January 19, 2006 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

[Thompson Fishing Guide Service]

January 19, 2006 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

Walleye are being caught off the main lake points north of the 215 bridge on slow trolled deep running crank baits. If you let out 175 feet of line, that should get your deep diving crank bait at around 25 feet. Wally Divers and Wiggle Warts in shad colors are good choices. Deep diving jerk baits in shad colors have also been productive. Along the dam, try drifting a jig/night crawler in around 25 feet of water and you should see action.

Black bass are being caught off main lake points and bluff points with black and purple or black and blue jigs with a pork chunk. Most of the fish will be positioned around structure in around 25 feet of water; plastic worms also work well when the fish are deep. Eleven inch ribbon tails in dark colors worked slowly will get bites. Try using suspended jerk baits in coves on the down wind side; a lot of bass will follow shad into these coves and if you can find one with a creek, that's even better. Try clown colored hard jerk baits on cloudy days and shad colors on bright sunny days. Deep diving crank baits are producing fish off your chunk rock banks that have a 45 degree angle slope. Remember to fish the bait SLOWLY.

Crappie are being caught on the marked brush piles that are in 15-20 feet of water; due to the lake's low level (8 feet below normal pool), your choices of brush piles in this depth range is reduced. Nevertheless, finding the right brush piles will be worth your trouble. Crappie Johns and Maribu jigs are your best artificial choices, most effective when fished under a slip bobber fished slowly. Minnows are producing some Crappie off the face of the dam. Boat control is your major problem here if the wind blows, but if you can keep the boat out at about 20 feet from the dam, drift a minnow under a slip bobber and you'll catch Crappie.

[ryan]

January 19, 2006 Stockton Lake Fishing Report

Walleye are being caught off the main lake points north of the 215 bridge on slow trolled deep running crank baits. If you let out 175 feet of line, that should get your deep diving crank bait at around 25 feet. Wally Divers and Wiggle Warts in shad colors are good choices. Deep diving jerk baits in shad colors have also been productive. Along the dam, try drifting a jig/night crawler in around 25 feet of water and you should see action.

Black bass are being caught off main lake points and bluff points with black and purple or black and blue jigs with a pork chunk. Most of the fish will be positioned around structure in around 25 feet of water; plastic worms also work well when the fish are deep. Eleven inch ribbon tails in dark colors worked slowly will get bites. Try using suspended jerk baits in coves on the down wind side; a lot of bass will follow shad into these coves and if you can find one with a creek, that's even better. Try clown colored hard jerk baits on cloudy days and shad colors on bright sunny days. Deep diving crank baits are producing fish off your chunk rock banks that have a 45 degree angle slope. Remember to fish the bait SLOWLY.

Crappie are being caught on the marked brush piles that are in 15-20 feet of water; due to the lake's low level (8 feet below normal pool), your choices of brush piles in this depth range is reduced. Nevertheless, finding the right brush piles will be worth your trouble. Crappie Johns and Maribu jigs are your best artificial choices, most effective when fished under a slip bobber fished slowly. Minnows are producing some Crappie off the face of the dam. Boat control is your major problem here if the wind blows, but if you can keep the boat out at about 20 feet from the dam, drift a minnow under a slip bobber and you'll catch Crappie.

I was wondering if you had any info on what some people call the mud flats, and another place called the old rock quarry I tried to locate them on a map but could not find the specifics I am trying to target some walleye and wondered if you had any info

[powerdive]

Ryan, you'll find the flats between Points 5 and 7 in the Big Sac Arm. They actually extend all the way down to the timber (past Birch) and also well into Sons Creek.

The quarry is adjacent to Crabtree Cove on the NE corner of the lake. I've also heard some folks refer to the levees in the Highpoint area (Little Sac) as being part of an old quarry complex.

I'm a recent arrival, though.