Extremely Mean To Me

[Bill Babler]

Started today with a very good fisherman at the 6AM whistle, and worked the Baxter area looking for LM and some quality Spots or Jaw's. Not much doing on my end, just could not get them to go.

Bluffends, long runouts, chunky points, gravel rolloffs, deep docks, I could get love at none of these locations. Real shame, as it was one of those days that when you have a very and I mean very quality fisherman they just won't bite.

Whites, Did I say Whites? Probably could have filled the boat, but we were looking for LM.

Did catch 6 on the spoon, 5 walleye, and about 15 bass, but only one small Keep. Could have probably caught more K's, early but just wanted a bigger bag, and paid in full for our desire, with a big stinko.

Steve, we will do it again and come up with better results. From what I understand talking to the boys this evening, we were not alone. Just an extremely tough day on the Rock.

[Sam]

That's fishing - sorry you had a tough day.

At K Dock today I was looking for whites and walleyes. I couldn't find the white bass this time, and every time I thought I had a good walleye on it turned out to be a largemouth. I could have kept a limit of legal bass, and I wasn't even fishing for them!

Those fish just don't do what we expect 'em to, sometimes.

[Jason Essary]

Bill, are the whites just running in the morning? looked for them yesterday and no luck. was out from noon till after dark.

thinking of going saturday morning early early and wanted to take a friend. Been doing good on bass lately, but how am i missing all the whites everyone is talking about.

[Bill Babler]

This seems to be the schedule on the Whites. Not up at daylight. About 7AM till usually 9AM. If cloudy, this extends your day.

I have tried 2 evening and Beck has tried 1 and a flat nothing. Where they all go and why they don't feed in the low light of the evening like every other white bass in the world, I don't know. 7 to 9 in the AM is the best. May change.

Here are some very quality locations.

Big and Little Indian in the Baxter Area. Out in front of Indian Hills Resort. The water was boiling with them yesterday.

Point 18 Just past Baxter. Thousands of Whites.

White Oak Holler, Just before Big Creek. The entire huge cove was full yesterday. They would at time be in all areas of the water column, from surface to 50 ft.

For larger Whites, go toward the dam

In the dam area, in front of the dam

Jaques branch

Clevenger Branch

Beardsley Branch

Just look for the congreation of boats and watch the water.

Hope this helps

[Jason Essary]

Bill Thanks as always. Dont let the whiners get u down, we all appreciate the help.

[Martin]

Bill, were any of your walleyes close to being keepers ? I know a guy that's catching some but he can't seem to get one over 14 1/2 inches. That's not even a Stockton keeper. lol

[Bill Babler]

Bill, were any of your walleyes close to being keepers ? I know a guy that's catching some but he can't seem to get one over 14 1/2 inches. That's not even a Stockton keeper. lol

1 short, three 18 inchers, and one 4 pounder. Kept the big one and let the other 4 go.

I have a certain location, that I am catching them on everytime I fish it. It is also holding some nice bass. Of course yesterday, all we had there were the walleye and a short bass or two.

Every walleye I caught yesterday was full of gizzard shad, up to 7 inches. They spit them all over the water, and had shad in there gullets, and hanging out of there stickery mouths.

[Martin]

Four keepers out of 5 eyes is an excellent ratio ! Are they biting that spoon or something else? (if you don't mind me asking) lol