Indian Creek 9/17

[Quillback]

Got out at dawn again today, started right off throwing a jig, not much going on with it - I had one bass that grabbed it and immediately got hung up in a tree, couldn't get it out, line must have wrapped on something, had to break it off.  Had another one pick it up and run towards the boat, hooked it just for a second, felt like a solid fish, but couldn't keep it pinned.

There was no wind at all early and I kept seeing some scattered top water activity.  Last time I fished I tried to match the hatch (small shad) and threw a Tiny Torpedo at them which they didn't like.  Today I did the opposite and threw a 115 Evergreen Shower Blows, which is a big hunk of plastic.  Put two 13-14 inch spots in the boat, had a couple of others get off, then they just stopped with the top water activity.

Bounced the jig around and tried a shakey head, had a couple of bumps, but they weren't hanging on.

Go back to the launch, tie up the boat, look in the water near the dock and see a couple of spots hanging out.  Backed the trailer in, looked in the water and they were still there.  I thought this was pretty bold of them, so I picked up a drop shot, tossed it out there, got one of them on the 2nd cast, another 13-14 inch spot.  I get it up to the dock, and probably a half-dozen bass swim out from underneath the dock and start trying to grab the worm from the hooked bass's mouth.  Every one of those fish was as big if not bigger than the one I had hooked, when I lifted the fish out of the water they all went back under the dock.  Dangled the worm under the dock, but no takers.  Caught two more spots casting off the dock and paralleling the bank with the drop shot.  Guy pulled into the lot with a jet ski, so I had to get the boat out and the fun was over.

If I could do today over, I would have started right away with the Evergreen SB and once the top water bite stopped, would've fished docks with the drop shot.

Surface temp 80.

[Blll]

Hey Quill, how deep was the water under the dock?  Great how being observant can improve your day.

[Quillback]

It's not over deep water at all, maybe 4 feet deep off the end.  My theory on why they are there is people power launching/loading stir up the sediment which brings in minnows ( I saw a bunch of minnow around the dock).  No cover nearby either except for rocks on the bottom.

[slowbait]

Hey Quillback, or anyone. On Sept 22  I'm gonna Bass Fish out of Prairie Creek ramp. Can you please give me some pointers? I have never bass fished Beaver lake. Thank You