bigjohn358
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Quillback? What did you use? I always wondered how to actually catch one of those without snagging.
dc410
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I’ve always enjoyed catching fallfish on the fly. They hit aggressively and put up a pretty solid fight. Watching them smash a popper on top has always been an enjoyable part of my warmwater flyfishing.
Terry Murphy
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I have fouled carp and buffalo but never a quillback . They seem to like prince nymphs and buggers with orange legs .
bigjohn358
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I'll have to try some nymphs on the river next time I see a school of them!
Terry Murphy
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They chase foxee clousers and buggers on the Ottertail in Minnesota. I really think they like those orange legs I put on both .
krayfish2
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I've seen decent sized schools in the Susky. I've been told that they eat a nymph under an indi or swung by their nose. So....I made sure I had a nymphing set up on the boat for a couple of months. Never got a chance to cast at one. They would be in the shallow water cruising around like bonefish. By the time you saw them, they were in full panic mode and would scatter in every direction. It would probably be easier to get a letort big brown to eat a popper at night while you wore a strobe light on your hat. Very elusive critters.
With that said, I had a client catch a small one on a tiny popper near Liverpool. I scrambled for the net but it fell off the hook before I could scoop the fish.
I don't think they are great fighters or anything like that but it's a box to check off. I've seen them up to 4-ish pounds which might fight a little more like a carp.
If you figure out a method, share it. I've changed to thinking a 15-20# flathead on a streamer is more attainable goal.
bigjohn358
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lol I bet everything you said is completely accurate! I just want to catch one to say I did it.
Terry Murphy
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Come and fish below Orwell in Fergus Falls in March . I will guarantee some 😃
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Terry Murphy
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The fight is not that impressive but after five months of frozen suck it’s fun . My buddy Doug caught that on some kind of nymph .
Fish Sticks
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For big fall fish my got to pattern is sculpin mop
Fish Sticks
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redietz
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More bother than I would go through for fallfish. A green weenie works just fine.
Fish Sticks
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Theres usually 3 or 4 other predatory species around when i am fall fishing. The weenie will do well for fall fish but i find a size 8 moo sulpin(essentially a mini fish skull game changer without $2in metal and tungsten parts) gets me more occasionall other predators. Weenies are good for redbreasts though.
Terry Murphy
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I’m gonna steal that .
Thanks
