8-16 morning Dam area

[m&m]

I finally got some time to fish Sunday morning.  We went out at 6:15am from Moonshine and fished both ends of the bluff around the first point north.  We stayed until 10am and had a blast.  While we only caught 1 SM keeper we caught 27 total, mostly SM but an occasional LM and KY.  I caught a 14" LM on a fire tiger 16DT.  One SM on a brown jig and grn pumpkin trailer.  The rest were on the 1/8 Ned PBJ, New Money and Canada craw.  all three produced equally well.  WT was 84.7 with about 3' visibility.  The fog rolled in so we did not take the ride to Beardsley but had too much fun on the bluff ends that really did not need to go that way.  Abkeenan says there are no fish in there anyway.

I have to say that the SM in the dam area are abundant and i am going to have to read up on SM tactics.  although it is hard to put down the Ned when you are having that much fun.

Mike

[Quillback]

That's good to hear,  I was wondering if the Ned was still catching fish this time of year.

[merc1997 Bo]

sounds like you had fun, and that is the most important thing.  i have always been of the mind of why leave fish to go find fish.  the only time one would want to leave fish is just to find other similar area that are also holding fish.

 

bo

[Bill Babler]

Great information.  I have fished the Ned from time to time this past two weeks in the same area, with not as good a result.  Its funny how baits produce differently for different fishermen.   I have had much better success with a GP 5/8th. jig with a big Yamamoto craw trailer.  Most all the dam area fish are coming in that 20' to 25' range for me although I have been fishing shallower with the Ned and just not getting it done.  I think where you are fishing is the key to that area.  The fish are just not everywhere and once you find them you can catch multiple fish off one location.  If you move its not a good deal. As my ole pap used to tell me," never leave fish to find fish."  We all do.

Thanks for the post and keep on catchin them.