Report 02/20

[troutgnat]

Shadow Rock park is still closed though we passed by the ramp several times during the day and it is more than usable for fisherman to launch.  The park will need some clean-up and work but why cant the ramp be open for launching???  Anyway, drove over and launched at Beaver.  Beware of this ramp as it is very very shallow.  I was barely able to get my rig in, several others did too.  Make sure you give yourself some daylight for loading!  Not a good idea to try and do this in the dark...made that mistake.  Anyway, launched around 9am and loaded up at dusk...fished from Beaver to Swan creek.  Concentrated on two baits, the A-Rig and the Ned Rig.  Caught 4 keepers on the Ned rig all 2-3 lbrs fishing vertical banks close to the channel...found all 4 fish in less than a 50 yd stretch.  Caught 4 white bass on a drop adjacent to a channel bend on the A-Rig along with one short largemouth.  In typical white bass fashion they strolled through late in the day and we hit just a small pod of them.  They were headed North bound, one fat 3lb sow and 3 other very nice sized males.  Last fish of the day was a 22" walleye on the A-Rig at the Barker Hole and she too had eggs.  It wasn't terribly busy but did see a number of boats out and talked with several other parties who had not done well.  There are fish moving up but you better prepare to put in a full day and really work for them.

[Fish24/7]

thanks for reporting , whites should really be on the move now