Post by Brian on Sept 9, 2010 22:06:19 GMT -5
Armed with a couple of #2 Mepps, a Beetle Spin, a high dollar finesse jerkbait (Viva), boots, and two light action spinning rods spooled with 6 lb. test off I went. In pursuit of a fallfish. Never before have I intentionally tried to catch a fallfish. But I've always enjoyed landing a few each season while trout or bass fishing.
I set out to one of the Harriman Reservoirs tribs where I'd landed a good one last year. The SM bass had a good time biting the Beetle Spin. Then I switched to the Mepps and the rainbow trout were whacking it (until the sun went in). Finally an 11" fallfish, target species, hits the Mepps. Then I tried the jerkbait. A hold over brown trout hit it, about 14". I Watched as two others rolled on it. Then I went back to the Mepps and finally got two more fallfish both around 10". So....it ain't so easy to get a fallfish
. In three hours I caught and released 7 SM up to 2 lb., 2 rainbows, the brown, and kept one badly hooked rainbow.
I set out to one of the Harriman Reservoirs tribs where I'd landed a good one last year. The SM bass had a good time biting the Beetle Spin. Then I switched to the Mepps and the rainbow trout were whacking it (until the sun went in). Finally an 11" fallfish, target species, hits the Mepps. Then I tried the jerkbait. A hold over brown trout hit it, about 14". I Watched as two others rolled on it. Then I went back to the Mepps and finally got two more fallfish both around 10". So....it ain't so easy to get a fallfish
. In three hours I caught and released 7 SM up to 2 lb., 2 rainbows, the brown, and kept one badly hooked rainbow.
