the chagrin river will be closed for fishing on sunday due to a water clarity issue, it appears that the water color is turning from "chocolate milk" to a slightly greenish tint. Besides, it is sunday and the fish deserve a day of rest. Only a fool would want to venture outside this time of the year in NE Ohio (that would be me)
Frustrating, every time the rivers come down and start to clear it rains again. Ahh. Supposed to get more rain tonight and pretty much every day for the next few days. Went from no rain in the fall to too much now. We cant win. Hopefully it clears up next week. Till then its jig tying time.
GRbassman congrats on the first fish on the Pin. They're an absolute blast to catch that way! And Kudos for fishing in less than ideal conditions and having success.
Grand/Idray, would you say you have fairly consistent success while fishing high cfs ,muddy water.I had on of my best days on the big muddy/vermillion on coffee brown colored water.Over 19 fish to hand, 15lb plus buck, blah blah blah. I wrote it all off to luck, big egg sucking leeches and a heavy well timed push of fish.Just looking for some solid well observed high water tactics that consistently produce...Idray seems to have it in the bag so im all ear's.
power bait has worked in muddy water, dont hear about it as much anymore. Cant believe it rained and got muddier. Really had today set up for fishing, then didnt go. at least the first football game is good, not
more I think about it I actually learned how to fish steel before I knew anything about flows and charts. I am by no means an expert. I enjoy fishing. my personal preference is deep slower water. last year I started pinning. my numbers are down as I'm learning a new method. did I mention I love fishing lol.
It was spring, I was lucky probably caught some of the same fish more then once and flossed several im sure lol.Like you said they were all hanging close to the shore just one of those days on the river if you do this long enough will happen to you...
I do catch some suckers later in the spring but catch a lot of steel on them ...
when the water is high and muddy I just put a #8 hook on add enough split shot about 3 feet up the line to just bounce along the bottom. Use just a piece of a night crawler maybe an inch and a half or two inches long and just drift the eddies...
just like bottom bouncing an egg sack ...same thing
but that's a style of fishing ive been doing for a long time
just don't fish the real fast water at that time they will hit it
I just take the worms and throw them in a zip lock baggie and stick them in my vest pocket..
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