Originally Posted by
kygorski
You know i used to fish the river quite a bit around burkesville.i had a lot of success using jigs.I used a 1/16 oz single wire weedless head and avoided the curly tail ones.My favorite colorstended to be brown or grey. the bait shop in celina has the best selection of ig heads. I used 10lb spider wire and a leader of 8 lb flouro, about 6 ft long. I used ultra light 7 ft rods for casting the jigs, I would cast up stram and let the jig drift down tillit passed the boat.I generaly fised from goose creek down to rhe bridge on the east side of the river.I also used crawfish colored small frenzy baits[looks like a shad rap, costs less] I used tho cut off the front treble hook to help avoid the snags. Also used 'super doopers" In the shallow runs Always cast up stream and keep your baits from snaggng bu holding the rod tip up. It broke my heart when they were working on the dam and lowered the river. But when the artritis got so bad i couldn't get into or out of the boat, I gave it all up. I also trolled shad raps and frenzys. Dont over look the shallow stretches, the bows will be there, they will be smaller fish, but they will jump like crazy when hoooked. From now till the leaves fall was my favorite time, of course the morning fog can be a problem. Sure missed that river fishing, good luck.Who knows someday you might get hooked on those big gills that dale has.