Bass Fishing Report

[wily]

I fished a club tournament Saturday. We launched at the state park in honey creek.

We tried the rip-rap along the entrance to Shangri-La first. The wind was whipping thru there pretty good. My partner caught a couple short fish on a Firecracker Norman Little N. The water temp was low 50’s.

Next, it was off to Terra Miranda. There were lots of boats fishing the point. Most of the boats were fishing jerks baits, and were having success. We spent a lot of time fishing the entire area. We each caught a handful of fish, with a few being keeper fish on Shad Raps off the point. A gold X-Rap, and a ¼ oz white spinnerbait were effective in the shallower water. The warmest water temp was 54 degrees.

Next we decided to make the run to Elk River. Be careful in the midlake area because there are lots of humps that are just barely under the surface. The channel is marked with red/green buoys but they are undersized and difficult to see. We caught a quick limit on jigs off the backside of Wolf Point. I was using a Black and Blue Eakins w/ a blue Zoom super-chunk jr trailer. My partner was successful using a similar set-up but w/ a brown jig. The water temp was 53-54 degrees.

About that time it started raining. My partner said lets head for the Elk River bridge. We fished the rip-rap until it was time to go back. We both caught quality fish. Mine came on a ½ oz spinnerbait w/ down-sized blades and his was caught on a Red/Chartreuse Model A crankbait.

Next it was back to the ramp for the weigh-in. It was a hurried affair because of the rain but good fish were caught. Including two six pounders that were caught on a spinnerbait on a pet spot in the back of honey creek. The key to the spinnerbait is fishing it slow.

If I was going back today I’d fish the Elk River area exclusively.