6-27-2014 Fish Report

[YAKFM]

Total Fish: 31

17 Crappie (12 legal, size range 8-16"), 8 Catfish (~2-5 lbs), 6 walleyes (all short)

Air Temp: Low to Mid 80's

Water Temp: 80+

Water Clarity: 5-7 ft

Wind: Yes

Put in at 12 bridge at 2 pm. Paddled for a while and found fish at close to 3:30. Most of the fish were caught between 4-7 pm. All fish came on #6 Flicker Shads and #5 Hot-N-Tots. Boat control was difficult due to high wind. Fish were on the leeward side of a ridge and were stacked in an area half the size of a football field. The fish were suspended throughout the water column. When I moved to water less than 30 feet deep the fish became sparse. Low tech screen shot included.

Kept 7 of the legal crappie from 12-16".

Beaver Lake PB of 8 catfish.

The last catfish I caught was also the largest at ~5 lbs (not pictured). I intended to take him home for dinner, but I had a net malfunction at the side of the kayak. All of the catfish came on cranks and were suspended 15-20 feet down over 30-38 FOW.

[marknsaw]

Good catch! Enjoy and thanks for the report.

[fisherofmen11]

Nice report

[kjackson]

Thanks for the report...

[Green236]

Good thing you weren't with us, Yak. We trolled LBN area for four hours mid-day and only caught one nice size smallmouth.

[wc1063]

Great report!!

[zarraspook]

Great where, what, & when report......

[YAKFM]

Good thing you weren't with us, Yak. We trolled LBN area for four hours mid-day and only caught one nice size smallmouth.

I discovered by accident that the fish wanted the baits slow, even paused briefly, in the 15-20 ft range. I had stopped paddling during a trolling pass to drink some water and had my two crankbaits back 100+ feet behind the kayak as I drifted with the wind. Within 10 seconds of stopping paddling I had a double hookup. My drift speed was probably just over 1 mph. This after not catching any fish while trolling through the school at 2+ mph for 15-20 minutes. 29 of the 31 fish came using this drift/pause method. I would simply paddle to get the baits down to max depth, then drift through the school. I would also turn the kayak from side to side every so often to create a stop and go effect. The other 2 fish came straight line trolling at the end of the day. I used some Bobby G's for a while but the wind made it tough to keep the baits in the strike zone. Every day is a little different. Looking forward to getting out there with you again soon, Green.

[Feathers and Fins]

Great report. and good eats

[Green236]

I discovered by accident that the fish wanted the baits slow, even paused briefly, in the 15-20 ft range. I had stopped paddling during a trolling pass to drink some water and had my two crankbaits back 100+ feet behind the kayak as I drifted with the wind. Within 10 seconds of stopping paddling I had a double hookup. My drift speed was probably just over 1 mph. This after not catching any fish while trolling through the school at 2+ mph for 15-20 minutes. 29 of the 31 fish came using this drift/pause method. I would simply paddle to get the baits down to max depth, then drift through the school. I would also turn the kayak from side to side every so often to create a stop and go effect. The other 2 fish came straight line trolling at the end of the day. I used some Bobby G's for a while but the wind made it tough to keep the baits in the strike zone. Every day is a little different. Looking forward to getting out there with you again soon, Green.

Did you clip on a 1 oz or more weight to get the #6 down for the slow troll?