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I went out and caught nothing. That's a pretty normal story for me though.
One day, a Bass fishermen, and a Crappie expert are gonna get on here and explain how its done and the why's n' when's of it.
I had a couple hits on some plastic worms. That's exciting, and I wonder if I'll ever learn to let the doggond fish have the worm long enough to swallow it.

It's so quiet and peaceful out there on the back side of an island.
A nesting pair of Canada Geese it looked like, some Mallards and two Eagles. The island is called Goat island and the Goats came by a couple times.
I was in a bueatiful little natural Park with two small islands and lots of brushy shallow water to fish.

There were speed boats out and some of the PWC's too. But they were way out in the deep part of the lake. A half mile from me.

One obnoxious guy was working in clearing his place with a Dull Chain saw. It was un-necessairly noisy, but a long ways off.

But then the Obnoxious 'Biggie' came by, and came by, and came by....and was coming on by for several minutes.

Jeez. He was quite a ways from me over near the mainland. It took him forever to get between a couple of trees. He was having to wave the Water lizards on by.

He had a little boat. So low in the water it looked like he was sitting on a Surfboard from my distant view.
It was powerd by one of the 'Weed-eater' motors with a little prop on the end of the shaft. A Mini Go-Devil.

I stopped fishing and broke for a cup of Coffee to watch him.
I wonder if I've seen it all yet?
 
Sorry Thud...I'm no sweetwater expert...strictly salt. Sounds like you had a nice backdrop. For me, I look for areas the the fish will use to traverse from one area to another....usually an edge of a channel or flat, a drain to deeper water, some structure...something that holds bait...in your case, brush, trees, stumps, vegetation, and once located, match the hatch. Live bait works great, again, I'm not a freshwater guy but a few of my fishing buddies who do fish fresh also like plastics.
Tight lines,
Perry
 
Thud, you did good, spent some time to smell the Roses. The fish will wait for you and you will get them eventually. Hope you are using a light and sensitive pole. Got to feel that first hit and snag the critter. If it was easy it wouldnt be fun.
 
Perry, I was planning on using the Fish finder to locate those fishy areas, but when I got out there it didnt work. I had to do it the old fashioned way.

I know there are some deep areas where the old Creek bed was. If I could find them I could fish off the edge of the old creek bank, between the deep cool water and the warmer upper level water.

I use a long slender Trout rod and 8 Lb test line, when I fish those worms. You do that in Shallow water with lots of brush.
That's fun by the way. I had one rubber Frog that was so real it almost caught a bird. The bird was right down on the water, ready to grab that Frog, when somthing made him change his mind. He did a couple of Helicopter dances right over the Frog and took off.

Those worms are just a slow easy way to fish. It seems like the Bass will pick up the worm, not to eat it, but to move it away from where they found it.
I see my line going sideways usually, just before I feel the fish.
I just cannot break the habit of Yanking hard to set the hook. Its a 50 year old habit. Difficult to change an old guy.

For the Jigs, Chug baits, spinner baits, etc, I use the short rod and the 15 Lb line. So I can keep the Fish out of the brush. We cant keep Bass between 11-13" or so. Catching them is still fun!
I may go back out tomorrow after lunch and spend the whole evening out there. Come back about Midnite.
 
Thud,
If you know where the deep water is you can find the channels that feed into it and work out from there. They will traverse off these points 2x a day (in salt water)...that being said, lay a plan to intercept them. I've seen video of spawning Black Bass and they do move things away from the nest...and inhale it. Lift rod, scream get the net or something like that...
Looking forward to this spring. I'm working on a couple of plans for Fluke and Stripers. Getting the boat in very late this year but I am getting in.
Tight lines,
Perry
 
"...getting the boat in late this year.." I remember those blues. Waiting for the Ice to go out, then waiting for the weather to warm sufficiently the water in the boat wouldnt freeze overnight.

I dont know what Fluke are, but they dont sound real good. With a name like that, they gotta be good eh?

We have stripers in this lake.
I dont know whether to go after them or not. I need a fishing buddy up here!
 
Fluke are a flatfish like flounder and halibut. They are an excellent eating fish that is fairly plentiful, put up a nice battle, and are somewhat easy to catch (smaller ones). They're perfect for taking kids out but also seasoned vets as there are some large ones we've been seeing top 15lbs. Not so easy to hoist from 70' of water...

Stripers are always fun because they rarely nibble...try some live bait near the deep water...
 
Sole (like your Fluke or Flounder) is what my Uncle started me on when I first left the Farm for the Pacific NW. It's what I learned to fish on. Great experience. Lots of them too.

I ran into a herd of Stripers last night. I only kept one! When they are in a Gang like that, all of them want whatever you throw at them.
Our Reg's are confusing. I dont know how many I can keep and I didnt see one thing on the size except a statment on two different pages saying two different things about the number of fish over 16".
One page said two and the other page said 6.
I dont reckon I'll get a whole bunch of them over 16" long though.

Tomorrow AM at 04:00. Us Retired guys gotta get up early to start a productive day ya'know!
 
Thud,
Good for you...take what you can eat and let the rest get bigger...how'd you get'm?
Perry
 
A bunch of those Stripers hit a little spinner jig called a Road Runner. 1/8 oz.

I also got another 4 Lb bass on that same Road Runner today.
The wind came up, forcing me to go across the lake, under the hills, and troll.
Couldnt still fish or drift slowly. Trolling past the folks big expensive Docks, some Bass would dash out, hit my Lure and usually escape. I cought four or five trolling by those Docks today. I let all but the big one go back.

It was so good today before the wind came up. In the Shallows I stepped out of the boat and waded around fishing in places you cant reach from shore. I felt like a King that owned all the lands and waters.
I could see those big Bass but they wouldnt hit anything I threw at them.

Boy did I get sunburned...whoo boy this one's gonna hurt tomorrow!
 
Striped or black bass? if Stripers are shallow they are feeding.
 
I told you, you should have taken a bunch of pictures while the water was low. Think of all the secret spots you'd know about by now. Heck! You could have been the resident expert fish guide and commanded the highest prices for your services. You coulda' been famous.:D
 
LOL, while the water was low?
It was so low we were driving around the lake bottom with my 4X4. There are some cliffs out there.
The lake is full of stumps, old trees, old cars, old buildings, its a mess down there.
But I only took one photo.

Oh how red my legs is!
 
Thud...Charlie was right...shoulda, woulda...coulda...I suggest you drain the lake and take pictures this time.
 
I probably could find the conture's in the original survey or in some Aerial photos from one of the times the water was down this far. Then somebody would have to educate me in the use of that info.

The folks who had farms where the lake is now, say its been lower.
That was before all the Developers sold lots on the lake. Now people really bitch when the water goes away and thier floating docks sit way down the side of a Cliff or a 20' embankment.
Lordy there are some really nice homes and Docks on that lake.

That reminds me of some guys from Wisconsin, who decided to cross the Coho salmon and the Muskie, so they'd have a real fighting fish in the Great interior that could handle the winter, summer, and didnt die after spawn.
Then they added a good tasting meat fish in the mix. A Walleye.
So they did all that.
After several tries they came up with an almost perfect fish named Cowalski.
The one last detail to attend to is somebody's gonna have to teach it how to swim!
 
OOOOOOOH SH*T!!!!!!I can't stop laughing. My dogs are barking at me....
 
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