Stockton Lake Fishing Report

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

Water temp is about 86 and the lake is 2' high

To catch a walleye is a great question. After the best spring and early summer i've ever seen, the walleye have been a little slow. 1/8 to 1/4 oz jigs with a crawler has been the most effective. the people trolling have been saying they have been picking up white bass, but very few walleye in the last week. The walleye that have been caught have been in 24' of water around main lake points and flats. Sorry can't give you better info than this, but it has been tough for the past 2 weeks.

Bass are still a little tough also, but the bigger fish have been in brush piles 20 foot deep and hanging off ledges and deep points. Several fish are coming on dd22's and large worms. try to parallel the ledges and bluff drops and cast across the points. Windy points seem to produce better fish.

Crappie are still biting after the rain, however they are not as active. Jigs and minnow fished in the main lake brush piles are producing some really nice fish. It is very possible right now to catch a limit of fish, but plan on being on the lake at 530 and you will have lot better luck. The afternoon bite slows until just before dark. Night fishing in the same areas is going very good. Drop a light and fish verticle.

White bass are surfacing in the mornings and will hit pretty much anything you can put in front of them that looks like a shad. This morning they were all over the place from 60 foot of water up to the points. I wasn't ready for them, was going crappie fishing, but I will have stuff tied on for them tomorrow morning, which should keep them from comeing up like that again.

Catfish are very good on fresh shad drifted over the flats and points in 10 to 15 foot of water. Lots of nice catfish being caught and if you have a couple people in the boat you can stay pretty busy catching fish.

Good luck to everyone and see you on the lake.!!

[kwall]

Thanks Bob for the info,may try when heat breaks

[Trav]

Thanks Bob for the info,may try when heat breaks

I will second that!

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

crappie and white bass hit today. Had a couple different trips and everyone caught fish.

White bass were up early, but bit great at sunset. the early bite was ok, but not great.

Crappie were in 20 foot still. lots of nice fish and lots just under the 10 inch limit.

lots of pleasure boaters that are unable to see 3 guys fishing from a 21 foot boat, so be careful!!

going to bed now, see you all out there tomorrow evening!!

[kwall]

Bob,it won't be long and they will be off the water till next summer.Glad you caught some fish

[Walleyedmike]

Funny, I was talking to my wife about how quiet the lake was this weekend. You might try trolling slow death rigs behind bottom bouncers, that's the only thing I got bit on this weekend. Unfortunately, I only caught shorts. I didn't try the half crawler and jigs, I guess I was just too lazy to re rig. (must have been the heat) Let us know if you start finding keepers, I'll be back in a couple of weeks.

WM

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

Funny, I was talking to my wife about how quiet the lake was this weekend. You might try trolling slow death rigs behind bottom bouncers, that's the only thing I got bit on this weekend. Unfortunately, I only caught shorts. I didn't try the half crawler and jigs, I guess I was just too lazy to re rig. (must have been the heat) Let us know if you start finding keepers, I'll be back in a couple of weeks.

WM

had a 5 lbr last night and 3 other keepers. Don't know why but they seem to be biting better all the sudden. I think cause I've been calling them sea kittens and they seem to like that better.

[Gilly]

...........cause I've been calling them sea kittens and they seem to like that better.

Uh oh, Bob's going all PETA on us.