Quillback Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Rolled over to the ramp about 0830 after waiting for the temp to get above freezing. Warmed up fairly quickly and turned into a nice day. Caught 4 smallmouth in the first 30 minutes, then it got a lot tougher and it took me about 4 hours to catch another 4 for a total of 8. Funny thing about today is that I only had 8 bites and I put all 8 of them in the boat. Ned rig and 2.8 swimbait is what I caught them on. Fish I caught were in water from 5 to 20 feet deep. snagged in outlet 3, Terrierman, kjackson and 6 others 9
kjackson Posted February 8 Posted February 8 You seem to have Indian Creek nailed. Biggest smallie I hooked in Beaver came from the other side of the lake...I really didn't get it sorted out before we moved north. Walleyes always seemed to catch my attention instead of other species., and I never did do well in Indian Creek.
Al Agnew Posted February 9 Posted February 9 The fish in your photo is a hybrid (what some people call a meanmouth, but I don't like that name). Quillback 1
fishinwrench Posted February 9 Posted February 9 10 minutes ago, Al Agnew said: (what some people call a meanmouth, but I don't like that name) Yeah I've always thought that name was pretty ignorant too. Just another Mutt ! 😅
Quillback Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 5 hours ago, Al Agnew said: The fish in your photo is a hybrid (what some people call a meanmouth, but I don't like that name). Yep, threw it up there to see if anyone would notice. 😃 nomolites and Daryk Campbell Sr 2
Members breeves2245 Posted February 9 Members Posted February 9 It must be getting closer to Spring, Jeff is posting again! I'll make several trips to Indian Creek this year. Looking forward to getting out there soon. snagged in outlet 3 and Quillback 2
Members razorbackfan4life Posted February 9 Members Posted February 9 Might be an early spawn this year if the water doesn't get much colder. We went yesterday, launched from Lost Bridge south. Water was running 43-45. Kinda shocked me. Bite was good when the clouds were overhead. Then the sun came out and that was that. Daryk Campbell Sr, snagged in outlet 3 and Quillback 3
rps Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Spawn is not solely controlled by water temp. Yes, it matters, but lunar phase comes into play as well. Daryk Campbell Sr 1
Members razorbackfan4life Posted February 16 Members Posted February 16 On 2/10/2026 at 12:41 AM, rps said: Spawn is not solely controlled by water temp. Yes, it matters, but lunar phase comes into play as well. I know, and our next full moon looks to be on March 3rd. Could have some early ones. I'll be down at Broken bow that weekend, and last year we went on the 3rd weekend of march. The males were on the beds all across the lake. Caught like 60-70 a day. Good times
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