Indian Creek, March 26

[Quillback]

When you don't get a lot of bites, it makes for a short report.

I caught a smallmouth right off the bat on a jerk bait on a gravel point, and another one off a laydown about 15 minutes later, and then went through a dry spell for a few hours.

Finally found some on one bank that had some docks and brush piles, just going down the bank throwing a 2.8 Keitech and the ned.  Caught 5 on that stretch, and by then it was noon and time to go.

Fish were in the 10-20 FOW zone, WT 51.

Water is still clear in some areas down by the dam, 20 feet of visibility, in the coves and up Indian, you've got maybe 5 feet of viz.

There's a few stripers in the area, I had something really whack the Keitech that was a hit and run, could've been a striper.  Saw a few stripers on top early, worked a top water for a bit, but no bites.

Some debris floating around some of it is big stuff you don't want to hit.

 

 

[Dutch]

I would take those numbers today.  I threw the Keitech some today with no bites.

[breeves2245]

What pound test you throw in that clear water?

My bass fishing background is from the Houston area. So one foot of clear water is pretty clear. I'll never forget the first time I launched at Indian Creek. I could see the boat ramp down to 15' or more. Almost wanted to hook back up and go home.

[Quillback]

Today I was using braid with 10 lb. fluro leader.  About 6 feet of leader.

[rps]

5 hours ago, breeves2245 said:

What pound test you throw in that clear water?

My bass fishing background is from the Houston area. So one foot of clear water is pretty clear. I'll never forget the first time I launched at Indian Creek. I could see the boat ramp down to 15' or more. Almost wanted to hook back up and go home.

When I moved from Oklahoma to Tablerock lake, I had the same experience. Even the clearer lakes in Oklahoma, Tenkiller, Grand, and Broken Bow, do not compare. The hard way, I learned to downsize to 10#, max, and learn to fish 6# and 8# as well.

[Dutch]

If clear water intimidates you then don’t go to Bull Shoals.

[Johnsfolly]

Congrats on a couple of nice ones @Quillback. Would have loved to seen what hit your bait so hard. I'm sure that you wanted to see it as well😉.

[Quillback]

4 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Congrats on a couple of nice ones @Quillback. Would have loved to seen what hit your bait so hard. I'm sure that you wanted to see it as well😉.

Yeah, I really hate mystery fish.  😡

Could've been a drum, I catch one or two a year in that area, they typically really whack a lure.  Sadly, I'll never know.  @Johnsfolly