7/8 Fishing Report

[Bitethis]

Put in at Cedar Ridge, went down the lake a bit to the small island past the bridge. Worked around the island and down the bank, water visability was over 10'. Fishing was was horrible (or I was horrible:-). Fished up from chicken rock, same results. NOTHING. Fished from 6-930. Threw jig and biffle bug, caught 1 LM 17" on bug, nothing else. Threw a spinnerbait in the standups, and jig, nothing. Threw crank bait, nothing. Around dark, tied on a black spinnerbait, and a 10" black power worm. Nothing. Around Chicken Rock, I did see what I thought were carp, 3 of them swimming around on the bank. I tried to hit one with my spinner bait just to get a better look...it dodged it of course then followed it back to the boat (20'), at the boat it slowly turned sideways and swam away...to my surprise, it was a LM bass and it appeared to be in the 8-9lb range, well over 24". The other 2 bass with it were in the 20-22" range and very healthy looking. I was sorely disappointed that he just played tag with my spinner bait instead of chomping it.

I think the storm that morning gave em lockjaw, or I failed to figure out what they were biting, or both.

[conorsixtakc]

boy that 24... rubbing salt in the wound!

[waterpossum]

Put in at Cedar Ridge, went down the lake a bit to the small island past the bridge. Worked around the island and down the bank, water visability was over 10'. Fishing was was horrible (or I was horrible:-). Fished up from chicken rock, same results. NOTHING. Fished from 6-930. Threw jig and biffle bug, caught 1 LM 17" on bug, nothing else. Threw a spinnerbait in the standups, and jig, nothing. Threw crank bait, nothing. Around dark, tied on a black spinnerbait, and a 10" black power worm. Nothing. Around Chicken Rock, I did see what I thought were carp, 3 of them swimming around on the bank. I tried to hit one with my spinner bait just to get a better look...it dodged it of course then followed it back to the boat (20'), at the boat it slowly turned sideways and swam away...to my surprise, it was a LM bass and it appeared to be in the 8-9lb range, well over 24". The other 2 bass with it were in the 20-22" range and very healthy looking. I was sorely disappointed that he just played tag with my spinner bait instead of chomping it.

I think the storm that morning gave em lockjaw, or I failed to figure out what they were biting, or both.

I have always been of the belief that Chicken Rock was close to point 10 out of Ruark Bluff.

[Bitethis]

I have always been of the belief that Chicken Rock was close to point 10 out of Ruark Bluff.

I could be mistaken, the guy I was with told me it was chicken rock...I am more familiar with the area close to CC or Aldrich.

[zarraspook]

This is from the "Hot Spot" maps.......