Tactics For Tailwater Trout

[Travis C.]

http://www.in-fisherman.com/2012/01/13/tactics-for-tailwater-trout/

This was an interesting read and may help out some us trout chasers. I am not sure how long ago this was written as it still lists the brown from Arkansas as the world record and some of the cranks listed are older models but good info none the less.

Here is a quote to get you interested from guide Fred McClintock (TN):

"Last year I was guiding a party for stripers on the Cumberland River in Kentucky, pulling foot-long gizzard shad on planer boards. While I was reaching for a cold drink, my client shouted that he had a nibble. Well, stripers don’t nibble; they plaster a bait. I told him it was probably just his shad kicking, but he insisted his bait was being bothered by a fish. When he asked, “Hey Fred, are stripers orange?” I turned around and saw a giant brown trout, way over 25 pounds, swimming away with his shad. Before I could yell to him to set the hook, it spit out the bait and swam off."


browntrout- you'll find that he addresses the jig question...

[browntrout]

Travis thanks for that. It was a good read. I am going to have to try some jigs one day. Did I send you the video link to the zig jig? If not I will send it to you. I thought about going today but black eyed peas and cornbread and football were calling my name.

Roy

[Travis C.]

Did I send you the video link to the zig jig? If not I will send it to you.

Roy

I believe I seen the links you sent me. Just watched this one on You Tube using them on the White.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTx9tbcedQk&feature=player_embedded

Seeing how they fish them, I don't see any way they wouldn't work especially in high water. The jerk would make it seem like a darting or struggling baitfish.

[commdd]

I happened to have read this same article a while back and was fishing the TM for some stockers a few weeks ago and couldn't buy a hit then I remembered the more aggressive style in the article and the zig jig style and started hoppin and droppin the TM and caught quite a few... you never feel the hit when you hop it they are just there...regards.

[browntrout]

Check out this video. I would love to go there and catch 1 of these. Not a tailwater but still looks fun. Hard to believe 30+ pound rainbow trout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOPX_fZcHHU


Roy

[j19bill]

Check out this video. I would love to go there and catch 1 of these. Not a tailwater but still looks fun. Hard to believe 30+ pound rainbow trout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOPX_fZcHHU


Roy

Man oh man that was a big o rainbow

[MNfisher]

Wow!! Look how fat they are!!

[Travis C.]

Wow!! Look how fat they are!!

Those are triploid rainbows. They are sterile and can grow HUGE quicker than normal trout.

[jad2t]

Haven't seen any of those pulled out of the Caney but I'd sure love to! Good article, I enjoyed reading it. I never heard of jig fishing for trout before, I may have to try it.

[TroutFiend]

I enjoyed that article. During 11k cfs on the Caney does anyone know of any spots that one could fish from bank?

[browntrout]

I enjoyed that article. During 11k cfs on the Caney does anyone know of any spots that one could fish from bank?

Several people have some luck fishing from the steps right by the dam. I think they use big Kast Master spoons but I am not sure. Maybe someone else will post. I did see a fellow catching some stockers from the boat ramp on the campground side the other day also. I think he was drowning corn.

Roy

[old sailor]

Caught a few fish at happy real close to ramp last two trips. Browns , pretty nice.

[browntrout]

Caught a few fish at happy real close to ramp last two trips. Browns , pretty nice.

If Alpha sees this maybe he will post his heart breaking story about one that he caught at the ramp at Happy. Does not have a happy ending.

Roy

[browntrout]

Here is one from 2008. I dont know any info about this fish. It was posted on the Centerhill Corps Facebook site.

Roy

[Alphahawk]

No secret...but maybe not many know the slew by the ramp at Happy holds huge fish during generation. I have caught several 6# Browns out of there and had a Brown in double digits get off right as I had it 2 feet from me on the ramp. I have caught a 30 plus pound Striper....I have seen bigger in that slew during high water. Spooky big! Plus it holds Spots and Bows also.


Regards

[old sailor]

[QUOTE=browntrout;28025]Here is one from 2008. I dont know any info about this fish. It was posted on the Centerhill Corps Facebook site.

Thats the one. I was with him. Never take him fishing again.http://fishingtn.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Didn't know about that pic.

[browntrout]

[QUOTE=browntrout;28025]Here is one from 2008. I dont know any info about this fish. It was posted on the Centerhill Corps Facebook site.

Thats the one. I was with him. Never take him fishing again.http://fishingtn.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Didn't know about that pic.

I wondered if that was it. 1 dandy fish. 1 day, 1 day, 1 day.....

[old sailor]

Yeah me too. Ralph Dallas mounted that fish for him.

[TroutFiend]

I will try Happy during the day then. This is where I mainly fish at night and the bite usually is consistent. A friend if mine owns the property from the left of ramp and upstream a few hundred yards. Thanks for the advise.

[Travis C.]

Here is one from 2008. I dont know any info about this fish. It was posted on the Centerhill Corps Facebook site.

Roy

I remember that fish.

Sailor, correct me if I am wrong but I believe Joel told me that guy was high water trolling and only kept it because he thought it was a state record?

There was another caught since then at 18.5 below the Dam on generation. It used to have a photo floating around as well. That fish was caught on I believe 6lb test, spinning rod and inline spinner.

The largest one on the fly I have heard was either last year or one before way up in the teens or bigger as well. That one was a streamer on high water fish too. Jim down at Fly South said the biggest one he's heard of to come out of the river came on a fly.

[Travis C.]

Here's the other one:

http://twraonline.org/Fish/images/Matt%20Clinard.JPG

It was 8lb test.

18 1/2lb & 35"

[old sailor]

I remember that fish.

Sailor, correct me if I am wrong but I believe Joel told me that guy was high water trolling and only kept it because he thought it was a state record?

There was another caught since then at 18.5 below the Dam on generation. It used to have a photo floating around as well. That fish was caught on I believe 6lb test, spinning rod and inline spinner.

The largest one on the fly I have heard was either last year or one before way up in the teens or bigger as well. That one was a streamer on high water fish too. Jim down at Fly South said the biggest one he's heard of to come out of the river came on a fly.


Not true. Don't know what he told folks though. One generator, bait, 1st trip. Fish eat right away. Way it usually happens. I've beat the water to a froth since then and have not reached 20 lb mark. I weighed fish on my boga grip and it was tettering on 20 lb mark. Could've been a little more or less, but was a niceun !

Regards

[MNfisher]

Wow! Did you get a length on that one Old Sailor?

[Travis C.]

Not true. Don't know what he told folks though. One generator, bait, 1st trip. Fish eat right away. Way it usually happens. I've beat the water to a froth since then and have not reached 20 lb mark. I weighed fish on my boga grip and it was tettering on 20 lb mark. Could've been a little more or less, but was a niceun !

Regards

Thanks for clearing it up.

[old sailor]

Wow! Did you get a length on that one Old Sailor?

No sure didn't. But it was not overly long, very healthy. He was not going to release fish either, never considered it. Don't blame him; I'd probably still be sleeping with it!http://fishingtn.com/images/icons/icon11.gif