Fishing Report - Indian Point area

[Cajunangler]

Was able to get out yesterday and decided to try some things Bill has been suggesting. Hit the water at 11am and fished till dark. Immediately ran down to the dam area and graphed some sloping points. Tried slowly retrieving grubs down the incline but never caught any fish along the 6 - 8 points I tried. Saw others trying similar tactics but they did not stay long before going elsewhere. After a few hours of beating my head against the wall decided to try closer to the bank csating to 15-20 with finese worms and twin tail skirted grubs. Caught a fat KY, measured 14 3/4. I felt like there were other fish nearby but could not get them to cooperate. Fished down a shoreline close to that spot and began to pick up a few fish. A couple more ky's and smallies. Caught a real nice smallie that measured 17 3/4 on the finese worm.

Moved back to the Indian Point area to finish out my day and decided to venture shallow to see if any fish had moved up with the warmer day. Found a few more an hour before dark with another nice smallie measuring nearly 17.

I had water temps ranging from 55 to 59 at the end of the day. Weather couldn't have been better but I still think a few more days of this weather will have them chomping better. The fish I did catch hit the baits very aggresive. No subtle bites here. In fact, the bites I had on the twin tail resulted in the fish taking the bait completely in their mouths. So far that I usually had to retie due to scuffed line.

Good Luck.

[Ham]

Sounds like you had a better day fishing than I did at work.

What about crappie? Catch any of those? Spoonbills? White Bass? Carp? Catfish?

And no Largemouth either?

You're turning into one of those Smallmouth snobs aren't you.

[swelbo1]

How were you rigging your finesse worms? Thanks in advance.

[techo]

We put in at the Port of Kimberling. We threw everything at them we had! I mised one on a carolina rigged fish doctor. We didn't get anything else to bite. The wind died down and I think that hurt us a bit. Nice day though. I would do it again!

[Cajunangler]

As to the question of how I rigged the finese worm, I was using a jig head with the worm rigged weedless.

And to you Ham, you might as well give up on my changing tactics to try and catch other species. The three types of bass (LM, Spot, and smallie) are plenty enough to keep my interest. Even though I know you get excited when you occasionally, accidentally snag some odd creature.

[swelbo1]

Thanks for helping out cajunangler. 6 of us are heading up there in the morning from SW LA for our annual trip. We usually stay around the Long Creek area, but I think as soon as we get up there we are gonna go put in up on the Kings around Viola I guess. We have never been up there but if any of yall can help us out on what to expect I would appreciate it. Thanks.

[dtrs5kprs]

Fished out of Viola last week. I'd look for fish on the flat gravel places near spawn coves and drag a rig. Windy day they will bite a blade shallower in the same places, esp if there is trash on the bank. Also some fish in, or moving into, the little cuts and hollows. Rogue bite was good, but that was with wind and lower water temps. Fluke and Senko are always good in the little cuts up there once they move in.

Water color was good last week. Watch out for wood coming down the river if it rains much.

[Ham]

You mean like a 14lb 10 oz Striper on a Sammy?