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Summer....mainlake or creeks?


Travis Swift

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The last couple of years I've figured out where the bass are pretty good in the winter time on Taney......summer is a different animal to me.   Are there any fish on the mainlake in the summer or do they all go back in the slough, creeks and coves in the warmer water?  I keep trying to tell myself the big ones will stay on the main lake and eat trout but am I wrong?  are they all going back to the warm water?  am I totally wasting time even considering the main lake at all?

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I've caught them on the main lake above Rockaway down to Powersite all year. They still hang there. The water doesn't get that cold (was 67 down there last June). My problem is when I fish Taney I want to go for trout. 

“To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold

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I have the same problem in the summer, but mine is always related to the crazy thick grass. If it's so thick that the fish can't get through half the time to eat your frog, or your trolling motor has to be cleaned every couple minutes, it's not worth it to me. I will say that the fish are always healthy there, plenty to eat and do not get bothered much. I just assume they are in the coves hiding in all that grass. 

Haven't done great in the winter their either, have had some luck with jigs on the main lake docks when it's cold though. 

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Also, in the summer a big grass bed blooms leading up to Powersite. 65 lb braid and a frog will lend you some hogs. Have to hit it right at first light, though. 

“To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold

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2 hours ago, Ryan Miloshewski said:

Also, in the summer a big grass bed blooms leading up to Powersite. 65 lb braid and a frog will lend you some hogs. Have to hit it right at first light, though. 

that can be tough to do with that summer fog ahahah.  when you headed back down my friend?  Can't believe you haven't been there with the gates open.   Thanks for the help guys. 

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1 hour ago, Travis Swift said:

that can be tough to do with that summer fog ahahah.  when you headed back down my friend?  Can't believe you haven't been there with the gates open.   Thanks for the help guys. 

The good part is nobody is on the lake then haha. I have been busy with turkey hunting. I'll get down there sometime soon.

“To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold

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