Fly recipes / bait help please

[rme25v]

What flies, lures or baits work best here?

Do any local marinas or shops carry minnows this time of year?

Thanks! New here so hello all and thanks for any suggestions



Any musky pike or walleye in the lake?

[johnr]

Flies, I dunno.

Lures, just about anything resembling a shad.

Shad, shiners, suckers, minnows for live bait.

Its a shad based fishery, with gizzards and alewives providing most of the forage. Thats what fish are after.

Muskies, yes. Walleyes, a few. Pike, no.

[Gator]

As far as bait for sale....Captains Quarters sells minnows but they are closed for the season. You can find live minnows at Franklin Outdoors in Rocky Mount. May be able to p/u minnows at the Whistle Stop in Union Hall, call first.

[mwardncsu]

Check BayRoc as they carry live minnows, but not sure about this time of year. There is also a gas station / convenience store on Scruggs Rd across from the Blackwater Cafe that was carrying minnows a year or so ago - again, not sure about this time of year.

[rme25v]

Thanks!


What's a gizzard though?

[Gator]

Jan 28, 2016 0:03:50 GMT -5 rme25v said:

Thanks!


What's a gizzard though?

Gizzard shad

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Jan 28, 2016 0:03:50 GMT -5 rme25v said:

Thanks!


What's a gizzard though?

A gizzard is the very reason many of us are insane. We beat our bodies down and spend many thousands of dollars just to watch them flop over our rails trapped in our nets. It's all about Dat bait.

[Gator]

Damn things are slippery.

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Jan 29, 2016 20:25:50 GMT -5 Gator said:

Damn things are slippery.

And sharp.

[primetime]

Stinky too