bass have really gone deep, lol

[merc1997 Bo]

have been catching several keepers most trips lately, but the bass are still pretty much 15' or less, and many of the better bass have literally been on the bank.  right now a 6" hawg craw on a 1/2 GrassJig head has been a good bait, and a senko on a 3/8 GrassJig head is getting part of them.  however, the later it gets the better the bite gets on a 1/2 skirted GrassJig with a larger trailer.

not really any pattern as to where you might get a bite other than look for the areas with the most bait hanging around.

went downstream on night and chased the brownies around and did well on a 3/4 GrassJig and a 1 oz. SpinJig.  depth was still around the 15 ft. or less.

bo

 

 

 

[dblades]

Wish I could stay awake after dark. Nice report.

[dtrs5kprs]

Nice report Bo. High water years do seem to throw the deep bite out of kilter. 

[cheesemaster]

Well done Bo. You are a night fishing machine!!

[merc1997 Bo]

5 minutes ago, cheesemaster said:

Well done Bo. You are a night fishing machine!!

daytime fishing is not much different, but i do not like sitting out in the hot sun and battling all the pleasure crafts.  come fall and winter, i have no problem to fish during the day.  anytime of the year on clear water lakes, the bigger bass will be more accessible at night than they are in the daytime.  plus, the lake is much calmer and makes the trip more enjoyable and also because of cooler air temps this time of the year.

bo

[Sprint21fter]

Diddo for the daytime bite better fish are right on the bank on specific cover. A man can make a good milk run and have a chance at good bag but they have to cover tons of water.

[abkeenan]

Coming down tomorrow for a short weekend trip. Will be out there on Saturday night in the dam area. Your NuTech Elites will be getting a work out.

[m&m]

abk, good luck this weekend. By the way, my wife caught the only keeper at the bend of your short cove yesterday during our 3hour fishing trip. SM on a Ned. We caught 6 total on Ned and sq bill. Fish were <10' deep. WT was a cool 84.7. Only about 3' visibility. I can always count on her catching a fish in that area so it keeps her motivated. Thanks for your stocking program.

Mike

[abkeenan]

2 hours ago, m&m said:

abk, good luck this weekend. By the way, my wife caught the only keeper at the bend of your short cove yesterday during our 3hour fishing trip. SM on a Ned. We caught 6 total on Ned and sq bill. Fish were <10' deep. WT was a cool 84.7. Only about 3' visibility. I can always count on her catching a fish in that area so it keeps her motivated. Thanks for your stocking program.

Mike

[Alex Heitman]

Nice fish Bo. We fished the dam area last weekend and we did not have a lot of success. The places I had been finding them a month ago were not producing. A month ago you could go out on the long points and throw a deep crank in the 15-20 ft range and catch a bit load plus some big walleye. Very little success in those areas. I think they moved out a little further off the points and are suspended. We did find some chases in the back end of some coves on the last deep spot but there were mostly singles chasing but they weee nice LM. Never did get a shallow bite going. Did catch some in sunday morning on a tube which seemed to be the better deal by docks