Montauk Fishing Trip June 2021

We took another family trip with some family friends out to Montauk State Park in Salem, MO. Our friend has been fishing there since he was a kid, and he has helped my son and I become avid trout fishermen. This was our third time fishing at Montauk and every time we go we learn something new. 

The fishing was really good. On our last day, we caught our limits in less than two hours fishing! It was an amazing morning of fishing, and our strategy around some different lures was the key to our success.

I was specifically having some success with this rooster tail pattern. I caught two rainbows on it early Sunday morning. This one was a 1/8 oz rooster tail. 

They were also hitting some of my Marabou Hair Jigs.  I was able to catch rainbows fairly consistently by jigging and bumping on the bottom.

The weather was hot. It got into the 90s by mid to late afternoon. We wore our waders even in the afternoon when it got warm.  The spring water stays very cool, and it was refreshing even with waders on.

Secret Lures

All I can say is Lil' Shaka and I also tried out some different lures we have never used before. It's called "Let's go to Academy and see what kind of mastermind lures we can come up with". Hah!  What I will say is that we were able to catch a lot of rainbows on what we came up with.

Stay Committed, Stay Driven my friends.