Topwater Bite

[RedRaider n EagleRock]

Top water bite was on today! Caught 30-35 K's with 5 that would keep, 1 3lb white bass, and one small blue gill. Went out before sun rise just above holiday island and fished to the cave and back, got off the water a little after noon. Threw a small rapala popper in frog pattern, a larger blue and white one, and a spook jr and they crushed it. Worked the main channel and threw at the bass bustin the shad on the top. They were every where from just after sun break till about 10:00am. First time this year seeing the white bass working a shad ball. Only got close enough to one feeding frenzy and the whitey crushed it. Great day with some great friends. Now if a could only find some Walleyes, any luck rps? Lots of cloud cover, water temp 72.

[techo]

Dang! I couldn't go today. I work until Tuesday. Hope it holds. Good fishing!

[rps]

Although the Red Raiders are doomed to extinction by the Sooners, I am totallly pleased you found and slayed the fish at my end of the lake. Today I had six classes of 13 and 14 year old small children in large bodies. After school I had 2 more for an hour. (What kind of genius earns an after school detention in the first three weeks of school?)

I do love my job, but it does get in the way of fishing. The weather forecast for the next two days tells me I should be on the lake. I won't be. I will count on Techo to take advantage of the storm coming in. I will fish the blue bird skies and cold front conditions this weekend. I will count on the rest of you to tell me what I missed.

As for walleyes - right now they are 25 to 32 feet down. They will hit slow trolled hardbaits in the 25 to 30 foot range, spoons jigged in trees in that range, and maybe even some crawlers or minnows tightlined at that same depth. BTW, the flat full of drowned trees just above HI on the opposite side from HI marina, is one of the best walleye locations on the upper end of the lake.

Good luck all and file reports!

[RedRaider n EagleRock]

RPS,

I am impressed with your fishing skills, but less than impressed with your college of choice . I did drink the kool-aid, heavily I might add, at the begining of the year. I really thought that if the Red Raiders were ever going to do it this was the year. After two games I have my doubts. I think the game in Norman will still be important in deciding the Big 12 south champ. But more importantly, I know of the flooded timber area that you speak of. I think I will throw some spoons at them next time down. My dock is on the otherside from that area ( brandy station ).