Fishing Report

[Phil Lilley]

Vince and I put in at State Park and started right there and went into the marina cove fishing grubs, smoke, along the bank- 6:30 am. We caught nice goggleye and bass- kentuckies and smallmouth. Mad 10 keeper, very nice gogs and 6 keeper bass plus smaller ones before 8 am. We tried some other main lakes banks towards the dam with little success. The fish were off the bank 8-12 feet dee I'd say. Some of the bass showed signs of spawning- rubbed tails and bellies.

Kept the gogs- released all bass.

[Hunter91]

My son and I fished the Indian Point area and also caught some nice rock bass on grubs and french fry worms. some of those fish were over a pound!

Where do these goggle eye and rock bass go after the spawn? I fish for bluegill during the summer off points in deep water and catch some real nice ones but never catch any rock bass or goggle eye. Any ideas?

[FRENZEL]

In the summer I usually catch them close to brushpiles or trees in 6-15 feet of water around the dam area.

[Phil Lilley]

Vince and I were talking about just that yesterday... we though they suspend someplace in groups- mid lake, bluffs around trees... you're right - you never see them (or at least I don't) accept this time of year.

Ours were full of crawdads- I'm taking an 1/8th oz sculpin jig next time I go and work it off the bottom- I bet I catch lots more of them!