A Few Questions For A Newbie

[Beagle_nut]

Starting to get prepared for our second trip to Pomme ever, first one was over 10 years ago and we have a fluke 22 lb muskie on the wall (caught on a tiny crank bait by my wife of course) to show for it. This time we'll be spending a week at Nemo Bridge the last week of April.

My first questions are on what fish are there. I've been told it's a good crappie lake, but on bass are there smallmouth in the lake too or just largemouth? Also has anybody ever hit any good schools of white bass in recent years?

I'll keep patrolling this board for any info I can get before we go, thanks to all who post stuff out here.

[Jbrant]

I've never caught a smallmouth on Pomme but I have seen a few weighed in and heard about a few others being caught. Most of those seem to come from way up the Pomme arm. Largemouth fishing is getting better (always seemed to have good numbers of fish but they are getting bigger).

[MOPanfisher]

You won't be catching the smallmouth on Pomme like you can on Table Rock on Stockton, there are a few but far between. largemouth are doing well, they are very healthy and feisty. Right now there is a pretty good jerk bite on. Crappie well Pomme can be dynamite or dud. Last night it started out as a dud, but after a few hourse it picked up and 2 of us limited out. They crappie are in a prespawn mode even as early as it is. About half our fish were female full of eggs in about 8 feet of water. Now having said that I don't believe like some that they are going to spawn just yet. The eggs in the females just weren't "ripe" and the males had small gonads still, but give them a couple weeks and its gonna hit hard and fast unless they weather changes quickly. Pomme also has a good population of Muskie but I have never pursued them just cussed em whey they remove a jerkbait or crankbait from me occasionally. Also decent numbers of catfish, tons of bluegill and a healthy and growing population of walleye. In late april don't pass up an opportunity in late evening to stop on the back side of a windy main lake point and bounce a shad rap or something similar along the bottom from the waters edge back to the boat. White bass, we had a very large white bass kill a few years ago, but the MDC ran a shock boat up the rivers last spring and found a good number of 6-8" whites so they should be doing well on the large population of shad, hopefully they will come back strong. If you are staying at Nemo Bridge Resort the Husby's will take care of you they are great folks.

[Beagle_nut]

Yes we'll be staying at Nemo Bridge. If you see a black & white Crestliner with me & my wife and two beagles on board that'll be us. Thanks much for the info.

[fishbait3]

I honestly didnt know pomme had walleye in it i knew about the Muskie though.