Hey guys,
So I am now suffering from Shad withdrawals and am trying to figure out my next fix.
As this is my first season fishing on the American river (I was raised with the Yuba River headwaters in my backyard mainly using indicators and dry flies for trout and no steelhead because of Bullards Bar Dam), I wanted to get some tips on how to fish for these half-pounders. I do understand that the action may not occur as often as it did with Shad, but I figured it is still worth a try.
I will be wading and I assume the preferred method would be swinging for half-pounders as it seems most of the pocket water is only accessible by boat to use an indicator. While swinging, do you "jig" the rod similar to fishing for Shad or do a dead drift and let the fly/flies rise up at the end of the swing? Any other tips?
Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance. On an unrelated note, it was crazy going out fishing last night and being the only fisherman on the water compared to a month ago fishing almost shoulder to shoulder. I did see some fish rise about the last 20 minutes before dark, but I couldn't figure out what they were going for.
PS I do understand that there are stripers in the river right now but fishing for them is even more foreign to me... although do have a few clousers just in case
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