June 10, 2009 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

[Thompson Fishing Guide Service]

June 10, 2009 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

Lake level: 869.15

Normal pool: 867

Walleye fishing is still spotty; therefore the key is to cover a lot of water. I have been successful helping my clients catch walleye off of secondary points in big coves such as Googer, Chicken Rock area, and Turkey Creek. We have been vertical jigging with Gulp minnows and have been fairly successful. If you don’t have Gulp minnows, or you can’t stand the smell, try real live minnows on a 3/8 oz or ¼ oz jig. A few fish have been turning up by trolling deep diving crank baits across mud flats such as the ones north of Mutton Creek on the main lake. I have found, however, that when you troll through an area and pick up a fish or two, it is good to stop and fan cast the area with the same deep diving crank bait. Shad imitations do well, and also blue gill colored crank baits.

Crappie: location, location, location…this is an old guide school slogan I learned. If you are fishing in a particular area for crappie and you are not getting bit, move to another area. During this transitional stage from post spawn to doing the summer thing, location is the key. Fish deep cover approx 25 feet with slip bobbers or vertical jigging. I use a jig and minnow with the smallest weight I can get away with. Find isolated cover on your depth finder. If the fishing dries up on the jig and minnow thing try slow trolling small deep diving crank baits such as the Shad Rap.

Marty Thompson

Thompson Fishing Guide Service

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