Bass fishing on Rough.

[stjomi]

Can you fish for hybrids at any time or is there a specific time of day that is best? Also are you just trolling out in the middle? What part of the lake? I don't know anything about hybrid fishing, I only bass fish.

[Webby709]

Can you fish for hybrids at any time or is there a specific time of day that is best? Also are you just trolling out in the middle? What part of the lake? I don't know anything about hybrid fishing, I only bass fish.

You can fish for them any time I have had my best luck from between 6-9 PM. I'm down near Peter Cave most of time but have also fished Laurel Branch. I normally use my LCD to find the big schools of Thread Fin Shad and base my depth on them. Typically I'll start around 3 feet below where the thread fin are unless I see the Hybrids in the jumps.

[stjomi]

Thanks for the info. I usually put in at the state dock and see a lot of people fishing by the dam often. I was there two weekends ago and saw them in the jumps big time, just didn't know what to use to try and get one on. So basically you have to find the baitfish and then go from there?

[Webby709]

That is typically how I do it I can't speak for others. I'm sure there are people doing better than I at catching them that would have some useful advise.

[stjomi]

I am going back to Rough this weekend fishing sun night through mon morning. I will post my results here on Monday. Any other suggestions for largemouth and hybrids on Rough anyone?

[Rudypoo4444]

I am going back to Rough this weekend fishing sun night through mon morning. I will post my results here on Monday. Any other suggestions for largemouth and hybrids on Rough anyone?

If you see some hybrids in the jumps throw a chrome zara puppy at them. I filled both my livewells at Nolin doing that. It was a blast. I just followed them around with the trolling motor, waiting for them to bust on the top of the water and I would immediately throw to where they just splashed.