Warsaw, Jekyll And Hyde

[Tightline]

Five of us, Vonreed,Slider,me and two other fishing buddys piled in one vehicle and headed for Warsaw thursday afternoon.It was crowded but we all managed to get a spot.We started catching as soon as we got there(about 3 pm) and alot of what was being caught was hybrids.

This is my forth year fishing the tailrace,and I don't remember seeing as many big hybrids caught as there was thurs afternoon.But the whites and crappie were hitting well also.Everyone was catching some fish.

Vonreed had 4 good hybrids and Slider had 2,but I think Slider nudged out for the big fish of the night by a little.All of us had a blast and caught lots of fish,I didn't catch any big wipers but had a nice 21 inch walleye to go with my mess.We brought home around a 110 - 115 fish.We fished the north side, caught fish on just about anything and seen them caught on everything.Like spooks,sliders,swimming minnows,tube jigs,rapalas,sassy shads,tiny torpedos,slab hunters,slab slayers,etc,etc.It was just one of them days.Heres some pics of our mess and the 2 biggest hybrids. The water was calm and no flood gates.

Three of us went back today,flood gates were open, water was turbulent and very stained.We had 5 whites and 1 crappie.Didn't see very many of anything caught,but there was plenty of people.

[Phil Lilley]

That's alot of cleanin'!

[Tightline]

Yes it was alot of cleaning.

Vonreed, it was really good to meet you,and fish with you finally. I want to let every one know that this guy can put the fish on the bank. I was standing right beside him and he was catching 3-4 to my 1.I think he got tired of hearing me whine and cry,Slider had a spot open up by him so I moved down by him and finally got in the groove.

[slider]

my big fish weighed 6lbs the smaller one weighed 4lbs 2oz. like tightline said we had a blast. i have fished with vonreed in the past so i knew he would put his fair share on the bank.from the looks of vonreeds 4 big fish i estamated them from 4 to 5 lbs each. one of the other guys made his first trip to the tailrace with us he said he had a good time and would be back. he also said he felt bad coz he didnt keep up with some of the others. he had close to 20 fish not to bad a trip.

[vonreed]

I had fun as well as you guys and really enjoyed the company. Nice to meet everyone. As far as me putting fish on the bank, that's an overstatement. All it would of took was a blind man pointed in the correct direction to catch those fish. So anybody who thinks they can't figure out the " Secret" just needs to be there at the right time to catch fish. I weighed mine on the bathroom scales and they were from 4-6 on my scale too. But by golly do they fight like monsters. What a blast it was. I think with a little luck, someone could have walked across the water on top of the fish it seemed. Once again it was good to have you guys to fish with and hopefully it will be sooner rather than later till we go again.

[mofisher]

Wow what a nice mess of fish! Thanks for the pictures. After my wife saw them she said she wants to go for Mother's Day. Nothing beats fishing on Mother's Day! I just hope I can teach her to use a fillet knife if we get into them the way you guys did. I hope the cold snap doesn't turn them off. And I also hope I don't have to go shopping at the mall for Father's Day!

[Bittle]

I was wondering how much rain they got up there? I was hoping the flood gates would stay shut for awhile but if they got another round of heavy stuff then I'm guess they will stay open. Anybody know?

[Wahoo61]

I was wondering how much rain they got up there? I was hoping the flood gates would stay shut for awhile but if they got another round of heavy stuff then I'm guess they will stay open. Anybody know?

a little over 1/2 inch on 13th, .08 on 10th, .o4 on 9th and .39 on 8th. They have slowed the gates some, from 23,000 CFS to 8,000. Generators running the same at about 22,000.

Here is a link to the Truman site that tells you what water they are running, water temp, etc. Hope that helps.

http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/ht/daily.cfm