Bsl Fishing Report 10/17/11

[Mike Worley]

Water temperature is 70 degrees and lake level is 652. Walleyes are from 10'-50' and are being caught on jigging spoons, botom bouncers with crawler rigs and trolled crankbaits. Bass are 5'-40' and are biting on spinner baits, Hula grubs, tube baits & jigging spoons. Crappie can be found in the standing trees along bluff walls as well as brush piles and are being caught on jigs & spoons. Large Bluegills are 5'-35' and are biting on worms, spoons & grubs...................Mike Worley(www.bullshoalsfishing.com)

[Ham]

I'll be there soon.

[Cajunangler]

I need to know you definition of "soon". You've got relatives coming into town, a river camping trip planned, and of course work and family. I'm suggesting a spray bottle if you want your new cat to see some water anytime "soon" .

Of course, that's my two cents worth.

[Ham]

Maybe l'll call in sick to work. I anticipate fishing BSL within before the month is up.

[kwall]

Mike, Eyeman and myself will be fishing BSL the last weekend of this month we sure hope to get a good mess of walleyes - thanks for the report letting us kind of get an idea of what to expect

[Mike Worley]

I fished the Diamond City area several times in the last few weeks and found the bass bite to be pretty good. While we were fishing for walleyes we caught some 3-4 pound bass on jigging spoons as well as some walleyes in the same weight class. Each day I talked to other fishermen at the ramp that were catching bass on spinner baits, hula grubs, tube baits etc. The last day I fished out of Diamond city was 10/16/11 we caught mostly bass (LM & KY) on the spoons with white & chartreuseuse or chartreuseuse being the productive colors in 30'-40' on flat points. Many of the local bass guys were catching bass on spinner baits worked over the brush piles. While the bite was not red hot it wasn't dead either. BSL has a lot of shad schools right now so the fish aren't really in the chase mode but they will take a easy offering like a larger spoon worked a long the bottom or a jig crawled on a flat point. Bottom bouncer & crawler rigs were also catching fish of all species but early morning spoon bite has been the most productive. Trolling crank baits did not work well on that day. We fished the point 12 - 18 area on 10/14/11 and again caught several keeper walleyes on the same spooning & B/B patterns with a 20"er on a spoon in 10'-15' of water on a drop off so at least some walleyes have moved shallow.

[kwall]

Thanks agin Mike for the help , the Eyeman and I haven't fished BSL since we fished with you in July of 2009, thanks for those tips you showed us and we will post how we do on the 30th