Friday March 6 Fish Report

[grizwilson]

Apparently there must be a report of GREAT fishing on Beaver Creek. The area from the whistle in Slough Hollow to the Maiden Hole resembled Bennett Springs on Openning day, only add about 20 boats to the mix, the banks were lined. I observed for quite some time, saw 2 crappie of less than 3 inches caught , but lots of casting, no catching and limited parking. I moved on.

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[slider]

griz, I was one of the boats.Fished from about 9:00 this morning until about 6:00 had one bite all day, it was a decent white about 2 lbs. A long day fore one bite though. slider

[Bill Babler]

Big reports of whites up to the tubes this past week.

Lilley is up there now, so we can expect a report, good or bad later this evening I guess.

Wish I could have gone with him, but the honeydues came a callin.

[Phil Lilley]

Clint from the hatchery and Larry from the Corp fished (boat) in the area. They reported to Jeremy they caught alot of whites, mostly small males but some sows. They left before we got there (3:30 pm). Fished from the bank at Slough- nothing. Saw nothing caught. Water is off color- don't know temp. Went up to below the Tin Whistles- nothing but the guy up from us caught 8 whites- all males but a few big enough to keep. He had a stringer full. He was using a small spinner- chrone and I think white. He was a local and knew what he was doing. Stories on the bank said whites were caught in the middle of the day best.

We went on up thru the field to the bottom of the riffle below the Maiden Hole - it's where the small bluff ends on the south side of the creek. Lots of people up there fishing and we saw big stringers taken out. That's where we should have been earlier- sorry Duane.

I bet the bite is going to be excellent in this area early in the morning. Take some waders and blue rebels and I bet you'll do well. May be even a fly rod- this water is perfect for it. No current though. The lake level is over the riffle there so very little current.

If we get some rain this weekend- Katy bar the door.

[Bill Babler]

Guess you should have gone to Asher. To many places to fish, and not enough time.

[duckydoty]

Went back out yesterday evening and did good below the tin whistles. Might go again in the morn.

[Sam]

Friday my partner and I went in my boat and caught easy limits of small-to-medium white bass (all males) in a cove the south wind was blowing into. The crappie we caught the same day on channel drop-offs were all females. People were coming and going fishing that same cove from the bank and each fisherman would only stay about 30 minutes, have his limit of white bass, and leave.

Today (Sunday) my wife wanted to go for a ride so I grabbed my rod and went without the boat. The wind has been blowing hard ever since we were there two days ago (though a little more from the west today), and I figured that cove would still be full of white bass. Nope, I fished it hard from a couple of different banks and couldn't get a bite. No one else bank-fishing while I was there caught a fish, and four boats fished the cove while I was there and they didn't catch anything either. Things sure can change in a couple of days - maybe the rain that came through last night is what caused it???

White bass are always that way for me - they turn on and turn off, they move around a lot, and you find them where you find them. I've read that the whole striper/white bass clan were originally ocean fish that adapted to fresh water, and that's sure the way they act to me - they remind me of salt-water fishing. It was good to get out anyway, and supper tonight was small white bass filets from Friday with fried 'taters and onions! I think they eat real good when they're small, but I turn the big females back - they're too strong-tasting for me. Lots of fun to catch, though.

[crappiefisherman]

DUCK when you where there where they still shooting guns at the moon on the mud bank below the whistles?? I was there for a bit had a little luck but prolly left to soon.

[ChipperT]

Fished Beaver Creek Saturday arriving to a parking packed parking lot. It was a beautiful morning and thought for sure the action would be hot and heavy...Nope! Fished for whites for about an hour and then decided to hit the lake for some blacks. Ended up catching 10 with three keepers (biggest going 3.5-4lbs.) All the gents I spoke with reported having a slow day as well. Still nice to get out and enjoy the warm weather.