I fished Oliver Sunday morning... all slip bobber with wigglers 20-22 ft. down. caught one bow, one really nice bluegill, and several bass. lots of marks on the fish finder, just not too many actively feeding trout it seems. as summer wears on and dissolved oxygen decreases and water temp rises the trout seem to become more lethargic? thinking about downsizing baits next time-waxies and ice jigs, or maybe i just need to get out at night!
i troll cranks and like them to have a lot of vibration. wee craws or wiggle wort type baits. tiny spots and tiny traps are also good choices. more attraction the better in my book. bright colors like orange and fire tiger also.i do think after dark with lights is a more efficient way to catch them though. its more fisherman friendly too. you guys ever venture back to martin for trout? i havent spent much time back there myself. half dozen times maybe.
Anyone ever try with "cowbells" I really need to get back up to that area.fish on,rivereddy
Going to another lake on the west side of the state to do some night fishing with submerged lights .Do you guys every come up with rainbows with this kind of set up ?Green submerged lights with jigging rapalas?
Thanks Ill let you know how we do .Bob
Saugney over in La Porte Co.Near Rolling PrairieConservation Club stocks yearly
yes jigging raps work under lights. we used to always have one in the boat ready to deploy. at clear the eyes would come up and slash at the bait ball. tried all kinds of jigs but none got bit very often. when we switched to jigging rap they hammered it! we would have 1-4 keepers every night with it up there. and yes the trout liked them too.good luck over there, but you wont need it.