Lure on Fire

I went to Strawberry Reservoir again last week with hopes of catching more big cutthroats and possibly a red kokanee Salmon. Fishing was really good, and often times my lure was on fire, but I didn't catch any cuts or kokanee.

I started off using a new lure from Cabelas but didn't have any luck. I had several fish follow my lure in each time so I decided to switch to my favorite Lucky Craft Pointer, 3" version. The photo above shows the 5" version. After I switched to the Lucky Craft, I went 3 for 3 catching three rainbows on my first three casts. Within, 30 minutes, I had reeled in 7 fish. One was a real nice fat rainbow. As the day went on, I caught more and more fish!

 I met fisherman Dan, his daughter Mikayla, and fisherman Wade while fishing. Fisherman Dan and Mikayla showed me one of their favorite ways to catch trout at Strawberry after catching a nice rainbow.

They rig their line up with an orange water bubble placed above a swivel. Above the bubble about 6" away they placed a sinker and finished it off by putting power bait on the hook. They cast out the line and let it sit until a fish finds the end of the line.

Fisherman Wade and fisherman Dan said sometimes they come to Strawberry and don't have any luck with lures but will catch tons of fish with the power bait method. 

Fisherman Dan introduced Power Bait trout attractant to me. Dan said they add this to the power bait and usually catch a lot more fish. I have never used trout attractant so this is something I'll have to try in the future!

JOE'S TIP OF THE DAY

It can be fun to try new lures. I recently discovered the Cabela's Fisherman Series brand. I have yet to catch a fish with this after one day of fishing, but am very optimistic about it after an extremely large cutthroat followed this in one time. The reason I bring this lure up is it has a 60 day 100% money back guarantee. If the lure doesn't swim straight or you don't catch fish with it, then you can get your money back!