Fishing Report-Stockton-05-24-10

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

WELL THE LAKE IS A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL, ABOUT 7.5 FEET. WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE RAIN FOR ANOTHER COUPLE WEEKS. THE HIGH WATER HASN'T BEEN BAD YET, LOTS OF FISH IN THE BUSHES. BASS, WALLEYE, AND CATFISH HAVE ALL BEEN GETTING CAUGHT SHALLOW. THE CRAPPIE HAVE BEEN HIT AND MISS SHALLOW WITH A MORE RELIABLE BITE COMEING IN 15-20 FOOT.

WALLEYE ARE HITTING 1/8 OZ JIGS WITH 1/2 A CRAWLER. LEAVE THE CRAWLER AS STRAIGHT AS YOU CAN ON THE HOOK. WORK THE OUTSIDE OF THE BRUSH OUT TO ABOUT 17 FOOT. KEEP THE JIG ON THE BOTTOM AND PAY ATTENTION. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T FEEL MUCH, JUST A LITTLE WEIGHT. I WOULD TEND TO SAY THAT MORE WALLEYE ARE MISSED THAN CAUGHT.

BASS ARE ON WINDY BAITS WITH SPINNERBAITS, JIGS AND PLASTICS IN THE BRUSH AND DEAD TIMBER/LAYDOWNS. SOME GOOD 5 LB FISH HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OFF THE BANK IN 7-9 FOOT OF WATER ON JIGS.

CATFISH ARE BITING NIGHT CRAWLERS IN THE BACKS OF COVES AND IN THE CREEKS. THE BIG FEED FROM THE WATER IS OVER, BUT THE FISH ARE STILL BACK THERE FEEDING. IT'S GETTING TIME FOR THEM TO SPAWN SO GET READY FOR A GREAT BITE. BIG FLATHEADS AROUND THE RIP RAP!!

KEEP YOUR HOOK SHARP AND GOOD LUCK. GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP YOU OUT.

[Predator1]

Thanks again Bob. Save me some catfish for next weekend while I camp out for 3nights ...be lots of jugs and limb lines that weekend.