Springfield lake below the dam.

[Bubfisher]

Kayaked and fished below the Springfield lake dame on Wednesday noon till dusk. Did well on night crawlers but really didn’t even need live bait. The goggle eye were spawning and they were easy to catch on a slow retrieve using a 2” white grub. Also caught a couple crappie and big blue gill. Most of the fish were midway down from the dam. Had a little fun with photos and editing. 

[jdmidwest]

Pretty google eye, good color

[Quillback]

Thanks for the pics!  

[jimithyashford]

Hey howdy. In this context, what does "midway down from the dam" mean? Like midway between the dam and that little low water bridge that's like half a mile down?

[Bubfisher]

On 5/13/2024 at 2:04 PM, jimithyashford said:

Hey howdy. In this context, what does "midway down from the dam" mean? Like midway between the dam and that little low water bridge that's like half a mile down?

Sorry I should have been more specific. Midway (halfway down from the dam to where the low water bridge is) Where the water is pretty calm and the bank is steep and muddy. I think the wider calm water allows for Goggle Eye to spawn. During a spawn you can almost catch a fish on every single cast. Here soon after the water levels go back down a bit they can be caught easily on live bait worms. Try early morning and evening hours.