May 13, dam basin

[Quillback]

Launched at 0545, just getting light at that time now, and fished until about 1130.

Smallmouth - Plenty of smaller smallmouth are roaming the banks, caught around 15 that were in the 10-15" range and had 3 solid keepers also.  Had many, many bites from little dinky 6 inchers, too small to get hooked (thankfully) but they loved to hit that 2.8 Keitech.  Had to put up with them as there would be a better fish around them every once in a while.  Sure looks good for the future, I have never seen so many little smallmouth in this lake.

 

 

Stripers - Caught two stripers, one about 6 lbs. and another around 2 lbs.  Wasn't much top water activity, but did catch the bigger one on a popper.  At the end of the day I decided to fish a point near the ramp, thinking I might have a shot at a walleye.  Caught the 2 lb. striper fishing the Keitech right off the bottom in 20 FOW, next cast, hooked a good one, had it on for a couple of minutes, really couldn't do much with it, just hang on until it tired and I could net it.  Got a glimpse of a big silver flash down in the water, but hard to say how big it was, at least 10 lbs. I'd guess, but never found out as the hook popped out and that was that.

 

 

 

WT 63.

 

[Devan S.]

Good report. I thought I seen a swirl back a couple weeks ago in the evening on the rip rap by the dam but wasn't sure if it was a striper or white bass. 

[Phil S]

@Quillbacknice report! How do you typically fish the keitechs? Slow steady retrieve or bump on the bottom? Have used these much but know they are very versatile 

[Quillback]

5 hours ago, Phil S said:

@Quillbacknice report! How do you typically fish the keitechs? Slow steady retrieve or bump on the bottom? Have used these much but know they are very versatile 

I fish them pretty slow, I'll pause them on the retrieve to let them drop, a lot of bites will come on the drop.