Beaver 5- 12 -2012

[Feathers and Fins]

Air Temp: 75

Water Temp: 72.4

Water depth: 6 to 25

Lure Keitech: Swim baits in white with 1/4oz lead head and Rapala Shad 14ft diver

Lure presentation: Trolling 1.5mph

Wind: Out of the North at 10 to 15

Water visability: 3 7to 5ft

Totals:

43 WhiHybrids

5 Kentuckys

4 Largemouth

2 smallmouth

5 small stripers 2 17pnd class

12 Walleye 2 Keepers

So much for 100% chance of rain it actually was a beautiful day on the lake.

Location was Rocky Branch, I worked the long points again today. The Hybrids were on the inside of the points busting bait most the day in very skinny water actaully chasing the bait in to the brush. The Bass and and larger stripers were located in 20 ft on the edge of the points.

Pretty simple fishing if you wanted walleye you had to keep your boats bottom depth between 6 and 8 ft. Hybrids were backs out of water busting shad on the shore and for the bass and stripers you want to run the points out till you hit 20ft and then make a hard turn to come back down the other side of it, as you made the turn the Stripers and Bass would take the bait.

i did go down Starky and Point 3 to see whats happening there and didnt mark much at all. The majority of fish seem to be concentrated in Rocky Branch right now with all the shad. Dont think you will cast net the shad as they are in 8 to 14ft of water and not balled up good.

[wc1063]

Scott, you are killing me, I was out in the same area working the same bait yesterday for 6 hours, all I cought was a couple of hybrids and some small whites. I think you have some kind of magic potion that you used when you fish. I need to know what that is before next time I go out!!

[rps]

I assume the difference - many fish versus a few - is that you work the baits carefully to exploit a pattern you have recognized. Well done.

[Quillback]

We'll have to have an OA fish fry, I volunteer F&F to supply the fillets.

Nice job on the fish!

[Feathers and Fins]

Randy, Its a combination of finding the pattern even if it is almost invisable. The walleye want the long points but the key has been finding something that breaks up the barren flat, a rock a stick anything that has just a little change. Trolling them I will mark a waypoint on the chart and then set a troll pattern to optimise those features in it.

The bass it was the sharp turn that triggered the bite. By doing that turned i forced the baits to round the point instead of just straight lining it. The Hybrids were no brainer when they are pushing bait on to the shore it was a throw the bait in it and burn it back.

I pay attention to even the most small thing on the water If i see a area of water that is even rippled diffrent I fish it.

Quill, I have a few fillets But they go fast lol. I havent kept a white, hybrid or striper in awhile got plenty of those! But I keep running out of Walleye for some reason. But I would love to have a fish cook one afternoon. Something We should all talk about

I was to tired last night but here are some of the pics from yesterday.

[chi0082]

That's some good fishing F&F! I went out this weekend by the dam area fishing along the rip rap from shore and only thing I caught was a 21" smallmouth, my biggest to date. My dad caught a 22" walleye. We went real early, before day break in hopes of catching some stripers or whites/hybrids, but no luck. We'll keep trying, it's hard not having a boat.

[Feathers and Fins]

You may want to rent a boat at a marina to start getting to know the lake so when you get a boat you know where to go. I know the striper guides who read but dont post here will hate this but ( when you find them and they are easy to spot fish around that area as that is where the stripers are ) Show respect and stay a respectable distance so you do not bother them as they do have clients and have to make a living, but it should give a shot at stripers.