02-26-2012, 05:30 PM
The best advice I can give you is to get at Willow Beach around 7 am on fridays just before the hatchery truck releases the trout. The truck will release on the south side of the ramada/picnic table area where there is a large locked gate to access the shore line. The trout will usually hang out along the shoreline for about 4 hours then they take off to parts unknown. Also the hatchery truck is the dinner bell for striper and throwing trout plugs may hook you up with one.
If you go friday am, the trout will be on the surface for the most part and casting panther martins or rooster tails in a yellow/orange cominbation with a gold leaf will usually produce fish. I have good results using the black body Panther Martin with the three yellow spots and gold leaf. Also red/white colors will produce like the classic Dardevle.
A casting bubble with a 12-18 in. leader and a 3" power worm attached to the hook at the head giving it a tail works will. Again the yellow/orange combination does the job. Don't make the common mistake and thread the power worms like you would a live worm. Either hook it at the head or in the middle wacky worm style.
Once the fish settle in then its time to switch to power balls using a dropper loop about 12"-24" above the sinker to keep the bait out of the weeds. Since you have a two rod stamp, use this set up while casting lures on another rod.
The trout will follow the shoreline from the hatchery to the rocks with the large sign and you may have to try to find them. Sometimes they will hang out by the fishing pier on the sides and you may be able to sight fish from there. Sometimes the trout will actually swim around the inside between the pier and the shoreline but are hard to catch if they do this. They will see you and either not bite or bite and immediately spit out the hook before you can set the hook.
By noon the trout will disappear to parts unknown and by then the bite is over.
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If you go friday am, the trout will be on the surface for the most part and casting panther martins or rooster tails in a yellow/orange cominbation with a gold leaf will usually produce fish. I have good results using the black body Panther Martin with the three yellow spots and gold leaf. Also red/white colors will produce like the classic Dardevle.
A casting bubble with a 12-18 in. leader and a 3" power worm attached to the hook at the head giving it a tail works will. Again the yellow/orange combination does the job. Don't make the common mistake and thread the power worms like you would a live worm. Either hook it at the head or in the middle wacky worm style.
Once the fish settle in then its time to switch to power balls using a dropper loop about 12"-24" above the sinker to keep the bait out of the weeds. Since you have a two rod stamp, use this set up while casting lures on another rod.
The trout will follow the shoreline from the hatchery to the rocks with the large sign and you may have to try to find them. Sometimes they will hang out by the fishing pier on the sides and you may be able to sight fish from there. Sometimes the trout will actually swim around the inside between the pier and the shoreline but are hard to catch if they do this. They will see you and either not bite or bite and immediately spit out the hook before you can set the hook.
By noon the trout will disappear to parts unknown and by then the bite is over.
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