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Trout below Smith Lake #3483134
09/09/21 06:19 PM
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Anybody having any luck? Anyone have any advise on doing this? Thanks in advance.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483163
09/09/21 06:57 PM
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Ultralight and a rooster tail will catch them


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Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483190
09/09/21 07:17 PM
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Look at "supper tonight" a few threads down

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483202
09/09/21 07:25 PM
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Maybe I'm wrong on this but seems like they're either there or they aren't. They're stocked fish, so they aren't necessarily hard to catch. Rooster tail. Worms. Fly fishing gear. Power bait. If they are stocked and hungry, you can catch them.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483248
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Jwalker done caught em all


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Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: 257wbymag] #3483264
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Originally Posted by 257wbymag
Jwalker done caught em all

Me and Joseph went one day last year and caught about 60 i guess. They must have just put them in. Ive never seen fish so agressive. I caught one and before i got it in, it ate the bait on my second line. When i got it in, it had both of my lines hanging out of its mouth. They werent big fish that day but we caught a bunch of them. The herons sitting across the river really appreciated it.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483305
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Thanks guys.✌

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483326
09/09/21 09:21 PM
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I think the limit is 5 day per person, don't get lit up by Mr Green Jean's

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: ronfromramer] #3483329
09/09/21 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ronfromramer
I think the limit is 5 day per person, don't get lit up by Mr Green Jean's

You can keep 5, you can catch as many as you want. No culling.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483365
09/09/21 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by T72
Anybody having any luck? Anyone have any advise on doing this? Thanks in advance.


1> If you want to catch more (and who doesn't) use a clear 2 or 4 lb line. Fluorocarbon isn't a bad choice.
2> If I can't catch them on a tiny inline spinner I'll tie on a #10 egg hook, add a single tiny splitshot, and a piece of whole kernel corn from a can. I also keep power bait and salmon eggs on hand.
3> Personally I've had much better luck up near the dam. I guess everyone's got their favorite spots though.
4> if it has sat on the bottom for more than a minute or two reset or rebait.
5> Be ready to egress in a hurry if they open the turbines. The water rises faster than you would think.
6> Watch your line closely when using natural baits. They may swim towards you while swallowing the hook.
7> Don't go the day after JWalker77. All of the fish will have sore lips.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483549
09/10/21 09:11 AM
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Much appreciated info. Thanks Metalmuncher

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: metalmuncher] #3483568
09/10/21 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by metalmuncher
Originally Posted by T72
Anybody having any luck? Anyone have any advise on doing this? Thanks in advance.


1> If you want to catch more (and who doesn't) use a clear 2 or 4 lb line. Fluorocarbon isn't a bad choice.
2> If I can't catch them on a tiny inline spinner I'll tie on a #10 egg hook, add a single tiny splitshot, and a piece of whole kernel corn from a can. I also keep power bait and salmon eggs on hand.
3> Personally I've had much better luck up near the dam. I guess everyone's got their favorite spots though.
4> if it has sat on the bottom for more than a minute or two reset or rebait.
5> Be ready to egress in a hurry if they open the turbines. The water rises faster than you would think.
6> Watch your line closely when using natural baits. They may swim towards you while swallowing the hook.
7> Don't go the day after JWalker77. All of the fish will have sore lips.

This pretty much sums up what a buddy told me


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Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483799
09/10/21 02:15 PM
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We went upstream and caught them on corn around some ledges but some fly fishermen were giving us the stinkeye. They didn't catch much I guess.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: Sasquatch Lives] #3483805
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Originally Posted by Sasquatch Lives
We went upstream and caught them on corn around some ledges but some fly fishermen were giving us the stinkeye. They didn't catch much I guess.

You aught to see how they look at you when you pull a stringer of 8-10 of them big ones up out of the river and head to the truck with them. Those things are some fine eating. I think they are about the best fish straight out of the water. I sure like to eat some two or three times a year.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3483808
09/10/21 02:24 PM
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I like to confuse em' even more and fly fish....and then walk back to the truck with a stringer full... grin

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: jono23] #3483979
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Originally Posted by jono23
I like to confuse em' even more and fly fish....and then walk back to the truck with a stringer full... grin

Youre going to Hell Jono. Flyfishermen shall not keep fish. Its commandment #1 in the flyfishermans bible

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3484100
09/10/21 07:34 PM
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How do y’all cook them?


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Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3484116
09/10/21 07:57 PM
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I usually just gut them and grill them whole, skin on.

I've started smoking them. Brine them the night or morning before and smoke them real low. Man, so so good.

Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: Sasquatch Lives] #3484143
09/10/21 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Sasquatch Lives
We went upstream and caught them on corn around some ledges but some fly fishermen were giving us the stinkeye. They didn't catch much I guess.



A lot of them want to create a "Blue Ribbon" type area with no bait (corn, lures), flies only, barbless hooks, release-only, etc. Some have pushed for that for a while.

A couple of weeks ago some guys came upriver on jet skis. Whooooeeee, the fly guys lost their minds.

Dang sure have to be aware of what's going on with the water down there. Not paying attention and you'll be scrambling or get in trouble.


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Re: Trout below Smith Lake [Re: T72] #3484165
09/10/21 09:00 PM
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Clem that's actually hilarious about the jet skis. Were you there or just heard about it?

I'm happy for the guys that want to go catch fish and let them go. There are times (very few) that I do the same when I just need to get away and want to fly fish. However, they are farmed, stocked fish. Who cares if you take them home. There will be another bucket of em' dumped in a few weeks.

Everytime I'm there someone will start talking to me about how they know some of these big fish are breeding in there...they just know it! How else can you explain all these smaller fish????
(They list the size fish they stock each month)


All of this to say. It's a super fun resource to have, people take themselves to seriously. Who even needs options on what to do with the fish they catch grin

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