VTechHokie Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Hey you guys! Any of yall been starting to fish for smallies on the river lately with this warm weather? If so, are yall catching or just fishing? I know ive just been fishing. What kind of structure and baits yall been fishing? Quote
OHIO Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I just recently started fishing for smallies in Ohio, specifically the Little Miami River. I've just been fishing as well. Between losing baits in rocks and retying, not much action at all. It's kind of annoying because the spot I fish is flooded from all the snow and I can't get to any good structure from the bank. I'll probably head back out tomorrow to see if I can get a bite going. Hopefully I do because I have never caught a smallmouth or even seen one in person. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted February 16, 2011 Super User Posted February 16, 2011 still got to wait here some of the rivers are open but not many fish just some brown trout and steelhead and there few and far between im counting down till i can go though i got my first small mouth of last year on march 17th but out of a lake on a rat l trap Quote
MNGeorge Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Below a nuclear power plant discharge, there has been fair to outstanding action most of the winter. When the Smallies are going good, many typical winter presentations work well...hair jigs, scrounger jigs, even the fly fishermen get some fish on wooly buggers and Clauser minnnow patterns. When the bite is slow, live minnows are about the only thing that will produce any significant action. Spots that produce are just what you'd expect...slower water with a little depth. Quote
newriverfisherman1953 Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Went today, no bass but caught a 22 pound musky. Water temps still pretty low to do very well yet. Quote
VTechHokie Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 Went today, no bass but caught a 22 pound musky. Water temps still pretty low to do very well yet. Very nice! What part of the river are you fishing? Im in Blacksburg right now. Went out on Claytor Lake saturday morning and couldnt catch a thing Quote
newriverfisherman1953 Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Below the dam. Actually went hoping to get into some hybrids. I usually catch several in early spring. Didn't have any luck with them, so I started musky fishing. Quote
RadfordVA Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I've went several times to Bisset Park here in Radford and twice to Peppers Ferry Bridge. It's been mostly fishing for me too although one day last week I caught two little Smallies at Peppers Ferry. I believe it was just luck more than anything that day. Quote
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