LandBound

Well, hell... I just checked the map, and you're absolutely right. I could have swore I saw jetskis and these boats race past me on the right, only to reappear 5 minutes later from the left. Either magic, hallucinations, or poor situational awareness on my part. Brilliant idea on slipsinker. I have these glow in the dark ones that we made that'll be perfect. I'm in love with circle hooks and the screaming drag, though. Will circles work under a float like they do tight lining? I'll be getting navigation lights in the next 2 days. My heart rate's up. I'm like a dog on a leash, now, and somebody just said "park".

Gotcha, np. If you're at Prairie Creek Marina, looking past the slips to the water, the swim area'll be on your left. Standing at the swim area, you'll see a landmass between you and the far shore, like a pointed peninsula. It gets wider the farther left you look, and even has docks on the farthest side from you. But, that point closest to you has boulders under water, plenty of hiding spots. I bumped a hair jig over those rocks and got a legal lm bass when they first moved out of the cove. Is land mass center channel a good sniping spot for cats? I'm going to have to get some sort of front and back lights for my kayak, and make my way over there some night. The regs say nothing non-wood based can be used for yo-yo setups or inserted into Corp soil, but surely they don't include pole holders in the rocks, right? I made bent rebar and pvc spikes. Anyone get hassled over it?

Btw, Sunday night at Granny's Hollow, and night before yesterday in cove across from Prairie Creek, I caught a flathead ~8:30-8:45pm both nights. This may be a sign of when loners head into the coves to hunt young panfish. I need a few more attempts to verify. I used 2-3 inch bluegills, spiked in brain, belly cut and stirred, and 2 1/4 inch deep scores on each side to release scent, hooked on 6/0 circles through one eye and diagonal through forehead to prevent hook foul. I'll try again soon and write findings.

Well, crud. I seem to get an interest in a new species, get a month or so of practice, then they move out of the cove. It'll be good being prepped before hand, which will be the case for the blues. I appreciate the heads-up. You know that long, thin island, looking out and left from the swim area that the speed boaters have to go around? That point has some decent boulders and depth. If I night fished off the point, think there's straggler cats to be had? I've got a kayak, though it's a proper pita to cart up and down this hillside to the water, I'd consider doing it to stock the freezer. Thanks again.

Hi, all. Well, the only cats to catch off the dock are babies, it would seem. I thought the opening to Granny's Hollow looked promising, but only caught one channel (edit: flathead). Anyone know a fairly easy place to get to for shore-fishing any kind of cat? What are they doing, this time of year? I'm right across the way from Prairie Creek swim area. Method: Tightline slip sinker with circle, cut bait bluegill or bridled baitfish, 2-3 inch. Missus uses stinkbait under slipbobber with treble, or nightcrawler on baithook 6-8 inches off bottom.