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Ronde smallies?
« on: June 17, 2013, 09:35:54 PM »
Anyone ever fish it for smallies...I know the river really well, but for steelhead. I wanna take this kids down as I hear its full of smallies and fun.I have 0 bass exp. :chuckle: looking for what to use and type of water they hold in

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2013, 09:59:18 PM »
Fish the slack pools to the slow drifts, they all hold smallies.  Grubs work great this time of year.

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2013, 10:14:21 PM »
Thanks.. Iknow a few of them. Plastic grubs or live?

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2013, 10:19:34 PM »
Its a great river for smallies. Anything works. My family does an annual trip down there fathers day weekend.

Slack pools, eddy lines, steep banks etc
Top water baits, grubs, cranks baits... whatever keeps the kids occupied.

Its been a couple years since I have gone. I gotta make time once my daughter gets to be the fishing age.
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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2013, 10:24:58 PM »
I was trying to take the kids somewhere full of action and remembered the ronde and all the smallies and action I hear about.

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2013, 10:30:34 PM »
Kalins grubs in crawdad colors.  Or crawdad pattern crankbaits work great.

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2013, 10:36:30 PM »
thanks..A trip to the store this week. :chuckle:  Ill make sure to post pics

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2013, 10:40:59 PM »
Drifting or bank? where at?

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2013, 10:41:57 PM »
I have caught quite a few on flies while trout fishing.  Pulling a wooly bugger through the deeper holes works pretty well. 
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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2013, 10:43:12 PM »
Not sure where your located? Its not in your heading. The lower Yakima is great for smallies and cat fish as well. Same tactics as all ready noted. Good luck and let us know how you do! :tup:
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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2013, 10:59:14 PM »
Bank..be fishing from bogans to OR.

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2013, 11:19:50 PM »
I have been fishing the Ronde every summer for the past 5 years. I usually float from Bogans down to just short of the mouth. I have never fished above Bogans for bass but I'm sure the fishing can be okay. Every year it seems like it takes us a couple river miles down from Bogans before we start getting into fish. Just like the others have posted the slack water and current seams are where you want to concentrate. Pretty much anywhere a fish can hold out of the current could hold smallies. I've had my best luck with grubs in natural colors, but have caught them on almost all colors. I'm actually heading down there this Thursday with a big group of guys from work.

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2013, 11:37:09 PM »
OH NICE.goodluck

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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2013, 02:28:36 PM »
crappie tube skirts. purple and white, have had action on almost any color combo tho. We put skirts on jigs or on a hook with 10-12 inch leader below swivel and pretty large sinker. Add a worm and let it sit. We have got some spots that you cant keep them off your line using one of these setups. The last trip to the river I had one around 5lbs that fought like a shark!! They are some line peeling, hard fighting little buggers.
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Re: Ronde smallies?
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2013, 02:59:47 PM »
I could see purple crappie jigs working well.  I caught most of mine on purple wooly buggers.
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