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Tricks to make fish bite #8418417 06/12/25 10:31 AM 06/12/25 10:31 AM
Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa wetdog OP trapper
wetdog OP trapper Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa	When fishing a small creek and you know the fish are there and refuse baits Head upstream above said hole with fish in it. Wade out into the middle of the creek and start shuffling your feet to make muddy water. Continue doing this until the hole with the fish has darkened Now those fish will be ready to be caught. And it almost doesn't matter what type of fish you are after Let's heard your fish cooler filling secrets And only the legal ones

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8418438 06/12/25 11:09 AM 06/12/25 11:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 The Hill Country of Texas	Here's my Like What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded. Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8418442 06/12/25 11:20 AM 06/12/25 11:20 AM
Joined: Nov 2015 OH Catch22 trapper
Catch22 trapper Joined: Nov 2015 OH	I usually try different baits or lures from different angles and presentations. If that doesn't work, I break this out. I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: Catch22] #8418445 06/12/25 11:23 AM 06/12/25 11:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Catch22 I usually try different baits or lures from different angles and presentations. If that doesn't work, I break this out. You blow that with your head underwater? NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8418447 06/12/25 11:25 AM 06/12/25 11:25 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Originally Posted by wetdog When fishing a small creek and you know the fish are there and refuse baits Head upstream above said hole with fish in it. Wade out into the middle of the creek and start shuffling your feet to make muddy water. Continue doing this until the hole with the fish has darkened Now those fish will be ready to be caught. And it almost doesn't matter what type of fish you are after Let's heard your fish cooler filling secrets And only the legal ones Stirring up the bottom also creates feeding opportunities for small bait fish which will attract larger fish. Good post. Wife: That's the 4th time you've gone back for dessert, doesn't that embarrass you? Me: No, I keep telling them it's for you.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8418449 06/12/25 11:26 AM 06/12/25 11:26 AM
Joined: Nov 2015 OH Catch22 trapper
Catch22 trapper Joined: Nov 2015 OH	Of course Scott, otherwise it attracts bow legged wimmins. I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: 330-Trapper] #8418469 06/12/25 11:39 AM 06/12/25 11:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Originally Posted by 330-Trapper Originally Posted by Catch22 I usually try different baits or lures from different angles and presentations. If that doesn't work, I break this out. You blow that with your head underwater? Wife: That's the 4th time you've gone back for dessert, doesn't that embarrass you? Me: No, I keep telling them it's for you.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8418476 06/12/25 11:52 AM 06/12/25 11:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 pa H hippie trapper
hippie trapper H Joined: Feb 2010 pa	Originally Posted by wetdog When fishing a small creek and you know the fish are there and refuse baits Head upstream above said hole with fish in it. Wade out into the middle of the creek and start shuffling your feet to make muddy water. Continue doing this until the hole with the fish has darkened Now those fish will be ready to be caught. And it almost doesn't matter what type of fish you are after Let's heard your fish cooler filling secrets And only the legal ones Commonly referred to as chumming. Works like a charm. There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8418479 06/12/25 11:55 AM 06/12/25 11:55 AM
Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota. O Old pup trapper
Old pup trapper O Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota.	Experience has taught me that if I leave the water, fish will start biting. ergo, bibamus.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8418512 06/12/25 01:27 PM 06/12/25 01:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2023 WI WI Outdoors trapper
WI Outdoors trapper Joined: Mar 2023 WI	Fish yesterday. They were always biting yesterday I have been told.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: WI Outdoors] #8419140 06/13/25 05:20 PM 06/13/25 05:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2025 U.P. Michigan J J. Snyder trapper
J. Snyder trapper J Joined: Apr 2025 U.P. Michigan	Especially if you drove a long way or put a lot of effort into getting there. Go outside and do stuff.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8419177 06/13/25 06:51 PM 06/13/25 06:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Ames, IA MikeTraps2 trapper
MikeTraps2 trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Ames, IA	Grandpa Leake said "Ya gotta holdvyer mouth right" Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure Theodore Roosevelt

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8419185 06/13/25 07:12 PM 06/13/25 07:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2022 illinois J jalstat trapper
jalstat trapper J Joined: Dec 2022 illinois	10 percent of the water contains 90 percent of the fish location just like hunting and trapping, and on the creeks fish the rise

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8419202 06/13/25 07:31 PM 06/13/25 07:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire	Just play some CCR...they will Staaht biting It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8419206 06/13/25 07:40 PM 06/13/25 07:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2024 Alaska A AK Timber Tramp trapper
AK Timber Tramp trapper A Joined: Nov 2024 Alaska	On the occasions I fish with a rod and reel, I just pay more attention to my beer than my pole, that’s how I hook them lol

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8419248 06/13/25 09:04 PM 06/13/25 09:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 MN W walleye101 trapper
walleye101 trapper W Joined: Dec 2008 MN	Yepp, just crack open a beer. Works every time. They either start biting or you don't care that they're not.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: Nessmuck] #8419252 06/13/25 09:17 PM 06/13/25 09:17 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Nessmuck Just play some CCR...they will Staaht biting is Green River or Have you ever seen the rain more effective? America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8419254 06/13/25 09:23 PM 06/13/25 09:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 The Hill Country of Texas	We might have to experiment Pete. I'll crank some Proud Mary next time I'm on the Colorado River. What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded. Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: wetdog] #8419267 06/13/25 09:52 PM 06/13/25 09:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa wetdog OP trapper
wetdog OP trapper Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa	I was listening to Five Finger Death Punch this morning and landed 31 rainbows from a small stream Friday the 13th has always been a great day for me to go fishing and today was no exception 6' ultra light, 2lb mono, #12 thin wire hook loaded with 2 or 3 wax worms Nessy I'm sure trout don't like CCR either

Re: Tricks to make fish bite [Re: Leftlane] #8419279 06/13/25 10:06 PM 06/13/25 10:06 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Leftlane We might have to experiment Pete. I'll crank some Proud Mary next time I'm on the Colorado River. might have to make a play list the next test will have to be if Skynyrd and ZZ top also works America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

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