9/24/14 Fish Report

[YAKFM]

Water Temp: 76-78

Water Visibility: 4 ft

Location: Mid Lake

Lures: Jigging Spoon and Flicker Shad

Total Fish: 19-LM (8-16"), 6-White Bass (1.5-2 lbs), 4-Crappie (9-10"), 1-Drum, and 1-Flathead (6 lbs)

Water Depth: 20-22 FOW

Fished from 11 am to 5 pm. Shad were all over the creek I was in from the shallow flats in the back of the creek out to the main channel. The shad appeared to be in the 2-3 inch range. Surface activity was steady through the mid to late afternoon. 80% of the fish I caught came on a 1/2 oz jigging spoon. Most of the fish came from an area the size of a football field in 20-22 FOW on a flat adjacent to the creek channel, which was 35-37 feet deep.

Representative photos of each species included:

[Green236]

Yak, you are my hero. What you do out of a kayak is amazing. I'm totally focused on bow hunting right now and hope to have my two bucks soon then get back fishing.

[YAKFM]

Yak, you are my hero. What you do out of a kayak is amazing. I'm totally focused on bow hunting right now and hope to have my two bucks soon then get back fishing.

Good luck on the bow hunting, Green. I spent the first 3 hours scouting the creek with my electronics and trolling the Flickers. I caught several of the small bass and the crappie trolling, but the action was pretty slow early in the trip. Once I had found a couple of schools of fish on the flat I switched to the jigging spoon and the fish quality and numbers improved. In fact, most of the fish I caught came in the last 2 hours of the day. Had I been in a boat I might have been inclined to leave the area and missed out on the late developing bite. I also think the kayak can be an asset when fish are neutral or negative.

[Ron Burgundy]

Trolled from noon til dark and only ended up with 2....one on a flicker minnow #9 and a reef runner....pt 5 area

[YAKFM]

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Trolled from noon til dark and only ended up with 2....one on a flicker minnow #9 and a reef runner....pt 5 area

Nice catch Ron. Your eyes look like they have been eating well. To date I have only caught a couple of short eyes with the #7 and 9 FM. I seem to catch more bass and catfish with them than anything. Good to see had some success.

[ADD-Fishing]

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Trolled from noon til dark and only ended up with 2....one on a flicker minnow #9 and a reef runner....pt 5 area

[ADD-Fishing]

If you don't mind what depth were the eyes hanging out?

[Ron Burgundy]

I was in 30 FOW but bait was running 20 and 24FOW.