Fish'in Update

[pomme geezer]

Hey Hey Hey

Went out Sun. for a few hours and did pretty well Caught 3 Bass in the 3-4 lb range. Started out with a Buzz bait caught 2 and lost a really good one He wrapped me around a tree. I hate it when they do that. Then switched to a Spinnerbait and caught a few more. I think the top water bite is finally starting. The water temp. is 71 deg. and the water was a little cloudy. My neighbor the dedicated crappie fisherman told me the bite is hit or miss. He was catching them in 15-20 ft. using Char. jigs. The ones he caught were all NICE fish. There not schooled up yet. He would catch a few and then have to move to a new spot, and would catch a few more. You just have to keep moving. The Muskies have somewhat turned off, a few are being caught but nothing spectacular. Must still be shook up from the Musky tourney.

Until the next time Good fishing and good BEER

The "Geeze"

[Nitro FIsh]

Any new updates to this report? I'm headed to the lake this weekend and was wondering how the bass bite is doing.

[hoover25]

Hey there,

From what I have heard the lake is fixin' to turn over....good luck. I would go look for shad and troll through them. Or maybe throw a jig in deeper water.

Also, you could always troll for the toothy critters over the flats.

[Nitro FIsh]

Thanks for the reply, I'll keep those tips in mind. Any area of the Lake more productive this time of year versus another?

[hoover25]

I would try up the pomme river the turn-over does'nt seem to effect it as much as the main lake area.

Good Luck

[Nitro FIsh]

Thanks, I'll give the Pomme River arm a try!

[Daddy Carp]

Hey Amish, are they catching any walleye off the main points yet? With 50 degree surface, I figure the bass & crappie are suspended about 20'- 25' in structure. The walleye and muskies should be moving in shallower off the points. Have you had the warm weather (50's/60's) like we have on Taney? Haven't heard much from Pomme Geezer of late. He must have finally got his stove lit rubbing 2 sticks together (stick matches, he cheated). If he's got a fire going, he won't leave the warmth til spring-thaw! LOL

[Amish Bill]

Hey CD I can't tell you a thing about Pomme right now. I did get out for a little bit yesterday, but I went to Stockton and tried trolling at the dam for walleye, first pass over the old coffer dam and line started peeling, thought man I have found em, it was a big white bass. Right after that the wind picked up big roller waves and decided it was time for the house. Had fun and enjoyed just be on the water.

[Trav]

My Father lives and breathes Pomme (since he lives in Urbana) and he swears that trolling is the only way to go. The only times I fish Pomme is with him a few times a year so you can guess what we do. He seems to have a method to his madness (catches plenty of Musky) but I am preferably a structure kind of guy. Guess I like the hum of a Minn-Kota over the rumble of a Johnson outboard.

Anyway, is trolling the only Musky money-maker on Pomme as my dear old Dad believes?

[Amish Bill]

Hi Trav:

I can't help you much on the musky, but yes I understand the best way to catch Musky is trolling for them. I have heard of someone ocasionally catching one while bass fishing but not often. A friend was telling me he was crappie fishing off his dock this fall and there was several Musky around his dock but no crappie ( Go Figure )

I mainly crappie fish when I'm on Pomme, but seem to catch a lot of green carp AKA Bass. Oh well they still make pretty good filets. Hope I helped some on your question....AB