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by Matt » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:30 am
Casting wigglers works well, but there are a few keys especially if fishing from the bank. Change location frequently, if you cast in the same spot over and over it will not likely produce a strike on a plug from shore, what you are looking to do is entice an aggressive fish that is holding to structure into biting. This is different than say drift fishing where you are targeting holding fish, but also swinging through a slot targeting fish that are cruising, or heading up stream. I like to target structure such as boulders, logs, undercut banks, and current seams, and fish for them like you would fish for bass repositioning the plug into new structure each toss. I cast right into the junk, and then start a stop and go retrieve all the way back to shore. The stop and go tactic will cause the plug to dive and then rise up, and dive again.... usually as the lure rises up fish will come inspect it and once it starts to dive again they will get ticked off and nail it. This technique also helps entice following fish into striking rather than just following. I have had a lot of strikes come right next the the bank, sometimes only inches from shore.
I think the Cowlitz might be a good bet for your birthday, there should be a ton of fish of all different types in the system in November. I would suggest using bait, floating jigs, or drift fishing.
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