LPD: End-of-Season Fishing Lessons & Notes

Use the Black/Yellow Dots PM for murky/stained water;
-> Better silhouettes

Use the Durango / 1500 reel when fishing in low conditions, especially with structure/brush present
-> there's too much opportunity for the fish to dive and wrap the line around the branches
-> the Ugly Stik doesn't have enough power to put pressure on the big boys

Use the extendable net, even if lures get caught
-> a landed fish and a snagged lure is better than a lost fish

KEEP DRAG LOOSER rather than TIGHTER
-> too many fish lost with drags too tight
-> e.g. snapped lures, lost fish, broken line, play fish, etc.

Tips from Mr. George Malloway of CCFF

At LPD:

Use sinking lines. The big fish (browns) lie on the bottom and eat up the crayfish/crawdads.

Use a woolly bugger. Brown colors work because of the crayfish/crawdads.

You can use a floating line with a long leader, but it'll only sink ~3 feet. This will work if you're working the shallows in the back third where it gets quite murky.