Has Any One Been Fishing?

[Sore Thumbs]

Just wanted to know what water temps are and if anybody is catching anything right now? If so what are they using and what kind of structure? Been a while since someone has posted a report. Dying for something to read about with all these days off.

[Quillback]

I haven't been out on TR since the 22nd. Went out on a couple of the smaller Bella Vista lakes last Thursday and we picked up a few on jerkbaits, but had to work for them.

[Fishinbluedog]

Haven't been out this week but did fish last sat and sunday 22nd and 23rd. and the weekend before that and the weekend before that.

Been doin real good with 17 fish in about 5 hours on the lake. Had 4 solid keepers and a few squeakers out of the bunch. Lost about 3 at the boat and missed about 5 bites.

Can not get bit on a crankbait. Beleive me I tried!

All of my fish have been in about 15-20 fow with boat sitting in about 50-60fow, using a strike king pbj 1/2oz F.B. jig with a pumpkin speed craw. Bite is very lite and you have to fish real slow. Been finding them on main lake banks with chunk rock and very fast drop into deeper water.

[ some trees helps.

When you do locate them they seem to be bunched up pretty good.I fished one stretch of bank only about 200' in length over and over and so slow it was almost painful. But this pattern has been good to me for over a month now. If they aren't where they were the last time move around that area as they seem to move daily but only a short distance.

Good fishin to all and a Happy new Year

[Fishinbluedog]

OH yeah water temps were between 45 and 51

[Brett Groeteke]

Fished the dam area this weekend and caught several keepers in the 3 to 5lb range on a wiggle wart. Main lake ledge banks seemed to be the best. Tried finding some deep fish but no luck out there

[Sore Thumbs]

Nice job Brett. Seems like jigs are working more consistently and cranks are more sporadic but deadly if they are biting it.