Hey all, I’ve finally gotten situated here in Indiana and have had quite a few chances to get out. I’m moving to the West coast here in a few weeks, so I’ve tried to hit my home waters as much as possible. I’ve had a few really good days and wanted to share some photos with you guys!
My dad and brother planned a Steelhead trip for me two days after I arrived. We woke up at 3:30 and I was jet-lagging a bit, but we hit the river hard, and boy, did it pay off! We had 22 fish between the three of us, and I was 9 for 11. I landed two at 11 pounds and 1 at ten. (5 kilos and 4.5 kilos) It was the best day of fishing ever and a great homecoming. Here’s a picture of the first dime-bright chromer that came to the boat. as well as a colored-up buck that came a few hours later!
Beyond that, I’ve been doing a lot of brown-trout chasing, both on fly and with spinners. This past week I got into 7, with this guy being the best. They’re super aggressive this time of year, as they’re getting ready for winter. Super fun to catch!
I’ve tried a couple times for largemouth, but they’re pretty quiet these days. Going for walleye and smallies this next week. Hope to get into some!
Hope with the weather, all of you are still able to get out and are still catching fish! I still stop by from time to time to check on how you guys are doing!
Good luck and tight lines!
-Scott
By the way, isn’t all fishing FUN? 
Nice going Scott, and awesome pics!!! Sweet!!
Nice fish. Making me jealous. My home is Illinois. Good going. Bass up.
Nice Fish!
Man are those some beautiful fish. What kind of tackle did you catch them on?
Tex-
The steelies were caught by back-bouncing spawn sacks behind a boat – we used 8.5 foot rods and high-vis line with a moving sinker and a 3-ft. fluoro leader. The brown was caught on a #2 black/yellow Mepps in-line spinner on a Pinnacle 6-ft. spinning rod and a Pinnacle spinning reel, given to me by my friends who work for SilStar (Pinnacle’s parent company – based in Busan.) A few other browns have been caught by swinging streamers or nymphing as well.
Post up some pictures of bass, guys!
-Scott
I hate to sound ignorant but what are “spawn sacks”?????
Very nice fish, btw!
Nomad – spawn sacks are salmon, steelhead, or trout eggs (I’ve even heard of people using sucker spawn before) – tied in a thin, mesh bag of sorts. Usually, they’re colored in orange or red, though sometimes we use chartreuse or yellow. They are usually the size of a nickel or so, but they can be smaller or bigger. They’re used to target species feeding on eggs. Since they are in a sack, they hold together longer and you can fish them for a while before they get too waterlogged.
Here’s an idea for ya:
http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/tips/salmon_eggs/making_spawn_sacks.htm
Thanks, Scott, that cleared things up
Now do you put the hooks right through the spawnsack or do you use a trailer hook of some sort?
I’ve done it a couple ways – when I fished last month, we just stuck the hooks through the mesh (though not close to the knot – as it sometimes causes them to break) – but other times, we’ve used a hook with a line loop right at the hook eye – we would use the loop to cinch the sack close to the hook. With that set-up, we would also use a tiny wisp of brightly colored material (like cotton) – that would be tied near the loop. It is said to increase the bite, but I’ve had lots of luck both ways – and even luck with things like shrimp and anchovies….so who knows!
where should i go trout fishing?
Jacob, from the looks of Scott’s pics above Indiana is a pretty good place for trout fishing.
I’m not much of a trout fisherman and have no idea, but there should be some pay lakes in your area. They’re all over Korea, and there are several in the Pyongtaek, Yongin and Osan area.
ok thanks
Jacob, here are the Google Earth coordinates to a trout lake that Ron goes to quite often. From Asan, it’d probably be about an hour drive though. I would guess that there’s one closer to your area, but again, I don’t know for sure.
Lat 37° 3’8.91″N
Long 127°11’15.75″E
And here’s a map.