05-25-2005, 12:08 PM
[cool][#0000ff]The fish are still there, but they move around. There is so much more water right now that they have a lot more choices of habitat, and the fishermen have a lot fewer places to fish from shore.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a suggestion (nobody else read this). Benjamin Slough (the little stream you cross on the way to Lincoln Beach) is running full flow into the lake, just to the east of the jetties. Some folks are catching whities and wallies in the muddy flow. Others are either wading out into two or three feet of water for wallies and kitties, or anchoring boats or toons just offshore. Something about fresh inflow of muddied water that draws crowds (of fish). [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have not taken the time to fish this spot this year, but in other years when the water level was up, that was a great area to fish. The magic one hour before dark to just after dark could sometimes be awesome. I used to wade it, or tube it. When I was wading, I could feel the fish bumping against my legs, and they were not all carp. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Casting small spinners we could sometimes catch 10 or more fish in a row, mostly white bass, but enough wallies and occasional cats (yes, on lures) to keep things interesting. There will be quite a bit of submerged weeds and stickups in the areas that were dry ground only a couple of months ago. But, if you can find clean bottom, cast a crawler, minnow or chunk of meat without weight...or under a bobber. I think you know the drill on rigging.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That area is easy access by walking around the lake shore a short distance from the parking area. It is also just a short ride in a boat, tube or tune from launching in the harbor. However, if you have a tube or toon, you can also launch from the mud on the north side of the jetties. You have to wade out a ways before it is deep enough to sit down and motate, but it is a shorter distance out than if you launch off the ramp. You can drive on hard dry mud right down to the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a suggestion (nobody else read this). Benjamin Slough (the little stream you cross on the way to Lincoln Beach) is running full flow into the lake, just to the east of the jetties. Some folks are catching whities and wallies in the muddy flow. Others are either wading out into two or three feet of water for wallies and kitties, or anchoring boats or toons just offshore. Something about fresh inflow of muddied water that draws crowds (of fish). [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have not taken the time to fish this spot this year, but in other years when the water level was up, that was a great area to fish. The magic one hour before dark to just after dark could sometimes be awesome. I used to wade it, or tube it. When I was wading, I could feel the fish bumping against my legs, and they were not all carp. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Casting small spinners we could sometimes catch 10 or more fish in a row, mostly white bass, but enough wallies and occasional cats (yes, on lures) to keep things interesting. There will be quite a bit of submerged weeds and stickups in the areas that were dry ground only a couple of months ago. But, if you can find clean bottom, cast a crawler, minnow or chunk of meat without weight...or under a bobber. I think you know the drill on rigging.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That area is easy access by walking around the lake shore a short distance from the parking area. It is also just a short ride in a boat, tube or tune from launching in the harbor. However, if you have a tube or toon, you can also launch from the mud on the north side of the jetties. You have to wade out a ways before it is deep enough to sit down and motate, but it is a shorter distance out than if you launch off the ramp. You can drive on hard dry mud right down to the lake.[/#0000ff]
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