Carl1969 Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 My uncle & I are fishing Thursday & Friday & putting in at Fairfield. Any tips on getting into some fish in that general area? Uncle & his buddy are after cats & I'd love to get into some crappie or white bass. Wouldn't mind trolling a bit in the hopes of maybe a walleye, too. Any tips or advice on getting bit this time of year would be greatly appreciated.
BilletHead Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Carl, Used to fish a bunch out of the Fairfield access. Need to get back with the program up there. Launch and head up towards the bridge and beyond up the Pomme arm. Both sides of the bridge. This time of the year ten foot and out deeper. You will catch crappie and whites here and there with small crankbaits. For your uncle and his buddy this may happen as it did for my wife Pat in the summer of 2020. Everyone will be satisfied, I think. Good luck and give us a fishing report if you go. Quillback, Greasy B, Daryk Campbell Sr and 3 others 5 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Carl1969 Posted July 11, 2022 Author Posted July 11, 2022 53 minutes ago, BilletHead said: Carl, Used to fish a bunch out of the Fairfield access. Need to get back with the program up there. Launch and head up towards the bridge and beyond up the Pomme arm. Both sides of the bridge. This time of the year ten foot and out deeper. You will catch crappie and whites here and there with small crankbaits. For your uncle and his buddy this may happen as it did for my wife Pat in the summer of 2020. Everyone will be satisfied, I think. Good luck and give us a fishing report if you go. Awesome. Thank you! Will definitely let y'all know how we do. Don't expect great pics, though. I'll try, but suck at pictures & doubt my 70 y/o uncle is any better. Lol! He's bringing his 16' Tracker & I'm bringing my new to me little 15' Lowe along as well, so my uncle can help make my learning curve a little less steep & I can get some practice, puttering about during the heat of the day. Never owned nor piloted a boat in my life & am more than a little freaked out by "big" water, so I'll take all the help I can get. Daryk Campbell Sr and BilletHead 2
Dutch Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 When there is wind, I have caught a lot of whites around the island. Carl1969 1
BilletHead Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dutch said: When there is wind, I have caught a lot of whites around the island. We did also last fall with a few bonus hybrid right across from the ramp in Indian island. Best hybrid fishing though was farther up the lake from KK island and beyond. It was a hoot! Carl1969 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
MOPanfisher Posted July 12, 2022 Posted July 12, 2022 Always keep a rod rigged with a Blue Chrome Rattle Trap, you never know when an acre or two of lake will erupt in a feeding frenzy of whites mixed with hybrids. Plenty of walleye in that area too just too dang hot for me to chase them now. Trolling crabks on Truman can result in just about anything. Carl1969 1
Carl1969 Posted July 12, 2022 Author Posted July 12, 2022 40 minutes ago, MOPanfisher said: Always keep a rod rigged with a Blue Chrome Rattle Trap, you never know when an acre or two of lake will erupt in a feeding frenzy of whites mixed with hybrids. Plenty of walleye in that area too just too dang hot for me to chase them now. Trolling crabks on Truman can result in just about anything. I've got a fair selection of rattle traps, poppers & crank baits in either silver/chrome or natural (shad, 'gill, baby bass & the like) in sizes appropriate for bass on down to bluegill. I think I'm set up for about anything I'm hoping to catch/likely to encounter. Crappie/bluegill jigs, tackle & baits for drop shotting & Texas rigging, swim baits, even a couple slip floats & bobber stops. I can read & read & read & scour internet forums & "learn" all about a subject, but the proof is in the pudding. Guess we'll see if they'll bite what I'm offering. Daryk Campbell Sr and BilletHead 2
Carl1969 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Posted July 16, 2022 Well, we didn't get skunked, but it was close- just way too hot. Surface temps over 90 by 10AM. We got 5 nice, 10"-12" crappie bouncing jigs off the 83 bridge pilings. A couple whites or wipers were hitting the topwater baitfish Thursday afternoon, but only onesies & twosies & never seen again. We trolled a lap or two around the island, but nothing & we only saw one other boat land a fish while we were out. But, I got to hang out with my uncle (with whom I've had minimal contact for the last 35 years- good dude) who was more than happy to help keep me from screwing up my maiden voyage as a boat owner. Little boat runs out good. Uncle, self, full livewell & cooler of beverages maxed out the max weight capacity & she came right up on plane & got with the program. Very pleased with the boat & can't wait to get back out. Daryk Campbell Sr, BilletHead, nomolites and 1 other 4
BilletHead Posted July 16, 2022 Posted July 16, 2022 32 minutes ago, Carl1969 said: Well, we didn't get skunked, but it was close- just way too hot. Surface temps over 90 by 10AM. We got 5 nice, 10"-12" crappie bouncing jigs off the 83 bridge pilings. A couple whites or wipers were hitting the topwater baitfish Thursday afternoon, but only onesies & twosies & never seen again. We trolled a lap or two around the island, but nothing & we only saw one other boat land a fish while we were out. But, I got to hang out with my uncle (with whom I've had minimal contact for the last 35 years- good dude) who was more than happy to help keep me from screwing up my maiden voyage as a boat owner. Little boat runs out good. Uncle, self, full livewell & cooler of beverages maxed out the max weight capacity & she came right up on plane & got with the program. Very pleased with the boat & can't wait to get back out. Awesome! We were there a couple hours early same day as you just messing around and caught a couple fish. More interested in running a little gas through the boat motor. If you didn't stop by the campground store you went by on way to launch and back out stop and get a hand dipped ice cream. They literally load the cone. Good stuff! Carl1969 and nomolites 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Dutch Posted July 16, 2022 Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Carl1969 said: Well, we didn't get skunked, but it was close- just way too hot. Surface temps over 90 by 10AM. We got 5 nice, 10"-12" crappie bouncing jigs off the 83 bridge pilings. A couple whites or wipers were hitting the topwater baitfish Thursday afternoon, but only onesies & twosies & never seen again. We trolled a lap or two around the island, but nothing & we only saw one other boat land a fish while we were out. But, I got to hang out with my uncle (with whom I've had minimal contact for the last 35 years- good dude) who was more than happy to help keep me from screwing up my maiden voyage as a boat owner. Little boat runs out good. Uncle, self, full livewell & cooler of beverages maxed out the max weight capacity & she came right up on plane & got with the program. Very pleased with the boat & can't wait to get back out. Where’s that life jacket? Wear it. snagged in outlet 3, grizwilson and fshndoug 3
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