Where To Fish At Fellows?

[jbird5150]

Hey everyone--newbie here with a quick question. I live in Marshfield and just moved my folks to town from the Lake Norfork area. My Dad and I are looking for places to fish and Fellows looks like the closest option. However, we've been out twice now and have had little to no luck.

We like to boat fish, mostly with worms, for big cracker bluegill and redears, as well as channel cat and maybe a crappie or two.

Since there's some Fellows vets in the group, I was hoping you could point us in the direction of some hot spots or bait tips. We're also open to other great fishing lakes, especially if they're closer to the Marshfield area. Dad's health isn't what it used to be, and longer drives tend to wear him out.

Appreciate it!

[exiledguide]

I fish fellows quite a bit but I haven't been outrecently because of the hot weather. You can get a map at the marina for a dollar [i think] that has brush piles on it or you can download it. Google Fellows Lake Map. I have caught decent Bluegill up to 10" fishing from the first point east of the marina down to the fishing platform and then along the road then back up the bank across from the marina up to the first point. If I get out soon I will be fishing from that point back to the shallow water by the road, I would expect to find bluegill in less than 10 foot of water. I very seldom fish with live bait using 1/32 or 1/64 oz. jigs and and Gulp Alive chartruse fish fry .Ive caight quite a few crappie out of the brush in this area along with the odd Bass and Channel Catfish. If I was using live bait I would try Crickets and minnows. Good luck and let me Know if this was any help.

[evnrude18]

Get the map from the marina, it's your best friend. You can also download and print off a map online at the MDC website. Both are good sources. I don't fish specifically for bluegill, but catch them often off the brushpiles while fishing for crappie with minnows. Depending on the time of year and water temps, the crappie bite is usually very good. A lot of very good, quality fish in the lake if they will bite. 2011 has been a tough year for crappie, but that seems to be getting better with the cooler temps we have had recently and the drop in lake water temp.

[jbird5150]

Thanks for the tips. Went out about a week ago and tried some chartruese tube jigs. Caught a nice little bass about 12-14 inches on my second cast, so the outlook looked good. However, that was the highlight of the day. Nothing to speak of after that.

We fished the bank directly across from the dock. Tried the opposite bank but the wind was too high. Couldn't hold the boat.