Trip Report (Friday)

[Professor Jim]

Fished from 10:00 - 1:30, caught 7 shorts, 1 nice walleye, and a few crappie. The Creek was 61 degrees and stained. It's also down about a foot since last Friday. Caught the bass and walleye on a black grub and 1/4 oz. bullet head and the crappie on a 2" green pumpkin grub on a pink 1/16 oz. round head. Bass where on the channel edge and crappie in the brush near the channel. Didn't find any crappie on the banks. All in all, an okay day catching, but a great day fishing while I learn this lake.

One more thing. Most people coming back from way up Turnback were reporting only minimal white bass action. Those caught were mostly smallish and I didn't run into anyone with more than about 6 of them to show for fishing all morning. It could mean they just aren't biting or the run might be ending.

[CrappyKing]

I'll add to this report.

Fished Turnback as well friday. Water above the bridge ranged from 60-62, below 58-60. As Jim said the white run is probably tapering down on this creek. Caught a few, mostly small males, and one sow who had already deposited her eggs. Only 4 keeps and action was very inconsistent. One keeper walleye and 2 throwbacks, surely they are done spawning on this arm as well, all 3 I caught were small males. Decided to spend the last few hours crappie fishing. Ended with 8 keeps, but had to throw back at least 30 9 inchers. Males are moving up into the shallows, the only two keeper females I caught(14+ inchers) were a little further out. Both had eggs but there still at LEAST a week out. Shouldnt be long though. Weather was nice, and looks good for the future. I hear sons creek arm is doing well on whites, crappie, and walleye but I havnt had time to make it over there. Tight lines.