Mizzou&Montana
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Good Afternoon,
My name is Brian and I am a Park Ranger in West Yellowstone, MT. During the government shutdown I traveled to Page, AZ and really enjoyed myself. I made up my mind to come back in the spring to fish. I am planning on going to the North end of the lake around Bullfrog, Utah from April 29th to May 3rd. I grew up in North Missouri and fished for crappie and largemouth bass. Braid line across the board with white grubs and white spinnerbaits, just basic country boy pond fishing. I have traveled to Lake of the Woods, Ontario to fish for smallmouth/Muskie/Northerns/Walleye every year for the past decade. While I'm dialed in on those area's I'm looking for some advice on how Powell fishes and some tips that might save me time and improve my trip. Basically I'm curious on how unique the fishing is at Lake Powell vs. fishing techniques for SM/Crappie in other places.
1.) Can I run a 6' tippet of Fluorocarbon on my braid and be successful? If so what test strength?
2.) Best Chip for my Hummingbird Helix 9? Lakemaster I assume? Best Map? (I like a physical Map)
3.) Best Smallmouth lures, I prefer to catch them on my fly rod, or on tubes. Is brown a generic color of choice? or is Chartreuse sometimes a winner?
4.) Is that time frame a good one to target Crappie? I don't plan on keeping any fish, but man do I miss catching crappie! Such a superior fish to these uppity trout.
5.) Camping at Bullfrog is my plan, do they have dock space for a fee to leave your boat at night and charge your trolling motor? Or do I need to pull it out each night and charge it at the campsite?
6.) I have a Crestliner VT-17 bass boat with a 60 4 stoke, is that enough boat if waves come up on the lake? Its handled 3 foot rollers on Lake of the Woods before but it wasn't anything I'd want to do again. How bad can it get?
7.) If any locals wants to meet up and fish at Powell I would be happy to trade an opportunity to fish Yellowstone Lake for Laker Trout and Yellowstone Cutthroats. Or give advice on elk if anyone is lucky enough to draw a tag in 361 or 362 Montana.
Also, if I am missing anything, please feel free to add tips and advice I'm not asking about. Yellowstone opens tomorrow to vehicular travel, wish me luck!
Sincerely,
Brian T
My name is Brian and I am a Park Ranger in West Yellowstone, MT. During the government shutdown I traveled to Page, AZ and really enjoyed myself. I made up my mind to come back in the spring to fish. I am planning on going to the North end of the lake around Bullfrog, Utah from April 29th to May 3rd. I grew up in North Missouri and fished for crappie and largemouth bass. Braid line across the board with white grubs and white spinnerbaits, just basic country boy pond fishing. I have traveled to Lake of the Woods, Ontario to fish for smallmouth/Muskie/Northerns/Walleye every year for the past decade. While I'm dialed in on those area's I'm looking for some advice on how Powell fishes and some tips that might save me time and improve my trip. Basically I'm curious on how unique the fishing is at Lake Powell vs. fishing techniques for SM/Crappie in other places.
1.) Can I run a 6' tippet of Fluorocarbon on my braid and be successful? If so what test strength?
2.) Best Chip for my Hummingbird Helix 9? Lakemaster I assume? Best Map? (I like a physical Map)
3.) Best Smallmouth lures, I prefer to catch them on my fly rod, or on tubes. Is brown a generic color of choice? or is Chartreuse sometimes a winner?
4.) Is that time frame a good one to target Crappie? I don't plan on keeping any fish, but man do I miss catching crappie! Such a superior fish to these uppity trout.
5.) Camping at Bullfrog is my plan, do they have dock space for a fee to leave your boat at night and charge your trolling motor? Or do I need to pull it out each night and charge it at the campsite?
6.) I have a Crestliner VT-17 bass boat with a 60 4 stoke, is that enough boat if waves come up on the lake? Its handled 3 foot rollers on Lake of the Woods before but it wasn't anything I'd want to do again. How bad can it get?
7.) If any locals wants to meet up and fish at Powell I would be happy to trade an opportunity to fish Yellowstone Lake for Laker Trout and Yellowstone Cutthroats. Or give advice on elk if anyone is lucky enough to draw a tag in 361 or 362 Montana.
Also, if I am missing anything, please feel free to add tips and advice I'm not asking about. Yellowstone opens tomorrow to vehicular travel, wish me luck!
Sincerely,
Brian T