I've kept a journal for the majority of my fishing life. It's written just like a diary would be, the idea being that when my kids grow up and look through them it's actually interesting to read, not just a bunch of spreadsheets and statistics. That being said all entries include important factors like the days weather; temps; water temps; number of fish caught; areas those fish were caught; what caught those fish (including type of bait and color); water clarity, the list could go on. Basically I record everything down to the color of socks I was wearing that day. There is no doubt that keeping a journal has made me a much better fisherman and I recommend it to anyone.
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In Topic: Fishing Journals
16 May 2015 - 05:49 PM
In Topic: Bead colors
13 November 2014 - 05:45 PM
Rule number 1 when it comes to bead cooler: Solid color beads when it's cloudy or the water is dirty; translucent beads in clear water or when it's sunny. Some guys, myself included like a match the hatch approach. Early fall when the salmon eggs steelhead feed on are fresh they are bright, usually variations of orange or yellow. As the fall goes on these eggs begin to 'white out' and gradually become lighter. By December I'm typically running various peach and white colors. Keep in mind that at any given time there will be eggs at different stages and colors in the river, and fertilized eggs turn different than unfertilized eggs. Don't count out oddball colors though as I've had tremendous luck with variations of blues and purples as well as chartreuse. Seems complicated now that I read it, but the best thing to do is experiment and find what works best for you. I have a dozen bead boxes full of hundreds of different colors, all of which have caught me fish at some point
In Topic: Replacing treble hooks for single?
20 September 2014 - 10:35 AM
I replace all the trebles on my steelhead cranks and stickbaits with siwash hooks. I have never noticed any change in the action of the lures. Much better for the fish to run single hooks.
In Topic: ***Early August Salmon Run Confirmed***
06 August 2014 - 04:50 PM
Getin - Water temp is a big factor, I said use day length windows together with water flow and temp, Using the day length helps to narrow down run timing even further. Like I said, after I started factoring it in my seasons are longer and much more productive.
In Topic: ***Early August Salmon Run Confirmed***
05 August 2014 - 07:39 PM
It defiantly will vary from river to river. Day length window is used together with flow and temp. Flow and temp changes from river to river. There are close to a dozen Ontario rivers that I fish on a regular basis, and paying close attention to day length window has increased my catch rate on every one of them, but all have different peak times. I keep very meticulous notes for every day spend on the water and because of it I can key in on ideal times to fish certain tribs.
The day length theory isn't new, but on the grand scale of things hasn't been practiced a lot as far as I can tell. I know Matt Straw has done articles in STS and In-Fisherman magazines pertaining to this theory.
It's like a fish's way of telling time. For salmon, as the days grow shorter in the fall, the urgency to spawn increases. For steelhead it's the opposite, the urgency increases as the days grow longer in the spring. They've got a short window in which to get their business done and day length helps them determine when that window is closing.
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