Thompson Fishing Guide Service Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 October 8, 2008 Stockton Lake Fishing Report Lake level: 869.72 Normal pool: 867 Walleye fishing is still a little slow, but it appears to be on the upswing again. That’s typical of walleye…they’ll bite real good for a couple or three days and then they’ll be off for a few days. To help increase your odds, point number 5 on your Stockton lake map is a place that you need to fish. Trolling deep diving crank baits has worked later in the day and your jig and minnow or jig and night crawler combos have also been catching fish. To be perfectly honest with you, I believe that the vast amount of bait in Stockton Lake affects the fishing. The walleye that we have butchered have a tremendous amount of fat. The fish are not as aggressive as they would be in a lake with a whole lot less bait. Slowing down your presentation will help and also covering as much water as you can. Actually, the fishing will be better for walleye between now and the next month before the water turns over. Crappies, like walleye, are affected by the large amount of bait fish in this lake. You need to cover a lot of water, fish the structure or cover slowly and thoroughly. Minnows or jigs and minnows still seem to be the mainstay and if you cover enough water, you should catch enough black and or white crappie for a good mess. Fish are being caught around Cedar Ridge, Maze Creek, and Crabtree Cove, to name a few areas. We haven’t been catching large numbers of fish, but the quality (13-15 inches) has been excellent. Better quality fish are located suspended in around 25-35 feet deep off of main lake points. If you scope a school of fish in these locations, though deep and suspended, assume they are big white crappie. A jig with a medium minnow fished slightly above the fish will tell you for sure. These fish will also hit on deep diving crank baits, providing you can pull one down to their level. Marty Thompson Thompson Fishing Guide Service www.fishstockton.com 417-424-BASS
Whack'emGood Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 No bass report? It's one of the best times of the year to catch'em! "Success builds confidence, and you have to learn to trust your instincts and forget about fishing the way a tournament is supposed to be won. I'm going to fish my style and make it work for me." -KEVIN VANDAM "Confidence is the best lure in your tackle box." -GERALD SWINDLE "A-Rig? Thanks, but no thanks. If I can't catch them on the conventional tackle that I already use, then I guess I just can't catch them." -LK (WHACK'EM)
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