Spruce Run help

[JMaese9]

Originally Posted by Hookmanski

On top of what Mikey said, it is possible to catch em without this stuff, just gotta do a lot more looking. I have a buddy who's been doing really well on them jigging vertically. Some kind of fish or depth finder is crucial!

Yes i have a fish finder on the boat are they going to deeper this time of year? like the 40-50ft range?

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by JMaese9

Yes i have a fish finder on the boat are they going to deeper this time of year? like the 40-50ft range?

No, that’s way too deep. Aim for above the thermocline. 15-20’ or less

[Mikey topaz]

Originally Posted by JMaese9

Yes i have a fish finder on the boat are they going to deeper this time of year? like the 40-50ft range?

What Chris said.... this year they have been a little off... few times I had em shallow few times they went deep, search for the marks and set your rods to them marks... if you have a few rods experiment with different depths til you Get dialed in then adjust. Good luck

[JMaese9]

Hey everyone it was a tough day on spruce run saturday for me at least was out for 6 hrs and got some blow ups on topwater but no hookups and only got 4 smallies in deep water.couldnt get bite at all between 3-10ft of water. Any advice on how to fish this place or is it a hit or miss kinda place?

[FASTEDDIE29]

Troll Herring and Shiners say 10-20 feet down over a variety of depths. Or you can think outside the box and troll other stuff which I won’t mention at this time. There are definitely schools of fish out there waiting for you. You do not need fancy stuff to troll. You can troll with 1 ounce sinkers as long as you know line to depth ratios and stuff like that. Spruce is a tough place for many but once you learn it the reward leads to mayhem. Hope this helps somehow.

[reason162]

Originally Posted by JMaese9

Hey everyone it was a tough day on spruce run saturday for me at least was out for 6 hrs and got some blow ups on topwater but no hookups and only got 4 smallies in deep water.couldnt get bite at all between 3-10ft of water. Any advice on how to fish this place or is it a hit or miss kinda place?

Plenty of specific advice in this thread, did you expect to pound fish left and right on the maiden voyage? Sounds like a great first trip on ANY Jersey lake - you saw fish, you caught fish, you explored the lake.