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basswacka19 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 217

I'm going to amos lake at the end of this week and i want to try jigging for some trout. Ive seen youtube videos of people jigging with gulp minnows,any body have any pointers on where to find the trout and what to use. Do they usually sit on steep drop offs or will they just wonder around the deep basin?

If any one has any pointers id appreciate it. I just got a hummingbird 130
fishin'buddy portable fish finder,so if i can figure out where to make my
jigging holes i should be able to find what depth to jig at by locating them
on the fish finder.

billybass · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 315

BassWacka .. as far as the ice goes,Ive seen a lot of guys including myself to set up about 1 to 2 ft under the ice they like to stay close to the top,there is a bunch of bait u can use,if the place is stocked even better. Good Luck

basswacka19 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 217

yea, they do stock it. maybe i'll just put a live minnow a couple feet down on a tip up.

billybass · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 315

there is another guy on here named jiggywithit he seems to know a lot about the trout game Laughing

if he reads this post maybe he can give u some input on right bait and other usefull @#*%...goodluck

basswacka19 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 217

haha ok thanks. I haven't fished for trout in a long time and when i did it was always on the quinebaug river where i grew up,i've never gone for them threw the ice.

billybass · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 315

I never had a trout in a place that wasnt stock,threw the ice anyway , It would be sweet to be on a big body of water and hook a huge laker huh

basswacka19 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 217

yeah that would make my day. the DEP site says they stock brown trout there too so ill take whatever i can get.