Fishing Report 07-26-08

[J-Doc]

The water on Beaver is very hot on the surface. Temps varied from 89 degrees to 86. I found my instincts were correct that the clearer the water, the cooler the temp and also the Cliffty area has cooler water temps due to the rocks.

We found some semi-active bass in the Cliffty area but couldn’t get them to commit to a bite. I used a deep diving crankbait and had 3 and sometimes up to 5 bass follow it but never bite. I tried changing colors, retrieve speed, etc. but they would either not follow or not bite. Tried a swimbait and that did not do the job either. Got some to follow but that was it. Most of the fish wer in at a min. of 20ft and most were suspended around bait in 40-50ft of water. You have to totally trust your electronics to fish deep water in the middle of a cove like that and my boat partner insisted on throwing a frog in the shallow because that’s where he’s comfortable. Shallow water. Brother, in 88-degree water, you won’t find but one fish in all of 50 miles of shoreline that will be there and that will actually bite.

So, that’s my report. I have the sunburn to prove it! (haha)