Fishing Report 9/6

[packersooner]

I appreciate everyone chiming in! I'm glad everyone else seems to be catching them...lol. Maybe I was just fishing the wrong piles. You'd think I would have caught a few by accident. I probably didn't try the timber long enough. I went into one cove with timber/stumps and tried casting a jig for about 30 minutes.

You all keep tearing them up!

PM sent Brad.

Jason

[KC Bass Fanatic]

Jason if this helps on the stumps I'm having more luck dipping/jigging than casting. Slow presentation is key. Once you find the depth they are hanging on the stumps drop your jig/minnow to that depth and just let it do the rest.

[packersooner]

Hey there KCBF. When you say stumps, are you talking timbered coves like Haverstick or Twin Coves?

I briefly tried vertically jigging in the timber, but did not give it a fair shake.

Jason

[KC Bass Fanatic]

Yes - timbered coves. Doesn't have to be loaded with timber either - just need some large trees in the right water depth.

[shockley32]

Went today - had 30 in 3 1/2 hours. Fished standing timber with blue jigs. The bite was very lite, make sure you have a great quality rod or pay very close attention to the line and/or rod tip. If you are expecting the crappie to hammer it you will be disappointed. It is a very, very small tap - jerk! I was once told the difference between a professional and weekend angler is the pro knows when he is getting a bite, a lot of truth to that statement. Fished out of Nemo.

The timbered coves/creeks are always good from May - Nov (sometimes all year long, depends on location). Either arm of the lake contains areas just like this - Haverstick, Cooper, Twin Coves are some of the larger areas, however never pass up small coves/creeks. Pick an area and make it a point to learn that area - keep going back and you will learn which trees always hold fish, which trees sometimes hold fish and which ones never hold fish. After you become comfortable with one area choose another and spend the time learning it. Most people give up too quick and never learn an area. After you learn an area make it a goal to learn more spots to fish. Some people go to the same place every trip to the lake, don't get caught up in that habit. Even though I fish Pomme an average of 75 times per year I still take a little time (almost every trip) to scout areas I'm unfamiliar with. I've fished in every cove, creek, stretch of bank on the lake but I still go looking for new stuff - this means learning to use your graph and getting comfortable with it, I promise it will make a difference.

My preferred method is to pitch and let the jig fall back to me, however some days they prefer it vertical. The key is to fish slow. Most people fish wayyyyyyyyy too fast.

Brad

[packersooner]

Great thread everyone! One for the archives. Brad...your last post is epic. Great info there!

I think me and the family are going to head up for a weekend of camping. We'll be in a gray 16 foot Lund. I should be wearing an OU ballcap. Flag us down and say hello.

Jason

[geomann74]

I just started fishing Pomme De Terre this year, I am usually always in Twin Coves but have not had much luck all year, still trying to learn the lake, planning on coming up Saturday late afternoon.