Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Bass Are Going Crazy

Folks: I have been so busy fishing that I could barely stop to write. The bass are going crazy. The heat broke a little bit and early evening is just perfect. Light breeze and I am using a light green lizzard with a small split shot about 6 inches up. Throwing into or near brush and just waiting for the line to swim away.

I also got my first walleye ever in shallow water of all places. I could not believe it. He showed the glowing eyes and I remembered that you do not want to lip these guys. Too little to eat but fun to catch.

More news soon.

Monday, March 22, 2010

2010 Fishing Season is Starting!

Word is Crappie and White Bass are starting to move in under the dam on the river.

The coves are too cold yet. After de-winterizing the boat, we hit a cove close to the main channel and we got a couple of bites on deep divers but no real takers.

Currently, cleaning the gear and making sure to cruise the shoreline looking for structure that will soon be covered up by the spring increase in lake water level.

Check back soon!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Catching up on my posts.


Spring brought a good crop of crappie. We stick to the limits, but on most days hit that. Brush piles in 5-7 feet of water or trees that have been established for more than a year were the hot spots. Most were caught on live minnows, but jigs worked at the peak times. Morning and early afternoon seemed to be most fruitful.


Tons of midsize bass would take a minnow just to remind us they were there.


The heat of summer made the Crappie a bit harder to find. This years big bass catches have been on crank baits and a few on spinner baits. For some reason, the soft plastics just did not click for me this year. To be honest, my focus was on Crappie.


I will keep you posted now that the weather is cooling.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Going for Crappie and Getting Bass


Folks are catching crappie...I am just not one of them. The water was super low for a long time and has just returned to normal. I have to assume this weekend with more rain, more warm weather and more time to figure things out will bring the crappie in.


The bass, however have not slowed down a bit. I got a super nice one with just a minnow on a hook while trying to get my first crappie of 2009. I will break the ice this weekend if it kills me.


Send me any hints. These little guys frustrate me. I wonder if it is just me.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Suprised by the Fish - Don't Let the Look of the Lake Fool You

Everyone always says..."Don't judge a book by its cover." Well now I believe. I went down to the water at about 3PM today and really didn't expect to catch anything. The air was cool and it was misting and it was more of a check to see if anything was going on. First cast with a rattling shad (no lip) and boom, 3.5 pounder nailed it.


So I hand the rod to my son with the hopes that I didn't spook the rest of them and he gets one on his first cast too. They are in about 2 feet of water but I don't see any bait around. It is like they are waiting for the water to come up.
Where the Crappie are...I have no idea! I will however keep trying.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

In Respons to Donkey Kong

My good friend Charlie Fellows - Who can help you with your insurance...Fine Upstanding AAA Agent that he is, responded with the following hints...

as far as crappie are concerend focus your efforts on pea gravel banks in the middle of the month and after....drift fish in anywhere frmo 2-10 ft of water with a jig tipped with a minnow. Grab plenty of beer, oil, and fish batter then send me pictures and bags full of meat to eat.

WINTER IS OVER - IT IS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG


Okay...the ice is broken and it is time to grab a small cooler and pack a few cold ones and go hit your spots. The first Bass of 2009 Spring was a nice one!!! Not a massive fish but a really healthy pound and a half. He was in about 2 feet of water and he took a 1/8 oz Bitsy Minnow in what I call fire colors (Black, Green, Orange, Chartreuse). I was fishing for Crappie but I am guessing they are deeper. I will keep trying and keep reporting.