Quillback

$10 a piece would be good, I'd pick some up at that price too.

Spots won today, it has me mystified, biting like crazy yesterday, but today was a struggle. I did catch some in a cove mouth on the main lake near the dam, they were out in 50 ft of water chasing shad on top, if I could get to them while they were on top, they were al over the wake bait, but if I got there too late, nothing. Caught about 6 or so chasing them around, best one about 15". I also caught this nice 19' smallmouth working the banks and picked up a couple of his smaller brethren on a wake bait. This dude really smashed it and fought the good fight I used a Lucky Craft wake bait today, the Rick Clunn variety that is a BP exclusive. Nice wake bait, casts better that a Redfin, runs true out of the box and comes with good hooks, and a feathered tail. Only drawback is price - $15.99 Yowch!

J-Doc, I have that same problem with the wind, I have an aluminum boat and the wind can move it around pretty easily. It's nice to have these calm mornings like today.

BTW, tomorrow morning's forecast is for light winds - I think I'll be fishing again tomorrow with the Redfin.

Ever see that movie "Dawn of the Dead"? Anyway that's my inspiration for the titel. OK, back to fishing.. Launched at 0545 this AM at Lost Bridge North, zipped over to my favorite cove that is an offshoot to the main Indian Creek cove and started fishing. Water was flat calm, fish were busting shad so I started using my one and only modified Redfin in Smoky Joe. I say modified as I had changed out the hooks and put a feathered treble on the rear. The spots were biting caught maybe a dozen total with several decent ones in the 1-2 lb range, also caught a couple of hybrids. For every fish I caught I probably had three swings and misses, lots of action early, then it slowed down about 0800, I stayed till 1000 but it started raining and I heard some thunder rumbling, so with the slowdown in action and the rain, I decided to call it a day. I did break off something big, probably a striper, it grabbed the redfin as I was swimming it past a cedar and of course the fish immediatley headed for the tree, I had to try and put the brakes to him before he got into the tree and when I did that, the 10# line popped. When I had stopped crying (it was my only Redfin) and wiped the tears from my eyes, I saw my Redfin floating on the surface, the fish had not taken it. I was very happy..

Nice purchases, sounds like a sweet set up!

That is a healthy looking fish! Nice to see it released, looks like it has more growth potential.

I use a throw net to catch shad. I catch mine over on Grand Lake, not as many shad in Beaver, but if you're fishing out of a boat bring your net with you in case you run across some shad. You can also use small bream.

Well I'm thinking Alumacraft, Lund or G3, aluminum boat that I can use for bass fishing but also for striper trolling. I noticed the bass were off the beds up in Indian creek yesterday, funny how quickly this weather can turn them around this time of year. May have to go back to jerk baits

Well I'm thinking upgrading to a new boat rather than a new trolling motor. And go to a stronger trolling motor/battery setup in the new boat. The windy banks were where I was getting bit yesterday, so that's the place to be.

Went over about noon, fishing was slow for me, picked up one keeper K and a few shorts on a grub, fished for a couple of hours and it got really windy, too windy for my boat, so I packed it in and went back to the ramp. I would have liked to fish a few more hours, but it was just too windy.

I always go over to Grand lake when I want to catfish, and I net shad and use them for bait, I mainly catch blues but sometimes I do pick up some channels. They did stock Beaver last year with blues, I forget how many, but if you can get some shad that's what I would use, either cut or whole.

Thanks for the report Bill! Great pics of some quality fish!

I didn't stay with the blacks for long, got into fishing for whites and crappie and got diverted I bet you do good out there today.

Launched out of Lost Bridge North and headed up one of the side coves on the Indian Creek branch. Threw some largemouth stuff around, stickbaits, spiiner bait, and swam a worm - did not get jack. I saw some whites in the back of the cove so I put on a 1/4 OZ White Road Runner and picked up some whites, it wasn't hot fishing for them but I got about 10 in the 1 pound range, also picked up 3 crappie. Enough for a fish fry. Whites were acting like black bass, I would pick them up around lay downs, one or two at a time. Saw quite a few blacks on beds, didn't see any big fish, but a lot of 1- 1 1/2 lb fish. Crappie had eggs in them, so did the whites, everything seems to be spawning at the same time this year. Saw some top water action too, no stripers, appeared to be either whites or blacks chasing shad - didn't have the topwater stuff with me unfortunatley.

That's interesting what you guys are seeing on TR, AGFC does a cove survey on Beaver every year, and last year there was a large increase in panfish and bass numbers in the survey, lots of young crappie and bass. So many spots that they thought about increasing the daily limit to 10. They attribute the increase to the high water the last couple of years flooding the brush and providing more cover for the young fish. You would think that would apply to TR but apparently not.

You guys are killing me! I gotta drag myself into work..I'd rather be fishing..

Wow, that was a fast change! Glad to hear you got into them!

Awesome! That is one nice white, I like those McSticks too and so do the bass.

Great report, you picked a great time to camp, couldn't have asked for better weather.

White water off the bow??? If there's no wake then what does it matter? I could see if you went flying through there, but having been in your boat when you idled down to go through there, there's no way you should get ticketed, and even if they thought you were going a little too fast they should still just give a warning, that's ridiculous to write a ticket. Hopefully you can win in court. What kind of cops were they? Rogers PD?

Dude, that is some great fishing! Where did you launch at?

No I did not see anything top water wise except for jumping carp. Didn't see any shad either. Usually I'll accidentally pick up a white or two this time of year, but I did not catch or see any whites either.

Excellent! what does your friend from MN think about this weather? Could not have timed it any better.

Tough day for me, fished 7 hours, maybe 8 fish total, 4 keepers, all on stick baits. I started off trying the SM banks near the dam, I was hpoing to find a toad, but I only caught the one in the pic below. Then I worked the coves and picked up a spot every now and then, could not find the hot bite. Awesome day to be out, the Redbuds are the best I have seen in the last few years, they are everywhere on the road into the Lost Bridge launch.