Today, Dam Area

[Bill Babler]

Just spoke to Big Cedar's top house guide and he really had a fine day in the dam area.

Water is starting to clear, some of the major creeks and larger coves are starting to get some pretty nice visibility.

He and his clients caught them yesterday on the blade, but said today was a different deal.

Grub fishing, sitting the boat in the 30 foot zone, about a full cast from what looks like the bank. Swim your 3/16 oz. 4 or 5 inch grub as close to the bottom as you can muster, hopefully almost reeling it vertically up when you reach the boat.

Your not going to get rich, mind you. But if you are in the right spot, a group of a dozen mixed smalley's and K's might come your way, in a 4 hour outing.

Move it slow and slow means slow. Good luck

[radrbfishin]

Hello Bill,

Would this be a crawdad presentation? Aka greens, browns, pbj?

[Bill Babler]

Did not get the color info. on the presentations, but you seem to be right on.

[denjac]

I had a differant day in the dam area with the same bait a grub. I didnt get bit by spots smallies or Lm. But I did get bit by whites. They tore it up and were all the large kind 15- 18 inches. White semed to be the magic color. They wereny really stacked up but About 5 fish an hour but they sure were fun. From about 1:00 pm- 5:oopm I believe they are going to go nuts this week. All were caught in the back of the creeks and I mean the backs.

[Jason Essary]

denjac, if u dont mind, how deep were they staying. And were u in the very back of large feeder creeks of just large coves?

[denjac]

I was in the backs of creeks. They were 8- 20 ft deep. Up close to the banks or out in the middle did not make any differance.

[focused fishing]

While we didn't have as many fish check these two out from the dam area on Sunday:

Right around 5lbs

Right around 4lbs

Just like Bill said swim that grub boys, both of these came on a milky salt and pepper 4" grub on a 1/4 oz. head fished on the bottom near the old bank line.

Beth McKee caugh the big one and out did her husband Ray, He had to buy her a tee shirt......

Thanks,

EP

BTW, pay no attention to what is in the background..............

[Phil Lilley]

Oh you're on our goggleye banks!!

[focused fishing]

Goggle Eye, we don't need no stinkin' goggle eye....

[sfiser]

What is the clarity of the water there at the dam?? By those pictures it looks pretty stained. How stained does it have to be for you to not be able to swim that grub???