Komp Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 I've spent the last couple of evenings after work out chasing Tigers with some success. However, yesterday evening there was another fellow that caught my eye. He was hanging around the shallower part (~4-6ft deep, vegatation on the bottom, near a weed bed) of the lake I was on and he was out fishing me probably 4 to 1 in the later part of the evening (after 6:45pm as the sun goes down). It looked like he was using a floating line or sink tip and was doing longer strips (6-8") at moderate speed. Whatever it was he was absolutely dialed into what they were going for. I should have just asked the guy at the time (side question - is that appropriate?) but I can't stop wondering what he was using. Doing some googling this morning I'm thinking it might have been damselfly nymphs but am curious what the wiser minds on here might say as I'm always up for learning. Reid Quote
BrianR Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 Were you using a backswimmer/waterboatman Quote
DonAndersen Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 I did the same thing yesterday picking up Tigers and rainbows using a very simple minnow pattern. Floating long belly WF with 14’ leader. Don Quote
Komp Posted September 17, 2023 Author Posted September 17, 2023 Appreciate the responses! I was stubbornly sticking with different presentations of the boatmen as I was getting JUST ENOUGH action with it (although I changed things up with a booby pattern briefly to no avail). Thanks for the minnow/streamer suggestion. I'm heading to a river tomorrow night but going back out to this lake again on Mon or Wed. If it works I'll give you all the credit. Quote
DonAndersen Posted September 17, 2023 Posted September 17, 2023 Komp, Wander into the weed growth and see the pile of minnows, that will make you a believer. Don 1 Quote
BrianR Posted September 17, 2023 Posted September 17, 2023 Good choice Don..How about lowly gammarus shrimp Quote
Komp Posted September 17, 2023 Author Posted September 17, 2023 9 hours ago, DonAndersen said: Komp, Wander into the weed growth and see the pile of minnows, that will make you a believer. Don I was definitely hanging around the same area but I was not paying as much attention to what was happening in the water. I'll blame my head cold. Quote
DonAndersen Posted September 18, 2023 Posted September 18, 2023 Brian, In the hundreds of fish pumped out lakes west of Highway #2, I’ve only seen shrimp in Cow Lake. I think the pH doesn’t favour them. Last pH I saw out of Beaver were sub 7 regards, Don 1 Quote
BrianR Posted September 18, 2023 Posted September 18, 2023 Your right Don.I didn't no where Komp,was fishing.Places like Police,have good shrimp pops.Especially after a WK. Quote
Komp Posted September 18, 2023 Author Posted September 18, 2023 This was at Millers Lake, West of Edson. I'm not aware if there are shrimp or not. Quote
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