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Hello!
Aug 31, 2009 16:06:24 GMT -5
Post by trent on Aug 31, 2009 16:06:24 GMT -5
So Sam, tell us about fishing the White. I haven't fished there before. Is it bigger water than the Wildcat? Is public access decent? Any great patterns that seem to work well there?
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Hello!
Sept 3, 2009 18:07:16 GMT -5
Post by 765sam on Sept 3, 2009 18:07:16 GMT -5
Although I haven't fished the wildcat enough to give you a great comparison, it appears similar in width and average depth, but the current may have been a bit stronger the day I was out. As for the White, theres great access in Anderson where I fish it because there is a bike path all along it, likely in excess of 2 miles, from downtown all the way to Mounds Park, but luckily it doesn't have too many outlets to parking so its not widely trafficked. Its all owned by the city parks dept, so I think I can say with fair certainty that its all public. You can actually look at the trails on cityofanderson.com. On weekends there tends to be a lot of canoers, but I'm sure that will decrease as the weather cools. The folks I learned from use a lot of streamers and nymphs, so I always have clousers in sizes 4-8 in as many colors as my tying supply can allow; It aint no use if it aint chartreuse, purple darters work well, and combos of white/olives/browns have worked. In deeper holes my friends have had success with foxee reds; We also throw beadhead swimming nymphs, crawdad imitations, or woolie buggers to get down for those rock bass. I've also fished the White near 116th street in Indy. At this specific location (I forget the park name), going downstream it gets very wide and deep as it tends to do as you go south, and theres some big smallies in there for sure. I've seen a pretty big smallie caught on Muddler followed by a couple others of decent size. If you go upstream its more shallow and folks tend to fish the pocket water type areas with little beadhead hare's ears and such using indicators.
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