Saltwater Fishing

Saltwater Fishing

Monday, October 14, 2013

Flylining Minnows


Yesterday, I went to Diamond Valley Lake because I heard they were going to plant trout. They didn't. But as I was walking on the trail toward the east dam, I could hear splashing on the shoreline. So, I took a trail to the waters edge and saw thousands of silverside minnows packed tightly to the shoreline, and schools of largemouth gorging themselves violently on the little buggers. I had an ultralight rod set up for dropshotting flies, so I tossed it into the school of minnows, (they will eat a fly if it's small enough), and snagged one right away. I nose hooked the minnow with a #6 mosquito hook on 8 lb. fluorocarbon, (no weight), and tossed it into a little space between the stick ups. He immediately started swimming frantically, and there was a loud sucking sound followed by a small whirlpool. My line started moving out fast, so I stepped toward the water and pointed my rod toward the fish to give him more line. As soon as the line got tight, I set the hook and reeled in the first of several bass in the  2 to 3 lb. range. First cast, first fish. Great way to spend a Sunday!

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