10-18-15 Report Prarie Creek

[fisherofmen11]

I rarely miss church but did this morning when it was the only time my oldest son and I could work it out to fish. He rarely wants to go. Anyways we launched at around 7 went to the back of Prarie creek with nothing to show. I moved around and found a lay down and we each caught a couple of spots off a Shakey Head off the tree. The wind was nuts. We moved out to the main lake and each caught another one but never could find more. The second one I caught was on a drop shot. We were off the lake at 11. The water temp was 68 ish. 

[Dan the fisherman]

Thanks for the report.. Water temp cooled off a bit more

[J-Doc]

The wind was nuts for the first few hours.  I went for a while yesterday morning (church Sat. evening service!)

Usually, you find a good bite on main lake points with wind like that and the only bass boats I saw were fishing mostly main lake flats and points and secondary points & flats.  I only active fish I found was in one location and they were biting on topwater very early over 40ft in the back of coves.  The only fish I graphed (& caught) were smaller bass and hanging around the bottom around 20ft range way off the bank.  There was not much surface activity yesterday morning but the ones I saw were fat and large!

I also looked for stripers in the Rocky Branch to Coppermine area but the spots I typically find them were a no show.  The only big fish I graphed were down around 50ft over the deeper water at the mouth of coves.  When I see them deep like that, they are super hard to catch and not active.

I saw water temps from 69.3 to 70.3.  I also covered quite a bit of water looking in several areas.  I could have looked more thoroughly but I was pressed for time.

I have learned this summer that my HDS7 lies to me.  When I think I have found a school of active bass, they turn out to be about 6-8" active bass.  The arches on the graph look huge........the fish......not so much. Guess I need to start looking for super fat arches instead of wasting time trying to coax little ones into biting.  At 20-25ft, the little ones sure make bit arches though.

I did land a super fat football shaped spot on a dropshot.  He inhaled the bait and I barely felt the bite.  Super subtle and I felt weight so I set the hook.  In my mind, the bite was pretty slow yesterday morning for a while.  I was off the water by lunch so I don't know how the rest of the day unfolded. 

[rippinlips44]

I fished Prairie Friday and Saturday... I heard they bunched up in the mouth but I couldn't get any thing going there. I ended up hooking up a nice 22 inch walleye about midway back from the mouth trolling and a nice LM. Later tried for some whites with spoons where I saw some bait balls and caught a couple. Not great but not complaining!

[Blll]

Back in PC again Monday morning. Started way in the back today. surface alive with shad but nothing eating them. finally caught a 10' spot and as 3# cat throwing grub into the balls. Trolled back to mouth. 3 rod set, BOOM! All 3 went off with drag pulling. Luck let me land 3-18" whites. Tried for 2 more hours to find them but no luck. Fish fry today.          WT 67-69  Another beautiful morning on Beaver.  

[J-Doc]

Back in PC again Monday morning. Started way in the back today. surface alive with shad but nothing eating them. finally caught a 10' spot and as 3# cat throwing grub into the balls. Trolled back to mouth. 3 rod set, BOOM! All 3 went off with drag pulling. Luck let me land 3-18" whites. Tried for 2 more hours to find them but no luck. Fish fry today.          WT 67-69  Another beautiful morning on Beaver.  

I bet that was a total fire drill because 18" whites are not easy to land trolling and trying to keep lines from crossing each other.  They pull like big smallmouth.  LOTS of fun!

[Dan the fisherman]

I love catching whites! Good job bill.