Jump to content

  • GUESTS

    If you want access to members only forums on HSO, you will gain access only when you Sign-in or Sign-Up .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member. ?

One Key For Success In Wisconsin Early Season

Driftless

By Driftless
in Trout

 Share

Recommended Posts

Driftless Grand Master

Driftless

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I bet you are thinking I am going to talk about a "new" it lure or fly. No it is not that easy. No it is not the $2,000 bamboo fly rod you got for Christmas or the fancy expensive Shimano Stella reel you just purchased. Then there are the new 600 dollar Simm's waders.... that isn't it either.

Twenty years ago I went with a shocking crew and spectated. This 4 hour walk made me look at the way I prepare for early season differently. The guy running the crew alerted me before we got to each area that he suspected had lots of trout and big ones. He was constantly taking water temperatures. He was right 100 percent of time on his predictions about where there would be fish.

Trout are very temperature dependent. This goes for the early season and the middle of summer. Your key for success is simply knowing where the springs are in the area. The springs in this area are approximately 42 degrees year round.

Saturday morning those trout will be hunkered down on the bottom of a deep pool with a spring nearby. Throw something big near them and bring it back slowly. The trout will not expend all that energy for an appetizer. You need to throw them the main course in cold water.

When you go this Saturday it could be 20 degrees outside. That water in the main channel of your stream could be right down there near 32 degrees. Within 20 yards of a spring the temperatures warm up. Yes I said warm up. Trout will congregate near that spring because the water is warmer than the surrounding water.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Driftless Grand Master

Driftless

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I have one friend that invites me go with him every year when the temperatures are in the high 90s.

I always tell him "NO".

He goes to look for giant browns in thermals and catches them basically stacked up on top of each other.

I see this as not a fair way of fishing. Where is the accomplishment?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Slabasaurus Grand Master

Slabasaurus

Posted
Posted

I have one friend that invites me go with him every year when the temperatures are in the high 90s.

I always tell him "NO".

He goes to look for giant browns in thermals and catches them basically stacked up on top of each other.

I see this as not a fair way of fishing. Where is the accomplishment?

I always invite that friend to go carp fishing with me.

You are right tough, I was walking a well known stream on a hot day (picture taking, not fishing) and as I came to one of the inlets they were all stacked up.

Furthermore the odds of delayed mortality go up substantially on those hot days, especially if you consider the fact that temps can go up as much as 20 degrees a few feet from the spring... depending on the stream of course.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Driftless Grand Master

Driftless

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Usually the part that involves the catching of the fish is the accomplishment...

so from your response....

you would fish on a thermal in the middle of hot summer when the water temps are 76 degrees everywhere else besides on that thermal?

Warm water kills many browns because of lactic acid build up.

68 degree water is my cut off for fishing trout.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Slabasaurus Grand Master

Slabasaurus

Posted
Posted

so from your response....

you would fish on a thermal in the middle of hot summer when the water temps are 76 degrees everywhere else besides on that thermal?

Warm water kills many browns because of lactic acid build up.

68 degree water is my cut off for fishing trout.

68 degrees seppo, in my opinion, is far too cold to be wearing cutoffs.

Actually I'd say that it's never a "good time" for cutoffs but hey.

OT, but still worthwhile. Always tryin to look out for the fellow angler, gear or fly alike.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
itchmesir Grand Master

itchmesir

Posted
Posted

so from your response....

you would fish on a thermal in the middle of hot summer when the water temps are 76 degrees everywhere else besides on that thermal?

Warm water kills many browns because of lactic acid build up.

68 degree water is my cut off for fishing trout.

quick landing and proper release technique causes minimal impact to the trout... I'm not gonna be pussyfooting with a 2wt when it's 90* out...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lunker Veteran

Lunker

Posted
Posted

Shocked that it is day two of the WI early season and I haven't seen a report or picture. I am itching for open water but am working this weekend but will be out monday or tuesday in the snow storm.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
itchmesir Grand Master

itchmesir

Posted
Posted

Shocked that it is day two of the WI early season and I haven't seen a report or picture. I am itching for open water but am working this weekend but will be out monday or tuesday in the snow storm.

it takes awhile to edit the pictures of 100s... if not 1000s... of trout you caught over the weekend

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Slabasaurus Grand Master

Slabasaurus

Posted
Posted

it takes awhile to edit the pictures of 100s... if not 1000s... of trout you caught over the weekend

or to dig through the archives... recycling images... you know.

I hooked a couple saturday. I lost them pretty instantly.

Allegedly this "Itch me sir" and "Ted" duo caught some, but I didn't see any pics so hey.

Never happened wink

boy I saw some good ones though... uf. I'll be back there before too long.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
itchmesir Grand Master

itchmesir

Posted
Posted

Dodododo do do dododododo

Now I'm gonna have to make a fly called "The Beet"... That'll get the dougs and pattis chasing my line real quick... But may also attract unwanted skeeters...

I could call it "The Beat" but then it would have to be really expensive but made for shyte... And I'd have to find some hip-hop producer to endorse it...

Well slab... These were Minnesota DA trout actually... How silly of me to put them in a wisco trout thread... Yes these trout do also vary in color... But the one thing you'll notice between these trout and other variously colored trout that have been posted... Is that the red markings on these trout are where they should be... Along the sides of the fish and not spilling from behind the gill plate... It would be one thing if we had cutties... But alas we do not... So it's really a place I prefer not to see red unless I plan on eating a few...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lunker Veteran

Lunker

Posted
Posted

Fished a couple of new stretches yesterday after the weather took a turn for the better. Nothing big, but caught about a dozen browns up to 14". Lost the only brookie I saw. Beautiful day. Water has risen a bit but not much.

P1120341_zpsfcfd5de5.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now ↓↓↓ or ask your question and then register. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      By The way that didn't work either!! Screw it I'll just use the cellular. 
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      It’s done automatically.  You might need an actual person to clear that log in stuff up.   Trash your laptop history if you haven’t tried that already.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      😂 yea pretty amazing how b o o b i e s gets flagged, but they can't respond or tell me why I  can't get logged in here on my laptop but I can on my cellular  😪
    • Mike89
      Just Food and Drink

      By Mike89 · Posted

      I grilled some brats yesterday, maybe next weekend will the next round...  
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      You got word censored cuz you said        B o o b ies….. haha.   Yeah, no… grilling is on hiatus for a bit.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      Chicken mine,  melded in Mccormick poultry seasoning for 24 hours.  Grill will get a break till the frigid temps go away!
    • Mike89
      Problems with Yetti

      By Mike89 · Posted

      good luck!!!   
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      we had some nice weather yesterday and this conundrum was driving me crazy  so I drove up to the house to take another look. I got a bunch of goodies via ups yesterday (cables,  winch ratchet parts, handles, leaf springs etc).   I wanted to make sure the new leaf springs I got fit. I got everything laid out and ready to go. Will be busy this weekend with kids stuff and too cold to fish anyway, but I will try to get back up there again next weekend and get it done. I don't think it will be bad once I get it lifted up.    For anyone in the google verse, the leaf springs are 4 leafs and measure 25 1/4" eye  to eye per Yetti. I didnt want to pay their markup so just got something else comparable rated for the same weight.   I am a first time wheel house owner, this is all new to me. My house didn't come with any handles for the rear cables? I was told this week by someone in the industry that cordless drills do not have enough brake to lower it slow enough and it can damage the cables and the ratchets in the winches.  I put on a handle last night and it is 100% better than using a drill, unfortatenly I found out the hard way lol and will only use the ICNutz to raise the house now.
    • Wanderer
      Problems with Yetti

      By Wanderer · Posted

      I haven’t done any leaf springs for a long time and I can’t completely see the connections in your pics BUT I I’d be rounding up: PB Blaster, torch, 3 lb hammer, chisel, cut off tool, breaker bar, Jack stands or blocks.   This kind of stuff usually isn’t the easiest.   I would think you would be able to get at what you need by keeping the house up with Jack stands and getting the pressure off that suspension, then attack the hardware.  But again, I don’t feel like I can see everything going on there.
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      reviving an old thread due to running into the same issue with the same year of house. not expecting anything from yetti and I already have replacement parts ordered and on the way.   I am looking for some input or feedback on how to replace the leaf springs themselves.    If I jack the house up and remove the tire, is it possible to pivot the axel assembly low enough to get to the other end of the leaf spring and remove that one bolt?   Or do I have to remove the entire pivot arm to get to it? Then I also have to factor in brake wire as well then. What a mess   My house is currently an hour away from my home at a relatives, going to go back up and look it over again and try to figure out a game plan.           Above pic is with house lowered on ice, the other end of that leaf is what I need to get to.   above pic is side that middle bolt broke and bottom 2 leafs fell out here is other side that didnt break but you can see bottom half of leaf already did but atleast bolt is still in there here is hub assembly in my garage with house lowered and tires off when I put new tires on it a couple months ago. hopefully I can raise house high enough that it can drop down far enough and not snap brake cable there so I can get to that other end of the leaf spring.

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept