Posts tagged 'Jig'

I was fishing a small pond, trying like the dickens to catch a trout and ...

With age I’m becoming more of a minimalist. Less is more, or at least less is easier and usually just as effective. When it comes to fishing tackle, minimalism means that where I once carried the equivalent of a hockey bag’s worth of gear for just one afternoon on the water, I now take only a couple of those flat, plastic boxes with all the dividers for a full week’s fly-in trip. And despite the significant downsizing ...

When it comes to delicacies for halibut, or ling cod, one of their favourite niblets is the oily belly skin of a salmon. The best way to get this bait is to catch them and darn it all, that means we've got to go catch a salmon or two! I hear you, it's a tough gig, but the fresher the belly meat the better the results. So we head out, drop down a flasher with a hootchie trailing and nail a few salmon (Coho, Chinooks, Pink, it really doesn't matter). Fillet them up keeping the prized belly meat for a trip to ground fish heaven. Now with fresh salmon fillets in the freezer and a bag full of belly meat at our side we're set for some great halibut fishing.

When it comes to jigging, it's all got to do with the fish's activity level. Aggressive fish call for aggressive presentations. Negative fish call for finesse. How do you or I find out how the fish are feeling? The answer is trial and error.