Gonna hit the Sandy

Smily · 03-30-2001, 10:18 PM

Saturday morning and hoping to catch something one of these times. Got some Plugs and some Jigs. I've seen other people hook up with these things, but I can't seem to get them to hit my line. Do I need an extra good luck charm at the end of this line? Or just be lucky? Will be floating from Dabney to Lewis and Clark. Any advice would sure be apreciated. Even if the advice is all I had to do is throw my line in the water. Might be the presentation or something ya know??? Is there a special hole in that strech of water that a I might be able to find one?Thanks,Smilynull [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

SteelieSteve · 03-31-2001, 04:57 AM

Smiley
Best advise I can give is to take someone who knows the river with you. There isn't a lot of good holes in that short stretch but if you look for the deep ones and anchor at the top and run plugs or divers and bait you may find a chinook, backbouncing works too. Good luck.
Tightlines
SS

WheresMyBobber · 03-31-2001, 07:41 AM

I've got to agree and disagree with you steeliesteve. You're right, there isn't an abundance of good holes in that stretch of the Sandy, but you can find fish. But since there is a limited amount of holes available, why encourage people to anchor and tie them up so nobody else can fish them? Seems to me the polite thing to do is take your pass through a section, then row or motor back up and do it again. That's always worked for us both in the upper and lower sections of the river.

In my opinion nothing screws up a trip more than people camped right in the middle of the good holes and slots forcing everybody else to skip the hole or wait for who knows how long for the anchored boat to leave.

Artwo · 03-31-2001, 08:45 AM

Smily,
I pretty much fish that section of the Sandy early on when the springers are in. In contrary to the above posts have said, there are quite a few good holes on the lower section if you know where to find them and how to fish them. I believe the lower section (from Dabne to Lewis and Clark) is better suited for salmon than the section from Oxbow to Dabne but this is just my opinion. First, a bit of advise from someone who has fished there for the last 20 years. [B]DON'T[B] anchor in the holes, you will really **** off allot of people if you do that, just do as WheresMyBobber says and backtroll thru and then row back up and do it again. There are usually to many people floating that stretch to anchor and block the hole. Second, a bit of information, my usual set-up for springers on that section of river is diver and bait. I rig this as such, 20/20 jet planer free sliding on my mainline above a swivle (put a bead between your slider and your swivel) off a 10 in. dropper, 15lb 4-6 ft. leader (depending on water clarity) to a medium sized chartruse (sp) with flash wings spin-glow and sandshrimp. There are other ways that I have seen and used but this is what has been a consistant rig thats worked for me. Hope this helps and if you wan't to get more specific you can e-mail me, I am more than willing to share.

JK

WheresMyBobber · 03-31-2001, 12:18 PM

You're right Artwo - when I say there's not an abundance of holes, I should have qualified that with "there aren't enough good holes to have people anchor and tie them up".

It sounds like our primary rigging is quite similar, and I'll also use a K12 flatfish or prawn on occasion for springers. Sounds like we need to hit it together soon! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Smily · 03-31-2001, 02:13 PM

Thanks for the info guys. A little late though. I did the drift but again to no avail. Thanks also for the lesson about anchoring in such a short area as well. I have seen about a half of dozen drift boats and Some do anchor up in those holes. If you do anchor up as I have seen, Would a 20 min time limit be okay?? That's about what I try to keep it to as well. People and there drift boats seem to hold there position pretty good in that strecth where I need to anchor or back troll.

Artwo · 03-31-2001, 04:28 PM

WheresMyBobber,
Drop me an e-mail and we'll see if we plan to be on the river the same day soon.

Smily,
About the anchoring thing, don't get me wrong, I do anchor in the holes from time to time so I can backbounce if I'm alone in the boat. I keep an eye out for other fisherman and if I see them coming I'll pull anchor and go back to backtrolling with bait. If I've hooked some fish while backbouncing then I'll simply pull anchor and go to the side until they have fished through. 90% of the people on that section of the river will backtroll so usually if you let them fish through you will get the hole back to yourself. Remember, when in Rome.............

JK