Dam Area Still Good

[YakSlacker]

More of a drive than I like, coming out of Rogers...but felt compelled to put in at Indian Creek Rec Area boat ramp and try out that side of the lake for some Stripes.  Fished mid-lake a week ago and didn't even mark any so...just wanted to see if I could find them further away.  I put in just after sundown and worked the western bank (north of boat ramp) and marked plenty of fish of some sort but had no takers.  I then pedaled east across the channel to the "ruins" on the north point of the Pine Log area.  I just worked S patterns, up and down the slope of that point and noticed 20-40 FOW to be where I was most routinely marking fish...so I split the difference and pedaled in 30 FOW southeast along the western bank of the Pine Log area.  That was the ticket.  Between 8:30pm and 10pm I caught 3 Stripes, all between 22 and 26 inches (ok, NOT trophies, but fun), 3 very thick Walleye...all keepers, and one 18" Smallie.  All were caught on a deep diving Smithwick Rogue in blue/black and all released healthy and alive after short battles.  Water Temp was 74 degrees, wind was almost calm from the SE even though weather channel was calling for 7-10mph.  I believe I was alone out there.  SO...my take is that there are plenty of fish up there and I'm anxious to hear others report evidence of when the mid-lake area heats up.

[Stump bumper]

Great report, thank you. Glad to see the stripers coming up somewhere on the lake. I knew someone was fishing.

[Dan the fisherman]

Great report thank u.  Glad to hear people catching them.