Indian Point 5-6 evening and night report

[Hammer time]

Put in 7pm h2o temp 66.74 that in mind started on main lake points. C- rig lizard in 8-15fow had 7 brownies with 3 keeps and a 18in eye first eye I've ever caught in the dam area and on the lizard blew me away. After dark same type banks with homemade 1/2oz black/purple football jig with black/blue 5in twin tail grub. Brownies were eating big time caught over 25 but only 4 keeps. Odd thing was never caught a black and only 2 short spots. Loaded up 1:30.

Tight lines

[Sore Thumbs]

Good stuff

[m&m]

Nice Pics. aggressive bites on both the C-rig and the jig?

Mike

[Quillback]

Thanks for the report, that's some good fishing.

[merc1997 Bo]

blacks in the dam area have been very scarce for a number of years now. they have never repopulated much to speak of after the fish kill. they are starting to show up a little more, but the dam area, at least for me, still is more of a brownie kentucky area. sure can not depend of the blacks you need to fish a tournament.

bo

[Alex Heitman]

Bo I think there are a lot of Blacks in the dam area. I catch quite a few and target them regularly. They are just very smart and more skiddish with the ultra clear water. My biggest LM from Table Rock have always come close to the dam. You may be right about not being as many as before. I wouldn't know since that's before I really fished the lake a lot. I do think it is bouncing back though and lots of quality LM are showing up.

[Hammer time]

Merc 1997, I agree with you since the fish kill I catch them pre-spawn and in the fall when they move up other than that a few here and there day fishing. I night fish the dam area tons because of the largest population of brownies and most nights pic up a few that move up to feed. I believe the spawn is over and the blacks are deep in the dam area but will feed up soon. I should start catching a few a night soon.

[merc1997 Bo]

Bo I think there are a lot of Blacks in the dam area. I catch quite a few and target them regularly. They are just very smart and more skiddish with the ultra clear water. My biggest LM from Table Rock have always come close to the dam. You may be right about not being as many as before. I wouldn't know since that's before I really fished the lake a lot. I do think it is bouncing back though and lots of quality LM are showing up.

alex

the spring time tournament weights still bear out what i have said. 15 to 18 pounds won every tournament. there are a few more blacks in the dam area showing up every year now, but when you can fish all night in the dam area and only see a few all night tells a pretty good story of what the fish population is. there are other areas of the lake that do have a decent lmg population now. having all the browines in the dam area can turn bad nights into good ones because you can almost always find some biting brownies, and they are so fun to catch.

i find many areas in the dam area that in "yester years" were big black holes. now they produce nothing but brownies.

bo

[Hazbin]

alex

the spring time tournament weights still bear out what i have said. 15 to 18 pounds won every tournament. there are a few more blacks in the dam area showing up every year now, but when you can fish all night in the dam area and only see a few all night tells a pretty good story of what the fish population is. there are other areas of the lake that do have a decent lmg population now. having all the Brownies in the dam area can turn bad nights into good ones because you can almost always find some biting brownies, and they are so fun to catch.

i find many areas in the dam area that in "yester years" were big black holes. now they produce nothing but brownies.

There was always some beliefs the Black's were outgunned by Kentucky's and Brown's for food. Look at your streams and rivers, you can hardly find a LM there anyone and a ton of small mouth.

bo

[Hammer time]

Merc 1997 you and I are the same page, yesterday years holes for huge blacks in the dam area are now brownie dominant.