Big Racks
09-05-2019, 01:42 PM
Heading out to Sheridan Lake tomorrow morning for 4-5 days at Sheridan Lake Resort. Never fished this big chunk of real estate before, and am looking forward to doing some exploring on the water.
Am coming prepared for almost anything. Bringing a couple of trolling rods/reels spooled with 5 or so colours of lead core and 100'-ish of 8lb leader. Also an 8wt fly rod and reel spooled with the same. A couple 5wt's and a 6wt, with reels and spools to cover several options (Type 6, Type 3, Midge tip, full floating).
Am renting a 14' tinny and 8hp from the resort for the stay, and am bringing clamp on mounts with rod holders for both the trolling rods and the fly rods, as well as an anchor mount and 10lb mushroom. No electric motor unfortunately so will have to rely on the 8hp for trolling.
Wide assortment of spoons, flatfish, kwik fish, etc... and lots of flies, with a focus on leeches.
I don't generally fish spoons and plugs, etc... and am curious on how you set them up, especially for Sheridan. I can wait and ask in Little Fort, or at the lake, and I will, but would also like to have as much set up in advance of the drive to allow me to get on the water asap after checking in. What hooks should the lures be tipped with? Size and type? So many of them come with trebles on them, or monster sized hooks in comparison to the body of the lure. What's your go to? Can't seem to find much info on this online, lots about WHAT lures to use, but not about the hooks themselves. Are they meant to just be trolled bare hooked or what? Fished Hathaway last year for kokanee with hoochies and corn and scent with lots of success, but that's obviously not rainbows in Sheridan.
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Not looking for secrets, just general advice. PM is fine too.
Thanks all!! :happy0180:
Am coming prepared for almost anything. Bringing a couple of trolling rods/reels spooled with 5 or so colours of lead core and 100'-ish of 8lb leader. Also an 8wt fly rod and reel spooled with the same. A couple 5wt's and a 6wt, with reels and spools to cover several options (Type 6, Type 3, Midge tip, full floating).
Am renting a 14' tinny and 8hp from the resort for the stay, and am bringing clamp on mounts with rod holders for both the trolling rods and the fly rods, as well as an anchor mount and 10lb mushroom. No electric motor unfortunately so will have to rely on the 8hp for trolling.
Wide assortment of spoons, flatfish, kwik fish, etc... and lots of flies, with a focus on leeches.
I don't generally fish spoons and plugs, etc... and am curious on how you set them up, especially for Sheridan. I can wait and ask in Little Fort, or at the lake, and I will, but would also like to have as much set up in advance of the drive to allow me to get on the water asap after checking in. What hooks should the lures be tipped with? Size and type? So many of them come with trebles on them, or monster sized hooks in comparison to the body of the lure. What's your go to? Can't seem to find much info on this online, lots about WHAT lures to use, but not about the hooks themselves. Are they meant to just be trolled bare hooked or what? Fished Hathaway last year for kokanee with hoochies and corn and scent with lots of success, but that's obviously not rainbows in Sheridan.
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Not looking for secrets, just general advice. PM is fine too.
Thanks all!! :happy0180: