Spring Browns

[Chaff]

I have heard about fishing for browns in the spring. When is the best time to start fishing for early browns? A little help w/tackle&techniques.

Thank You CHAFF.

[spoonfed-1]

Soon as you can get the boat in is the best time to start.

Spoons and stickbaits right along the shoreline.

Light line and slow trolling when the water is cold.

Glen

[711skwerlz]

sTART AS SOON AS YOU CAN. March -May They tend to stick to structure so look for jagged bottoms, docks, sunken cover, or ledges. The hot bite for me is always early, launch at sunup fish ti'll 10 or so. You'll most likley pick LL along the way but, don't get discouraged there out there. If I could say only one thing light line and long leaders.

[Chaff]

I have a lot of Reef Runners & Rip Sticks. Is that a good bait for browns ,if so what are good colours?

Thanks Mike

[spoonfed-1]

Can't comment on those sticks as I don't run them. Mostly Rapalas for me and I can usually get something going by changing models for different actions. As far as colors it all depends on the conditions that day or even that hour. Black and silver, black and gold, firetiger, perch, chartuse , orange or red. They all take fish. I will usually run a spread that I have had success with under the current conditions but usually have one rod with something different out there and see what happens. Then make adjustments accordingly.

Glen

[Steve]

balsa baits slow trolled in less than 10' of water will get you ice out browns...

[downrigger]

I usally use bombers or fast tracks They are all good

[bob 13]

look for the stained water (brown water) cleos work well blue/silver and green/silver

bob13

[jkarol24]

I ran chartreuse/silver and orange/silver yesterday with no luck but the water was almost too stained

[Tackle Buster]

Boats going out of Sodus Bay did really good this past Saturday on stick baits, Had to work a little harder Sunday but they still brought in some nice fish.

[lineman49]

how long of leaders are you talking about? do you use in line boards? thanks

[bob 13]

i usually use two poles off the side off my boat, works well. i use no planner boards.

bob 13