Yellow Sally & Spinners

TYPICAL NIAGARA RIVER/LAKE ERIE
SPINNER AND YELLOW SALLY COMBINATION RIGGING
ILLUSTRATED HERE FOR ENLIGHTENMENT OF OUR MANY VISITORS
WANTING TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF RIGS AREA ANGLERS
USE WHILE FISHING FOR BASS AND WALLEYE.
BASICALLY THE SAME STYLE OF DRIFT RIG IS USED FOR TROUT AND SALMON BUT MOSTLY USING EGG SKEIN or HAND TIED EGG SACKS AND KWIKFISH LURES.
KWIKFISH SIZES SUCH AS K-9 AND K-11 ARE DOMINANT FAVORITES.
COLORS WILL VARY DUE TO WATER CLARITY
BUT SILVER WITH BLUE IS DOMINANT HERE

Remember, the amount of weight you use is critical.
You want to stay in contact with the bottom to be successful
Wind, depth and current direction dictates what you use. Experiment.

Click the picture for an enlargement and a better view and explanation of how a traditional
drifting iron is used in the Niagara River and Lake Erie

What's a Kwikfish Lure?
It is a kind of "Banana Bait" as dictated by it's shape.
A Kwikfish lure will be used basically the same
as if using a sally/spinner combo on the end of the three-way rig.
Silver/Blue, Silver/Pink are some favorite colors.
Some fishermen will remove the front hook and tip the back hook with a night crawler when fishing for walleye. Very effective.

The following is an excerpt from John Longs "On the Brink of Something Wonderful" Story on this website. To read more, Go Here

"The old timers never varied their terminal tackle with the exception of the color of the spinner or the fly. The time-honored rig consisted of a three-way swivel attached to the end of the line. To one eye attach an 8-pound leader with a spinner the size of your thumbnail attached to it. The spinner can vary from copper to silver to brass, and some days a hammered finish seems to work better. Flies vary from the time-honored “Yellow Sally” to White Millers, Eries, and various fluorescent shades. Don’t be afraid to try a variety of them. For some reason, this can make a difference. Finally, attach an 8-inch length of 6-pound test leader to the last eye of the swivel. Depending on the wind, add a sinker of somewhere near an ounce. Add a half of a night crawler to the hook and you are in business. Fish right on the bottom, bouncing or carefully dragging with just enough line out to touch. When a fish hits I always allow it to tug at the bait for a second or two before I strike. Other fishermen disagree. You’ll have to develop your own technique. Some anglers, especially on quiet days, cast and let the rig settle to the bottom then slowly reel in as they drift. This works well where there are few snags."

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