05-09-2011, 09:26 PM
There are LM bass and bluegill in all the ponds as well as carp. The lower pond (Mulberry Lake) is the farthest east. I've caught bluegill, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in this pond. The bass are hard to catch and you will have to experiment with different presentations. Most likely if you catch a bass, it will be about 10". There are bigger bass in this pond, where last year one guy caught a 7 lber. The reason they are hard to catch is that most anglers release them and fish can learn to not take certain types of artificial baits.
For the bass, I've used spinnerbaits, dropshot, texas-rigged worms and crankbaits with some success depending on the season and water temp/clarity. I've lost a few lures in the process since there are snags everywhere. So be prepared to lose a few lures.
Bluegill are best caught on a small bobber with a mealworm or piece of nightcrawler on an #8 aberdeen hook. Also they will bite on small crappie baits such as 1/16th curlytail grubs or small sonic minnows. For the bluegills use ultralight gear with 2-4lb line for some fun action. Pound for pound bluegill are the hardest fighters at Floyd Lamb.
The upper lake (Tule Springs Lake) is stocked during the summer (Apr-Oct) with catfish on a monthly basis (mid-month) and stocked during the winter (Nov-Mar), with rainbow trout every two weeks. The bass like to hang out by the tules on the southshore or the northeast corner under the trees near the picnic tables nearest the water. I caught a 5 lb LMB here a few years ago on ultralight gear with 4 lb line and a small curlytail grub. That was some hard 15 minute fight trying to land that size fish on small line! I've caught some saucer-sized bluegill in the upper lake. After spawn (about now) they go to the deepest part of the lake near bottom. Use a small egg sinker sliding rig with about 12-16" of leader to your hook with a mealworm or piece of nightcrawler. Be sure to release the big 'gills, otherwise you will affect the gill population and stunt their growth by thinning out the bulls.
The two middle ponds (Cottonwood and Willow Lake) are good for some large carp (as in 20lbs+). As I said before, there are also bluegill and bass are in these ponds.
Good luck and tight lines.
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For the bass, I've used spinnerbaits, dropshot, texas-rigged worms and crankbaits with some success depending on the season and water temp/clarity. I've lost a few lures in the process since there are snags everywhere. So be prepared to lose a few lures.
Bluegill are best caught on a small bobber with a mealworm or piece of nightcrawler on an #8 aberdeen hook. Also they will bite on small crappie baits such as 1/16th curlytail grubs or small sonic minnows. For the bluegills use ultralight gear with 2-4lb line for some fun action. Pound for pound bluegill are the hardest fighters at Floyd Lamb.
The upper lake (Tule Springs Lake) is stocked during the summer (Apr-Oct) with catfish on a monthly basis (mid-month) and stocked during the winter (Nov-Mar), with rainbow trout every two weeks. The bass like to hang out by the tules on the southshore or the northeast corner under the trees near the picnic tables nearest the water. I caught a 5 lb LMB here a few years ago on ultralight gear with 4 lb line and a small curlytail grub. That was some hard 15 minute fight trying to land that size fish on small line! I've caught some saucer-sized bluegill in the upper lake. After spawn (about now) they go to the deepest part of the lake near bottom. Use a small egg sinker sliding rig with about 12-16" of leader to your hook with a mealworm or piece of nightcrawler. Be sure to release the big 'gills, otherwise you will affect the gill population and stunt their growth by thinning out the bulls.
The two middle ponds (Cottonwood and Willow Lake) are good for some large carp (as in 20lbs+). As I said before, there are also bluegill and bass are in these ponds.
Good luck and tight lines.
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