]

Not a bad idea. This is the second time its happend maybe I will forgo the lure and just hook some bobbers.

[Alfiegee]

After you add hooks to your float you may want to try and fish it near the bottom, you know, just bouncing off the bottom. Hence the term bottom bouncing.

Alfie.

[Knuguy]

I think he just proved that really big beads work too!!

[NiagaraSteel]

I think he just proved that really big beads work too!!

Lol I've heard those trout will eat and an 8 gram bead!

[jackthefish]

One thought, if your sacs have floaters, is it floating up to where your bobber is? I think a lot of the guys use sacs with out the floaters/mallows/puff balls when they are drifting under a bobber. Otherwise, your bobber is that tasty

[AKnook]

I have had coho attack my strike indicator while bead fishing for rainbows. At that note I switched to a pollywog top water fly, cast out and began striping the line aggressively. Very cool to see the wake behind the fly as a coho smashed the fly on top water. Looks like a torpedo coming after the fly.

[Rainbow]

The migratory steelhead here rarely strike dry flies. I still haven't heard an explanation for it.

[vincesoz]

Actually, some times when I'm tired of casting at the dock I'll just let my line dangle and watch the pan fish pick apart my worms. Anyways, one time a big unidentified fish came out from under the dock and attacked my swivel!! Held on for a second then took off. Weird.

[FishingNoob]

Actually, some times when I'm tired of casting at the dock I'll just let my line dangle and watch the pan fish pick apart my worms. Anyways, one time a big unidentified fish came out from under the dock and attacked my swivel!! Held on for a second then took off. Weird.

Very weird. I have no idea what that fish could be...

[FrequentFlyer]

The migratory steelhead here rarely strike dry flies. I still haven't heard an explanation for it.

i see the bows rising all the time, just have to figure out what they're eating and make sure your presentation is right, the bomber dy fly is a good one to try as well.

as for fish eating floats, it could of thought it was a small mammal on the surface, i've had ducks and seagulls take off with my float before, but no fish eating it


aknook: i've seen the torpedo effect with steelhead as well, its pretty surreal in dirty water when you can't em and you get the big 'V' cutting across the water

[NiagaraSteel]

Actually, some times when I'm tired of casting at the dock I'll just let my line dangle and watch the pan fish pick apart my worms. Anyways, one time a big unidentified fish came out from under the dock and attacked my swivel!! Held on for a second then took off. Weird.

Probably a bass or walleye.

[riverhugger]

The V when a bunch of salmon are running through 12-16 inches of water is awesome. Sat down and watched a bunch of them push through the maze of grappling hooks at the beginning of this years run on a west trib.


Was awesome.

[NiagaraSteel]

In PEI last summer i was fishing this little trout stream with tons of little rainbows and brookies. I caught a few of them by them eating the bobber and hanging on lol. It was fast catch and release cause all i had to do was net the fish and then they spit the indicator out

[Newtotrout]

In PEI last summer i was fishing this little trout stream with tons of little rainbows and brookies. I caught a few of them by them eating the bobber and hanging on lol. It was fast catch and release cause all i had to do was net the fish and then they spit the indicator out

Makes me feel better to know my bobbers are not the only ones on the menu, seriously though I think the bobber stop string I was using was hanging in the water so it might have been going for it.