Fishing Tips and Insights From Redscreek and Friends

Big Bass:
*8-14 inch plastic worms

*½ to 1 ounce swimming jigs with big trailers

*Big spinner baits

*Swim baits

  Technique:
*Fish deep and slow

*Slow reel spins with spinner baits

*Slow reel spins with swim baits

  Tackle: 
*7 foot or longer heavy Aspenleaf rod

*17-25 lb. monofilament or braided for thick cover

Finesse Fishing:
*4 inch plastic worms with 1/16 to ¼ ounce weight and 1 ought hook

*3-4 inch jigs on weighted jig heads (little or big)

*grubs on jig heads

*8 lb. fluorocarbon line

Crankbaits:
*shallow running up to 4 inches (short bill)

*medium running 4-8 in. depth (medium length bill)

*deep diving 8-14 in. depth (longest bills) NOTE: Summer

*rattletraps 4-8 in. depth

Technique:
*rattletraps stop and go fast

*medium running is best to catch most fish

Find Bass Fast Baits:
*spinner baits (double willow)

  TRY DIFFERENT SPEEDS STOPPING AND STARTING DURING RETRIEVE
*buzz baits

  FISH FAST IN LOW LIGHT

*crank baits:

  CAST AND CRANK/TWITCH
*hard jerk baits

  CAST AND TWITCH HARD

*soft jerk baits

  TRY TWITCHING HARD AND SLOW

RED'S CREEK TROUT FISHING TIPS 

BIG TROUT:

* Fish higher in the water column with a clear adjustable bubble approximately two ft. above a small split shot placed about eight inches from a small single hook. Thread your worm on and let her rip. Red's Creek typically uses 4 lb. test and a light 1-4 weight or 2-4 weight Aspenleaf rod.

* Fish off the bottom using a split shot or sliding sinker and a single hook. Try your split shot at different distances from your single hook until you find what depth the fish are swimming at. Or, run a sliding sinker up your line. Tie a swivel on at two to three feet above your single hook and if necessary place a red bead above the swivel. The trick is to buy a worm blower and blow your nightcrawler up with air. This will allow your nightcrawler to be just above the moss or out of the rocks. (This technique works great in Eastern Sierra lakes). Sometimes it's best to spool your reel with 4 lb. test and use a 2 lb. leader from your swivel to your hook. Red's Creek typically uses 2-4 weight Aspenleaf rods.

* If your getting bored and want to get some blood pumping tie on a lure. Here at Red's Creek we recommend Thomas Buoyants in red and gold or Castmasters in silver and blue, depending on lighting. The most common line used would be 4 lb. mono or you can bump it up if your going for th big dog. Again, a 2-4 weight Aspenleaf rod will do the trick.

* One technique many keep a secret is tying a meal worm on a single hook with a piece of white marshmallow. This might catch you your biggest trout of all time so don't tell anyone else about it.  Seriously, try it at different depths and with different weights and hold on tight! (If this techinique works for you, be sure to e-mail the picture to Red's Creek.)


LOT'S OF TROUT:

* If you want to really fill up your stringer tie on a fly. The best technique is to make several casts, retrieving your bait slow and steady. Try stoping or speeding up your retrieve if fishing is slow to possibly get a reaction strike.

Dry flies we recommend:
Size 16-18 Adams, Mosquito, Green Mosquito, or Blue Wing Olive.

Nymphs/Midges we recommend:
Size 16-20 Zebra Midge, Pheasant Tail, or Copper John.

Streamer type flies we recommend:
Size 8-14 Bead Head Olive Wolley Bugger, Bead Head Olive Matuka (even better with the red head), or Wooley worms with propellers.