February 14, 2006 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

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February 14, 2006 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

Walleye are being caught around the Chicken Rock area by drifting white or chartreuse jigs tipped with a night crawler. Fish on the downwind side and always look for the shad. Another good place to fish is around the 215 bridge; try a minnow shaped crank bait and cast it across wind swept points. Around the dam, deep diving crank baits in shad colors slow trolled are producing fish early and late in the day. Also try slow drifting with the wind across the points in the dam area. 1/2 oz jigs with a white or chartreuse tail tipped with a night crawler or minnow will catch walleye during the day.

Large mouth bass: try fishing the coves early and late with a suspended jerk bait or white or chartreuse spinner bait; from mid morning to late afternoon fish the points adjacent to these coves by dragging Carolina rigged plastic worms down the points in about 20 feet of water. Right now is the best time of the year to catch a big bass, but you have to be fish slowly and concentrate. Chunk rock banks are producing good bass on 1/2 oz - 1 oz crawdad or black and blue jigs. Remember, not all chunk rock is created equal; cast to the structure that is different from all the rest repeatedly and slowly.

Crappie are still being caught in 8 to 10 feet of water in the backs of timbered coves. Cast 1/8 oz jigs (white or chartreuse) in the backs of these coves until you find the crappie. Anchor off of a brush pile in 10 to 12 feet of water and use a slip bobber over a jig or minnow. Make sure your bait hangs about a foot above the cover. On a cloudy day your bites will increase. Look for the warmest water in the area; one degree means a lot more to a fish than it does to us.