Shore Fishing at the Berry

Last week I went to Strawberry Reservoir yet again. It is hard to go anywhere else when you catch plenty of large trout! This trip, my friend Jason, his 4 month old son Jimmer, and I had an awesome day of shore fishing. 

The day started off pretty cold at sunrise with a thick fog over the lake.

It didn't take long before the fish started biting. I caught the first fish using a method I've never used before.

I rigged up a water bubble with a small prince nymph fly on the end of the line. I filled the water bubble up half full with water, then I cast it out. While I worked on putting a lure on my other fishing pole, my pole with the fly on it went crazy with the first fish of the day!

Jason and Jimmer got in on the action as well!

Jason caught most of his fish using a gold Joe's Flies and Lure.

Jason even landed this large cutthroat on the same gold Joe's Flies and Lure. 

I caught some fish on a Lucky Craft Pointer, rainbow colored lure. 

 Most of the fish I caught were with the Kastmaster lure in the photo above. My wife picked this lure out and it has turned out to be an excellent lure for trout!  I've now caught fish ranging from 10" to 22" with the lure!

I caught one fish using this Cabela's Fisherman spinner. 

Even with the cold weather early on, Jason, Jimmer, and I had a good time fishing. We caught a combined total of 23 fish from shore. 

JOE'S TIP OF THE DAY

After catching a fish, it is good to check your lure/bait, as well as the knot you tied on before casting it out again. I lost two lures this fishing trip because I didn't realize my knots came loose after catching a few fish! Don't be afraid to try new knots if you need!

Weather is changing

I made it up to Strawberry one time each of the last two weeks.  The weather was completely opposite last week then it was the previous week. However, both weeks resulted in excellent fishing!

 

Although I prefer fishing on days with beautiful blue skies and moderate temperatures, I actually caught more fish when I fished during the snow storm last week! 

Both weeks I started off using the classic tube jig but did not catch a fish. Once I put on a lucky craft pointer, I started getting hits quite frequently. 

 For those of you who still aren't sold on the lucky craft pointer, don't give up! Last week I caught three rainbows, and eight cutthroat trout using the three inch lure. Ten out of the eleven fish were eighteen inches or larger! 

I fished for about four hours and had well over thirty hits on the lure. If you have not tried lure fishing, then you are missing out on the joy of feeling a fish slam your lure while you are reeling it in! 

Two weeks ago when I fished, I caught four on the lucky craft pointer, and three on a gold "Jake" lure. I've mentioned Jake lures before and that's because they seem to always be consistent in bringing in fish at many different waters!

JOE'S TIP OF THE DAY

Stormy weather scares many fisherman away. The fishing however can be quite good. Often times fish will start feeding before or after a storm!