Fishing Reports From The Pomme 10-1-07

[Daddy Carp]

Just got back from Pomme de Terre. I fished the main lake around Decker's branch, Martin flats and down river about 3 mi. The bite was slow, no matter what I threw. The only plastic I got bit on, was a 5" red/green glittered lizard, Texas rigged, on steep solid-rock banks. I tried several cranks & the only thing they seemed interested in was my ole, Matzou "rumble shad" in firetiger or shad color.

Baited the trotline with shad sides and "zeroed" out. While showing the lake to my brother-in-law from my dock, we saw a man & his family catch about a 17-20lb channel on a rod & reel (and they were tied up to the same tree as one end of my trotline). Cool for them, but what a "bummer" to have to watch! LOL. Couldn't get crawfish for bait. My guy, at Pomme de Terre Outfitters, tells me that the harvest, locally, was very slim and the usual supply from the north was infested with a fungus so the state would not let them come in. He said that crawfish are very hard to find in the area, if at all.

Several tournament clubs were on the lake Sat. & Sun. They seemed to be a polite & friendly group. Shortly after 7am on Sat, there must have been about 15 or more boats (tournament boats), roar into Decker's branch. Most seemed to be fishing stumps and shallow shorelines. That is the same thought I had & tried Thur. & Fri. with no luck. On Sun. most of the tournament boats were fishing the points in deeper waters & deep structures. The coves were pretty vacant.

Crazy as it seems; with normal lake level, water cooling down & shad spawn in the coves, --- I would recommend fishing the points in 15-30' water or along steep banks next to deep water. I like the, shad or firetiger colored, lipless or 8-12' divers. I would be more inclined to rig lizards & worms over jig/pig or jig & craw. They are not responding by the book so don't be afraid to expirement.

May tomorrow's catch be your biggest & God bless. D.C.