troutslayer81

Oh nice looking fish there!!!.... getting me fired up dude

Surprise!!!..... nice fish!.. if that was a couple weeks ago, I'd assume that means there's probably even more around now.

Whaler, what area do you fish normally?... I'm from Webster still live in the area and fish primarily between 4mile and the G.... wondering if anyone's been picking any sharks up in tight yet??

There a blast to catch too!!!.. since you can use lighter gear to fish for em. Good luck out there dude, lmk how you make out!!

Walleye love Bay Rats, and most other stickbaits. You'll find browns shallower than kings yes. Watch for lake flips (upwelling) during the summer months, and that colder water will usually draw them closer to shore especially around mouths of tributaries. Aside from that, target them between like 50-110 fow during the summer. Start shallower first thing in the a.m., and slide out as the the morning goes by if you need to. Also, if you can find pockets of stained water, there will probably be BTs around more times than not.

Different size stickbaits dive pre determined depths, should be marked on the package. All different colors, all different sizes. Rapalas are awesome!! I personally just prefer thundersticks cause I'm old school, and Bay Rats. Spoons same thing all different size/colors, but you can't go wrong with natural colors most of the time. Natural color during sunny days. florescent patterns for cloudy days (and stained water).

Of course, spoons will work just fine.... but stickbaits are money for browns year round!!!... the later we get in the fall, the closer in the BT's will move obvi and its just easier in tight to run em. Also, as far as temps go obvi cooler water is ideal but the further we get into the fall you can kinda but not totally throw temps out out of the equation (early September and onward) I can locate big schools of fish well outside of temps staging in front of the tribs, and I know some ppl will say different and find fish other ways but thats my experience and that's when I find that stickbaits start to outfish my spoons for BT's. Sizes, all different sizes will work, browns eat alwife and smelt that are sometimes 6-7in long so theyll eat bigger baits than you think. Use the sizes that correspond with whatever depth ur fichin. Bay Rat deep divers will work good until they move in close, for BT's and all other salmonoids! I've also done very well with live target banana baits (smelt) but they don't run as deep as the deep Bay Rats. Do yourself a favor and grab some anise scent (I also like herring) either smelly jelly or lunker lotion, put a layer on ur stickbaits (all lures) sometimes it'll get ya a few extra bites that day. Hope this helps and tight lines!!!

Thundersticks and Bay Rats!!!