04-22-2013, 09:03 PM
A buddy and I went up to Eagle Valley this weekend and absolutely killed it. We were on the water about 6:30am, but had to come off by 9:30 because the wind picked up really bad. Every boat came off the lake, except one pontoon which was stuck in the reeds. During the short time we were on the lake, we caught 5 or 6.
The wind died down around lunch time and we headed back out at 1. We stayed until 6 and the action was red hot. In all, we got 30 fish in the boat. Had dozens more nibbles and fish that just didn't get the hook set.
The key was using a slip sinker with 24 inches of leader. Worms worked well, but the bait of the day was chartreuse glitter power bait. There were times we would reel in our bait to check on it and get hit just reeling it in! In talking to people on the shore, everyone was catching fish. Granted, most of the fish were planters in the 8-10" range, there were still a number of 14-15 inchers to be had. Of the 30 we got in the boat maybe 6-7 were over 12 inches.
The reservoir is small, but the spot we had the best luck in was right between the two points, not far from the rock wall/cliff. Coming from the boat launch, there is a tree in the water off of a point. We fished that point up about 50-75 yards past a rock wall/cliff. Right where that rock wall was, there is a trail and people were fishing from shore on both sides. We anchored out in the middle and did very well.
The key was to pull up and check your bait after 10 minutes. I found that there is a lot of weeds on the bottom, so if you don't get bit within 10 minutes, reel your line up and cast to a different area. I found that the fish were in areas that were areas void of any weeds.
All the fish we caught were rainbows. Not sure if there is anything else in the lake, but it was a great time. [bobhappy]
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The wind died down around lunch time and we headed back out at 1. We stayed until 6 and the action was red hot. In all, we got 30 fish in the boat. Had dozens more nibbles and fish that just didn't get the hook set.
The key was using a slip sinker with 24 inches of leader. Worms worked well, but the bait of the day was chartreuse glitter power bait. There were times we would reel in our bait to check on it and get hit just reeling it in! In talking to people on the shore, everyone was catching fish. Granted, most of the fish were planters in the 8-10" range, there were still a number of 14-15 inchers to be had. Of the 30 we got in the boat maybe 6-7 were over 12 inches.
The reservoir is small, but the spot we had the best luck in was right between the two points, not far from the rock wall/cliff. Coming from the boat launch, there is a tree in the water off of a point. We fished that point up about 50-75 yards past a rock wall/cliff. Right where that rock wall was, there is a trail and people were fishing from shore on both sides. We anchored out in the middle and did very well.
The key was to pull up and check your bait after 10 minutes. I found that there is a lot of weeds on the bottom, so if you don't get bit within 10 minutes, reel your line up and cast to a different area. I found that the fish were in areas that were areas void of any weeds.
All the fish we caught were rainbows. Not sure if there is anything else in the lake, but it was a great time. [bobhappy]
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