All Topwater fish.

     These fish were all caught on Zara Pups. I went out

about 1:30 and came back in around 5:30. I caught  

probably 15 fish. These were the best. I missed several.

Fish have finally moved into Popher Creek. I have read

that all fish activity has been slowed by 45 days, because

of the long cold winter.                                                                                    

Honey do's

Haven't fished in a few days 'cause the wind has been out of the north or east. Also I've had things to do around the yard. I hope to go tomorrow if the wind cooperates. If I do go I'll let you know how I did.

Beautiful sunset.

Went to bridge about 4:30 for the evening bite. When I got there, there was only one other boat. There was absolutely no wind. I trolled around several pilings and caught a lot of small Crappie. Around 5:30 everyone showed up. I ended up catching 4 keepers and decided that if the big ones weren't going to bite, I would run to the Canyons and see if the Bass were biting. Luckily I got to see this beautiful; sunset and caught several nice ones on a Senko. You could see them coming from the side or behind to nail the bait. It was kind of like a topwater bite. Very fun.

Topwater is starting up.

Went out about 9:00 A.M. for the early bite. Had several fish on the same lure you can see in the pic. Had lots of fun and missed several strikes.

East North East wind

Went out yesterday afternoon in a bad e.n.e. wind and caught these 2 Crappie and 1 small Bass.The waves were bad and it was uncomfortable, so we didn't stay out long.

10.6 lbs. wins the McDonald's tournament?

Wow you can get money for a 5 lb. fish. I can't believe how small the fish were this year in the tournament. Maybe I'll join next year. I never fish on the weekend of the McDonald's tourn. because I'm always afraid I'll catch a big fish and not be entered. I see that the final hour is now over and it looks like 10.6 is going to win this year. Can't help but wish I had entered. Oh well, I can go fishing again as all the weekenders are gone.

Crappie Biting

Well, I'm trying to learn to Crappie fish and I think I'm getting the hang of it. Went out about 2 hours and caught these and more in the sink. Reeling my magic minnow through them seemed to do the trick. Other days I've had to jig the minnow to get a bite. Keep checking back I will get back to Largemouth's soon. Also, we have joined www.samrayburn.com  and  www.anglerweb.com. Check out these fine web-sites, there is much information on these sites.

If you can't beat them...

Well on Friday I couldn't find bass to save my life. This is the only bass I caught while fishing for bass. I caught it on a watermelon red Senko. It was getting on in the day so I went to the bridge to try for some Crappie. Didn't have any luck until I saw a friend by the bridge and he gave me some of his "magic minnow" baits.  I caught a few Crappie then until they stopped biting.
I went back the next afternoon and apparently the White Bass or, Sand Bass as some around here call them, had moved in. I caught several of them, 2 Largemouths anda couple Hybreds. It was a fun Saturday afternoon. If you want to know what the "magic minnow" is, come stay at the Hidden Cottage and we will talk.

Still Biting!

Well, I we went out this morning at 7:30 and returned home at 12:00 noon. We caught 21 fish in all and missed several. None were very big but it was still a fun morning. The bad news is that one that got away broke my now famous chartruese spinner bait. Oh well, now I'll have to find a new favorite. Fish also bit Senko's rigged wacky style, and some hits on Zara Pups and Zara Pooch's.

I Told You

I told you yesterday that the fish were biting. If you didn't go fishing today you missed out on fish like these two 4 & 5 pounders. Stayed out 2 hours and caught 10 fish. These were the biggest. They were all caught on chartruese spinners. I thought about naming todays post
"If it still works, why change it? I know you are tired of hearing about 1/8 oz. chartruese spinners, but the proof is in my hands, they work.

Saturday outing!

We caught 20 or so fish Saturday afternoon. We went out at about 2:00 and stayed until 7:30 and caught fish on Flukes, Bass Assassins, Spinners and top waters.
This was the biggest at about 4 pounds. The water is getting very clear, and the bass are biting. What are you doing just setting there? hit the lake. While your at it, stay at the Hidden Cottage.

Veach Basin produces.

Bass to 6 lbs. were biting pretty good on worms this morning.
A total of around 20 fish were caught in 4-1/2 hours in  flooded Buck brush.
Most on worms but some on Traps.
After my less than stellar fishing this morning, I went out by myself in the afternoon. I caught 8 fish
all about 2 to 3 lbs. on Zara Pups and spinners.

South of 147 bridge.

A friend and myself went fishing today at about 2:00 PM. We fished around  the 147 bridge and caught several nice bass.  We fished south of the bridge for several hours and caught fish everywhere we went. None of the fish were over 3-1/2 to 4 lbs. but we caught several and had a good time. We finished the day in  the Canyon's, but there were more boats than fish. But that was expected as the wind was at least 25 to 35 mph. all day long and everyone was looking to get in a protected area.