Dam Area Over The W/e

[focused fishing]

Had four trips in three out of the last four days samwiched around going to Truman to T. D. the Skeeter Tour. Everything on the lower end of the lake.

The fish have definately made a move. On sunny days they are holding tight to tree tops on points, bluff ends and swings from 35' - 50' deep. Most of my trips have been live night crawler extravaganzas but I did have an afternooner Monday using artificials. Several good keeper KY's on this pattern drop shotting Chompers plum and brown / purple laminate drop shot worms and Robo MMIII and Oxblood. Nothing huge but our best five would of been in the 15 - 16 lb. range not bad for a 12 - 4 trip.

On Saturday the cloud cover had the fish up on flat points in 24' - 35' range, some on bottom some suspended. This was a crawler trip but it included around 50 fish, 12 keepers and even three short (Dang it) walleye. All of the fish were on flat points, humps and islands.

Had a ski boat come around us at 1/3 throttle yesterday and throw about a 6' wake, the wave hit me in the shins when it came over the bow, flooded the entire front deck and into the seating area...... nice.

Off the water today back at tommorrow, whill update when I can......

[Flippin]

Eric,

How are fishing the night crawler?--drop shot, carolina rig or ?

[rangerman]

Eric,

I need a report with more info it is just to vague and I don't think I could catch a fish........

Just kidding, you do a great job.

I do have one question,

I don't really care about the bass as I leave that to you guys.

Where did you pick the eye's up if you don't mind saying. I love chasing walleye on TR as it is a reall challenge and I know there is a state record in there somewhere to be caught. I generally fish the upper ends of the lake, however, it sounds like you are close to the dam.

Thanks in advance and keep up the good work,

Jason

[focused fishing]

Hey Jason,

All three came off of a gravel island down by the dam. They were 26' - 30' deep right on the bottom, all caught on a drop shot rig with a BIG night crawler. We were catching KY's on the same location and then all of the sudden three short walleye. Then more KY's kinda weird.

As a side note I had another one bite a spoon off on a bridge piling yesterday, the KY's were schooling on a piling slung a spoon to them and they wouldn't take it. As I was bringing it back to the boat about 10' down something stopped it, got it just out of net range and saw it, was about a 20" walleye, saw the boat and headed down, bit the line off or cut it with a gill plate.

But we don't talk about the ones that get away.............

[Don House]

Had a ski boat come around us at 1/3 throttle yesterday and throw about a 6' wake, the wave hit me in the shins when it came over the bow, flooded the entire front deck and into the seating area...... nice.

Eric that is why I LOVE my Big Blue Tanker in the Summer Months! Atleast the boats that went by us so close I could read the tags on their clothes, did wave and it looked like they were having a really good time.... As you say Nice!

See you in the Office

Don

[focused fishing]

Eric,

How are fishing the night crawler?--drop shot, carolina rig or ?

Drop shot: #6 hook, 1/2 oz. weight on 6 lb. fluoro.

[rangerman]

Eric,

From what I've seen eyes will move in loose schools from structure to struture or following baitfish. It was just interesting that someone is actually catching some eyes down there near the dam. I knew there had to be some down there somewhere. Got some good ones at BS a couple of weeks ago (pic's on upper BS thread) but I know there is a few real big ones in TR somewhere. Guess I'll start fishing TR more often.

PS I have a Ranger 620DVS, big waters, boat wakes, big waves, nothing stops her. Love that boat.

Thanks

Jason