Fishing Report

[Trav]

Went out for a bit before the weather set it.

Caught 4 Sport Bass and 3 Whites.

Threw a Rogue the whole time with the same pattern as yesterday.

[bigredbirdfan]

Going to fish a lot this spring (it might already be summer by today's temp) and summer below the 65 bridge fishing for bass and browns. What do I need to stock my tackle box with for throwing on a spinning set up? Six pound clear mono? Where should I concentrate? Deep or shallow part of lake and are particular parts of the lake you like? I know there are many questions here.

Thanks

[Trav]

If you read some of my old reports you might have a good clue on how I prefer to fish. I prefer 10# though, and for the Brownies I rarely fish any shallower than 20 feet. I prefer 30+. As far as the Bass, Pretty much all the same techniques used in other area lakes work well. The main difference is you have to fish according to the water generation. I also have a small report on water generation and the effects to fishing as well. You might find it a good read.

Good luck

[bigredbirdfan]

I have never fished bass or browns that deep. Which crackbaits or rapalas should I stock my box with? On the way to bull creek should I start at any particular place and fish down up into bull creek?

thanks

chad

[Trav]

I stay in the channel at all times. Location isnt as important as finding cover and current breaks.

The only cranks I use for brownies are Rat Traps. Thats because they can be vertical jigged. I prefer using jigging type lures like lil georges and hornets tipped with 3 to 5 inch plastics. I have even used 5' swim baits with 3/4 oz leadheads as well as spinner baits with single blades.

It is just like split-shotting for bass. Just use heavy lures instead of sinkers and tip your line with sluggos or swimtails to design a multiple presentation.

Some of my combos can get pretty ugly. Just dont be afraid to experiment and be sure to fit in a little blue somewhere in your presentation.

I have to be honost though, Since we have had the flood gates open, I have yet to see the brownies migrate too much to the lower lake but that doesnt mean that they arent there. In my article on Generation I failed to consider these situations and being it has been 40 years since we have seen these conditions ,even I havent had the first hand knowledge as to how to handle it all. The water is moving too fast to properly pinpoint cover and being its so difficult to work the deep cover I have been mostly working shallow water for Bass instead.

One thing I have noticed in these flood stage currents is that the rainbows are really working the mouths of creeks and I have pulled some out of shoreline situations as well. So there is always that option.

The Trout are obviously thriving in this current. Makes me wonder something...What if this all would have happened in September when the water over the Dam is running above 65 degrees? How would the trout fair then? The implications are indeed a conversation seperate of this topic altogether though. It does make me think....