had a good day on the lake today, caught 7 largemouth and 1 large drum even. did really well in the coves and points near bolivar landing. caught all my fish on a 5 inch zoom lizard with a chartreuse tail. I cast onto rocky ledges and near fallen trees and dragged it towards open water. Bite was relatively soft so you had to feel them take it and set the hook fast. looks like they're all staging for the spawn as 2 of the fish were larger females. Plan on being out there again very soon.
i've been wanting to catch a couple grass carp as i have heard the fight is fun. anybody know where a good population of these would be and anybody got a certain bait/method they use that well they would like to share... any and all help is appreciated
i was only able to fish for about an hour and a half before work... but it took 30 minutes to get there. so i only got about 40 minutes to fish once we rowed to where i wanted to fish. nevertheless, caught six total (5 shorts 1 16.5") in the flooded long grass in 3-5 feet of water using spinnerbaits and shallow cranks. didn't get to go back today, but i think i will tomorrow. there's more in there. they were jumping all over the place too.
i do the same kind of fishing from my flat bottom john boat... was the water any clear up at masters? i was actually thinking of going up there later this week
i went out to bolivar landing today and took my john boat out before the storm hit. ended up catching three good size bass on a zoom green pumpkin/chartreuse lizard. you had to throw a lot of them but when they hit 'em hard when you present it just right. all of the bass hit just before the storm started in earnest. none hit after it started. i'm planning on hitting the state park area near pittsburgh on tuesday. anyone got any hints? and is the water clearer up there or should i go closer to the dam area?
i was thinking about setting some jug lines through the weeks on pomme. any tips on specific baits or certain areas that would be conducive to this type of fishing? i appreciate any help in advance