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dang, got soaked around Theo. Lake looks nasty today ;( Wouldn't even think about launching around here right now....

well, that's better than watching fishing shows from the couch like I've been doing lately

This past summer I saw a GIANT Golden Eagle on Bull sitting in a dead tree along the bank. Was shocked by the wingspan and overall mass of the creature! I tried to take some pics of it but my camera settings were all wrong and the pictures sucked . By the time I made the camera mods it was no where to be seen.

it's definitely a good idea. I've been tying flies this month experimenting w/ lots of diff materials just for fun but haven't tried any of them yet.

Fished from 9-1 using minnows from the bank. Had 2 poles rigged, one on the bottom, one with a float. The bottom rig never had a bite so I switched to the float on that rod too, but the bite was done by then I guess. The float rig set about 6' over 25'+ caught fish. Small largemouth , biggest was maybe 14 1/2" . Caught 9 in the first hour then nadda. Should have caught more , had several opportunities in that first hour. 3 hours w/o a strike trying other depths to get bit was enough to send me packing. Saw the biggest Loon I've ever seen fishing out over the channel. Heard an Eagle but never saw it.

that's neat Bill, Yesterday I heard an eagle while splitting firewood but I never saw it. Some friends fished out of Spring Creek ramp yesterday all afternoon and saw 1 Bald.

Gorgeous day! 48.5WT 11-3 I fished where some bass typically are in December but they were giving me a hard time. Had dozens of fish come up to the bait on the screen but never bite anything I tried. Tossed Ned around , picked up 2 babies on it. Nothing on treble hooked baits. Best bite was 1/16oz swimming minnows 8-10' swam through suspended fish in the creek channel. Just 1 keeper spot , but the ultra light and 4lb saved the day for me. No pan fish, guess the weather was too nice ! Some tree debris around Theo just a head's up. Anybody seeing any Eagles around the lake? I haven't seen 1 this winter, just Loons and gulls.

Back to the original account now ,lol. so yeah went bank fishing from 10-2 yesterday, caught 9 bass, just one keeper SM on a senko type worm in about 7-9'.

thanks Phil

bump let's make a deal

sorry, no reports my gear is collecting dust , haven't wet a line in weeks. Not even a creek trip..Time to make some time, you know what I mean ,unplug and unwind.

mmm, tasty cool man thanks

7/30 11-3:30pm Nice cloudy day for topwater! We caught a total of 26. 8 keepers - 7 lm and 1ky. 3 fish in the 3lb class. Bass were cruising in packs of 3 or 4 in the heavy cover and were not bothered by the boat. Had numerous times where the pack would swim right past the boat and then turn around and swim back toward us. At times they seemed to be very curious. Basically set the boat right on the brush line maybe 10' or so from the bank making short flips and pitches onto the bank and easing the lure into the water as quietly as possible. All these fish were caught in less than 4'. Treble hooks were not a good idea in all that cover, so we threw 3" gill colored shad asassins, tail dipped chartreuse, on 15lb braid. Pea gravel on secondaries and main lake flats, refrigerator size rocks close to the bank,and the very back of small pockets was the pattern. Saw something you don't see everyday, or any day really, lol. A 6 lb drum caught on top. Threw everything back.

boat traffic was minimal, just 2 wake boats, 2 pontoons, and 2 vbottoms trolling yep, i haven't been going much this month due to the heat

uh oh maybe I should have weighed that perch before I ate it lol, nah it was skinny hehe

yep, i caught one and it croaked like a catfish !

fished from 7:30-10:30 caught 5 16-17" Walleye, 1 13" yellow perch, 3 11-12" crappie and 5 barely keeper spots all on Binks spoons. Had perch and crappie for lunch. Shad were really active early surfacing all around the boat for the first hour or so. Walleye were in 29-35fow. Crappie were in the brush in 20-25' Bass were in the 15-30 zone .

have not been but a handful of times this month and those were wading trips for micro fish. Tomorrow looks like a great day to get after them,,if I get my work done today !

yes, lake is full of 'em w/ minimal fishing pressure, finding them is the hardest part

hope the pontoon has a fish finder, that makes it a lot easier to find shad because those fish hanging around them are hungry and easier to catch imo. . I like spooning a lot during the summer, 1/2, 3/4 or 1oz Size and rate of fall can matter at times. A spoon will catch about anything too.Trolling is a great idea especially with multiple persons and with multiple lures out you can find out quicker what the fish prefer as far as color and size. Read past reports posted here may help also. good luck! Might be going tomorrow morning , will post a report if it happens.

I've painted and used the predator baits, no complaints. inexpensive and I like the DRS wart. Waiting for the rock crawler to restock, those look pretty good too. . Line, well use what you like, there is no one and only method. 8lb Hybrid sounds good. there are some very talented painters on here, check out the custom work they have posted

spoons,harness,and cranks are all catching fish right now. I troll on a long line Norman DD22, Strike King10xd , 11 Rapala deep tail dancer,and Reef Runner 800 w/o adding weights can easily reach the 30' zone with these baits. Snap weights are good at getting smaller baits or shallow divers down to the strike zone. A 1 or 2 oz bottom bouncer w/a single hook harness w/ half a crawler. Vertical jigging Binks spoons 3/4 and 1oz , and Rapala jigging rap. I use all of these year after year on Bull especially June through October.My fav has to be the Binks spoon. July and August are the better months for me, when walleye go deeper than 45' I usually don't fish for them unless someone asks me. Lately we've been catching some in 25-32', sometimes close to the bottom or suspended over deeper water.

could find 100 other ways to spend 150-$300 lol , but I wouldn't mind trying it out on someone else's dime

Went w/ a buddy for just a couple hours this morning before he had to leave town..I drove his boat while he fished. Had 2 bites, put 2 walleye in the boat. A 24 3/4" & a 25" in the first 30 min. then nothing... Worm harness on points in 28-32fow. My Dad went in his boat and had 2- 5lb class walleye, same pattern.