February 4, 2011

 

 

 

 

Bass fishing has been tough. A little stain in the water will turn on the crank bait bite this week. The only bites we are getting is to cover as many red clay and rock points as possible during the day with mid depth crankbaits in a shad pattern. Use a Bomber 4A and Bandit crankbaits. You are going to have to cover a lot of water. Five to ten bites in a day is a good day with current conditions. Use jerk baits in the same areas but covering a lot of water is key. Normally once you have located one fish you can catch a couple more on the same point. It will take little change in the weather for fish to really turn on.

 

 

 

Hybrid and striper fishing is slow. Look for little change until we have warmer temperatures. The best bites have come from down lining live bait on humps and roadbeds on main lake. The best humps have been in Wehadkee and Maple Creeks.

 

 

 

Crappie fishing has been fair. Right now fishermen are having to compete against shad that are beginning to die from the cooler temperatures. Look for diving birds to locate fish midway in pockets. Troll Jiffy jigs tipped with minnows in twelve to fifteen feet of water to catch fish.

 

 

 

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