Fishing Report

[Trav]

Thought I would freeze my butt off this morning so I over dressed. After stripping down a layer I managed to get a few chunky sport bass. The main channel was really silted; full of floating debris from the rain so I avoided the brownies today. The bass didn’t surprise me much but made up for it in numbers. Caught 16 beating the shoreline and then moved out onto the flats. Fishing 6 to 8 feet of water I bumped into the White Bass. Caught another 23 of those…including one that went 3.2 pounds. She must have been the ring- leader of the pack cause after I let her go the whites went someplace else. By that time I was hungry for lunch anyway and called it a day. Not to mention I forgot to charge my trolling battery and it was running half power…haha.

[creek wader]

Sounds like a good day. All before lunch. Didn't realize Tanney was a bass lake. Only hear about the trout. We're you catching largemouths or smallies? On crankbaits?

[Trav]

Lots of different species here. I was catching largemouths and white bass today. I use jerkbaits, crankbaits, the occassional softbait. Today it was mostly a yellow craw shallow diver.

[crappiefisherman]

if I may ask, where on the lake where the whites?

[Trav]

I dont mind at all.

Today they were on the flats in the mouth of bull creek. Just look for the stumps in the middle ...it gets real shallow there, maybe 2 foot or so at low water. today it was sitting at about 3 or 4. anyway, I was fishing the 6 to 8 foot zone as it tapers towards the lake. When you find them they hit one after the other. today I counted 9 cast and 9 fish when I first found them.

They cruise alot so you have to catch them fast before they move on and you have to hunt them again. I try to follow the school with my trolling motor and graph but that only works for a little while.

Most the time I find them further down the lake in a cove called "the lost forest". It is located between long beach and powersite dam. But I have caught them as far up as bee creek. They will usually always be found near flats that drop off slowly on the opposite side of the main channel.

[creek wader]

Trav, Thanks for the info on Tanney, I doubt if I'll ever get the chance to fish Tanney, but it's nice to know about it. Just in case. I enjoy reading your reports. ... Good Luck. .... Wader

[97procraft]

Hey Trav,

What is the water temp's on the lower end this time of year vs. summer?

[Trav]

No Problem Wader

The temps are pretty consistant year round, much like the upper lake the Dam hinders weather influences. At my dock it pretty much ranges between 48 to 55 in the summer and 42 to 50 in the winter. Thats just down from mile 9. And I am on the current side of the lake. Its always colder when the water is running.

Now up in the coves and creeks I have seen it at 70-72 in shallow water but we are talking dog day heat of summer. In the winter the same shallow water is never any colder or warmer than 50 to 60.

[97procraft]

Thanks Trav,

Keep the reports comming. I plan on getting down there this spring and try some bass. I have wanted to get down there and bass fish for the past couple years, but the trout have called my name more often. I am just going to have to make a trip where I only fish for bass. Speaking of trout, I am heading down this weekend with some friends to do some wading below the dam. The weather sould make it interesting.

[Trav]

Good luck to ya

If we get snow like they say it should be really pretty out.