May 23, 2009 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

[Thompson Fishing Guide Service]

May 23, 2009 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

Lake level: 872.2

Normal pool: 867

To start out with, I would like to tell you how extremely effective my whacket racket has become. You remember the whacket racket is actually a badminton racket that has been turned into a whacket racket, which is used to whack primarily wasps, but is also effective on other flying insects, whining clients, and water moccasins. Since I have been using the whacket racket, I have not even seen a single wasp. You talk about effectiveness. There are two water moccasins I know by name and when I saw them the other day in the Chicken Rock area, not only did they not attack unprovoked, but they rudely turned away as we made eye contact and swam speedily for the underbrush. Kind of like a meth dealer does when he sees a cop. They must have known I had the weapon on board and was willing to use it. When the enemy knows you are armed and dangerous, he will seek helpless victims. I lay my whacket racket in an obvious place so that all intruders know I mean business.

Walleye fishing has been slow due to the rising water and dropping temperatures. For the third year in a row, the heavy rains have affected the fishing in a negative way, however they affect the fish in a positive way. The walleye that are being caught most consistently are in around 15 feet of water at the edge of the brush line on crank baits (white, chartreuse or shad colored). The fish have congregated on main lake points and are beginning their summer pattern following the thermocline (approximately 28 feet) which in turn holds the shad. Slow drift jigs and minnows/crawlers or crawler harnesses on the points and you should be somewhat successful. Mud flats are beginning to show fish; one such place is north of Mutton Creek, particularly late in the afternoon to early evening.

Crappie: crappie here, crappie there, crappie everywhere. There are crappie in every stage of the spawn: post spawn, spawn and pre spawn. Therefore the crappie can be found in the backs of brushy coves in 4 feet of water or in 25 feet of water over submerged brush off main lake points. Minnows and jigs and small crank baits do well. Cover a lot of water because the fish are still spread out. A majority of the fish that are being caught are sub legal crappie; they are from last year and the year before. High water always produces large amounts of fish because of all of the cover that is available to the fry. This is why you need to cover a lot of water in various depths….to get away from the little guys.

Largemouth and smallmouth bass: I have been fishing for everything except bass this last week; however, if you want to get put on some big bass (my best this spring was 7 pounds), book a June trip now; weekdays only available.

Marty Thompson

Thompson Fishing Guide Service

www.fishstockton.com

Often imitated, never duplicated. Fish the Finest!

[charliehorsejigs]

Heard there was a lot of damage at Mutton Creek Marina during the recent windstorm. Anyone heard if it has been fixed yet?

[showmebassin]

My dad and I have fished Stockton the last few weekends with really good success. The big bass bite is on and a blast. A couple of days we fished from sun up to sun down, they were biting all day. The weekend before last, the bigger bass we found were up on the banks between the brush and the bank. Last weekend the bigger fish were right on the brushline or on trees in 8 ft of water. We pitched jigs all day long. I did fish some topwater on Saturday and tore them up on the popper, but they wanted it really slow. Can't wait to get back down there.

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

not fixed yet. they are getting bids to get it fixed but they are open for business.