03-07-2007, 06:38 PM
Hey there dropshot. Welcome aboard! Nice to have another member! Where are you from?
As far as Nelson, if your stuck from shore I would definetly fish the north end where the warm water dishcharge is. Thats where a lot of the bass will be in the winter and then they will scatter out from there during the spring.
The jig is a great lure to use. It's one of my favorites! When you work the jig you just have to see what the fish like on that particular day. I usually seem to have good luck with this: just cast the jig out and let it fall to the bottom and once it is on the bottom let it sit there for a couple seconds and then slowly work it back with short little hops pausing inbetween. That usually will get some strikes.
I would use a heavier jig on nelson, probably a 3/8ths ounce because there is usually some wind up there and you want your jig to stay on the bottom. All the darker color jigs seem to work good. I would add some sort of trailer to the jig to make it more appealing.
The bottom of the lake is mostly all hard sand or rock. Nelson is pretty much a rock lake. I dont think I've ever run into any weeds before. There may be some in the summer but I dont usually fish Nelson too much in the summer. If your fishing by the warm water discharge here's some info for you if you're stuck on shore. Where the water comes out, about in the middle of the flow the water depth is anywhere from 8 to 12 feet. In that area the bottom is all rocks so you have to be careful not to get snagged because that can happen fairly easily. I remember I would always lose a lure once and awhile.
If your not having any luck with jigs, I would give a rattle trap a try. Just throw it out and reel it back with different speeds until you start finding some fish.
When I was out there yesterday there were a couple people fishing from shore by the discharge and they didnt seem them catching much, but I'm sure the fishing will get better since we are supposed to have "warm" weather streak coming up. I'll believe it when I see it.
Thanks for the heads up on the auger too! About how much do those cost?
Again welcome aboard and its great to have you!
Make sure you tell us how you do at Nelson![cool]
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As far as Nelson, if your stuck from shore I would definetly fish the north end where the warm water dishcharge is. Thats where a lot of the bass will be in the winter and then they will scatter out from there during the spring.
The jig is a great lure to use. It's one of my favorites! When you work the jig you just have to see what the fish like on that particular day. I usually seem to have good luck with this: just cast the jig out and let it fall to the bottom and once it is on the bottom let it sit there for a couple seconds and then slowly work it back with short little hops pausing inbetween. That usually will get some strikes.
I would use a heavier jig on nelson, probably a 3/8ths ounce because there is usually some wind up there and you want your jig to stay on the bottom. All the darker color jigs seem to work good. I would add some sort of trailer to the jig to make it more appealing.
The bottom of the lake is mostly all hard sand or rock. Nelson is pretty much a rock lake. I dont think I've ever run into any weeds before. There may be some in the summer but I dont usually fish Nelson too much in the summer. If your fishing by the warm water discharge here's some info for you if you're stuck on shore. Where the water comes out, about in the middle of the flow the water depth is anywhere from 8 to 12 feet. In that area the bottom is all rocks so you have to be careful not to get snagged because that can happen fairly easily. I remember I would always lose a lure once and awhile.
If your not having any luck with jigs, I would give a rattle trap a try. Just throw it out and reel it back with different speeds until you start finding some fish.
When I was out there yesterday there were a couple people fishing from shore by the discharge and they didnt seem them catching much, but I'm sure the fishing will get better since we are supposed to have "warm" weather streak coming up. I'll believe it when I see it.
Thanks for the heads up on the auger too! About how much do those cost?
Again welcome aboard and its great to have you!
Make sure you tell us how you do at Nelson![cool]
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