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Originally Posted by rem338win
Funny responses from guys. I've got some things to try, but I've been very successful otherwise.
First, August is not the best month for the Shuswap. It's quite hot, the fish are deeper, move through multiple strata's during the day, and their food sources are multiple and spread out.
If you want to target rainbows, you'll need to be able to get down 50-60' and I've never used a gang troll or dodger or flasher. I know quite a few guides and successful fishermen on that lake and the only time I've heard or seen them talk about flashers is deep trolling Lakers. So down riggers or lead lines. You need to be consistent so once you find and area they are feeding you can keep hitting it.
In July, August, September I like crocodiles, apex, wood plugs and flashy Dick Nites.
I have an assortment of each, but tend to favor 3" lengths with watermelon, white (pearl), and greens being my favorite go to. Except the Nites; I like silver with the orange tip or pink.
My opinion, gang trolls are for kokanee. You want kokanee to chase your rig use a gang troll. Kokanee are great and there is nothing wrong with that. Nice flashy gang troll and a pink or orange Dick Nite and your gold.
Good fish finders are a must or You'll stay on useless water too long.
That said our new sponsor Westside Sports has great guys that are very knowledgeable on the Shuswap. I learn from them regularly and buy from them regularly. Hit them up, buy some plugs and nites and have fun.
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Gangtrolls, dodgers or running bare lures just provide a different presentation - to say, with any authority that this is right and that is wrong is something I wouldn't agree with. You have to try speeds, presentations, colors and lures to find out what's working.
Many fishermen in the NW US use flashers/Dodgers for Kokanee and hardly every run gang trolls - are they doing it wrong? I had never imaged doing something like that until I saw the effectiveness of it.
Gang Trolls mimic minnows and forage commonly in the lake in August when the bait fish move out into open water in large schools.
It's my experience that
Gang Trolls are excellent in August ..... run a line with and one without and if you are fishing through (trolling) schools of minnows they will out-fish your other lures on most days 5 to 1.
I do agree that good electronics allow you see the thermoclines, bait fish and definitely help a ton.
We found Rainbows very easy to catch and quite willing to bite in last August fishing between Celista and Anglemont along that shoreline.
Riggers were down anywhere from 20'-40' and the planer boards out in low light with some success.