02-07-2014, 10:10 PM
[quote flygoddess]Rivers don't ice up. I have been fishing just about every day. [
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They do up here in Cache [frown] I'm pretty excited about the warm weather in the forecast though and hope to finally get out soon.
As for the question at hand. I left the bait behind when I was a kid (except for the occasional catfish trip) and then moved on to lures for mostly warm water species. When I moved to Utah, I took up fly fishing, and for several years, I was exclusive with it. About six years ago, I moved to Cache Valley and got heavily into bass fishing again. While I really like catching them on the fly, I got back into lure fishing with a vengeance. I learned to use baitcasting gear and make my own soft plastics. I still pretty much fish flies exclusively for trout, and bring them out for the other species a bit as well. I kind of neglected the long rod last year, but I have a bunch of poppers and articulated sculpins I plan on flinging this year.
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][/quote]They do up here in Cache [frown] I'm pretty excited about the warm weather in the forecast though and hope to finally get out soon.
As for the question at hand. I left the bait behind when I was a kid (except for the occasional catfish trip) and then moved on to lures for mostly warm water species. When I moved to Utah, I took up fly fishing, and for several years, I was exclusive with it. About six years ago, I moved to Cache Valley and got heavily into bass fishing again. While I really like catching them on the fly, I got back into lure fishing with a vengeance. I learned to use baitcasting gear and make my own soft plastics. I still pretty much fish flies exclusively for trout, and bring them out for the other species a bit as well. I kind of neglected the long rod last year, but I have a bunch of poppers and articulated sculpins I plan on flinging this year.
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