June 29, 2011 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

[Thompson Fishing Guide Service]

Lake level: 867.57

Normal pool: 867

Water temperature 82 degrees

Walleye fishing has been fair off of main lake points in about 20-22 feet of water jigging night crawlers and jigs. We've also been catching walleye in the mud flats around mile marker 7. Most of your fish will be caught off main lake points, you just need to hit enough points to catch a limit. A lot of small walleye are being caught as a result of the stocking programs and reproduction, but we have caught fish up to 25 inches. You need a vertical slow presentation.

Crappie fishing has been fair; your deeper brush piles in around 20-22 feet of water are where crappie are being caught on minnows and jigs. The thermocline is at 22 feet, so if you you can find brush piles or structure at that depth of water, that's where you'll find crappie, walleye and even bass.

Fishing has been better for me this year than it has been in the last 4 years and I think one of the reasons is we haven't gotten such a tremendous amount of rain this spring as we did in the last few years.

Bass fishing has been very good; most of our bigger fish have been in 17-22 feet of water on secondary points and main lake points. Find the structure and cover at the thermocline depth and I'd work that real good with worms or jigs.

Cat fishing has been real good; we've been catching at least one good catfish each trip while we've been fishing for walleye. Blue gill fishing has also been good. We've been running across some great big blue gill using pieces of night crawlers in the deeper water (about 22 feet) in brush piles.

Marty Thompson

Thompson Fishing Guide Service

www.fishstockton.com

417-424-BASS

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[straw hat]

Thanks Marty. Good report. They are predicting 95 to 100 degree days for the next week so be careful out there and stay hydrated.