This fishing report was compiled for the week of May 22-28, 2012
Editor’s note: Many local lakes and rivers are returning to normal water levels as rains have become more normal. Keep sending in your pictures of fish as we approach the three-day weekend. Please stay safe and check all your safety equipment.
Cave Run Lake: The water level was a foot above summer pool at press time. Surface temperature is 66 to 69 degrees. The lake has returned to summer pool levels and the main lake is reported in good shape. Musky: good to excellent. The musky fishing has remained good, use topwater buzz baits, jerk baits and inline spinners. Bass: Smallmouth fishing has slowed this week. However, some fish have been taken at rocky deep banks on shaky-head jigs and wacky worm rigs. Largemouth Bass are reported fair. Fish have been taken off secondary points, as they are still in a staging mode. The dirty water has blown out the upper river section but the main lake is still reporting some good catches. Crappie: reported improving this week, fishing live bait over deep water structures, and 32 oz. jigs tipped with 1 ½ curly tailed grubs.
Grayson Lake: The water level wass stable at summer pool at press time. The lake is 65 to 68 degrees. Bass: fair. In the dam area, fish weightless worm rigs on points. The upper river is muddy and the bass fishing is improving as the water begins to settle and clear. Crappie: fair. Use live bait fishing down trees near the channel and along flat edges where submerged trees are holding bait fish.
Greenbo Lake: The lake is mostly clear and the water surface temperature is 68 degrees and stable. Bass: good. As this lake goes into a post-spawn pattern, fish have been taken on live bait, crankbaits and AC Shiners. Trout: fair to good. Fish inline spinners, Berkley Power Bait, blade baits, and red worms. Most of the action has been in the ramp area from the bank. Crappie: Improving, fish jigs and inline spinners. Bluegill: improving. As these fish move to spawning areas, look for shell-crackers in water up to 12 feet on points and at the heads of creeks.
Ohio River: The Ohio River is beginning to get back to normal levels. White bass: Improving, watch for breaking fish in the mouths of creeks. Largemouth Bass: fair and improving. As the water levels fall and water begins to clear, use crankbaits and jigs in creek heads and green-water pockets of coves. Below the Dam: Sauger and Walleye are reported fair. Use crankbaits and live bait. Bass: fair. The bass have been active this week. Use spinnerbaits and crankbaits. The bass are getting ready to nest and some backwater areas have produced some good fish this week. Catfish: good. Fish spawning beds and creek heads. Stripers should improve as the water returns to normal, most of these fish are being taken from the Ohio side near the locks in permitted fishing areas.
Yatesville Lake: The water level is reported stable at summer pool. The water surface temperature is 66 to 69 degrees. Headwater areas are reported stained and the main lake is reported clearing and fishable. Bass have been good this week. There have been a few big tournaments on the lake in the last week and it took a good sack of fish to win! Use weightless flukes and jig and pigs in the middle of the day. Early and late some good fish have been taken on topwater and Rapala jerk baits. Crappie: good. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 32 oz. white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows. We have also had some reports of catches using small in-line spinners casting the shallow water flats as the black crappie start visiting these areas when the sun begins to warm the surface. Bluegill: Good, fishing bedding areas with red worms and 64 oz. back jigs.
This fishing report was compiled for the week of May 15-21, 2012
Editor’s note: The rain may be a welcome sight to some farmers, but it blew out many streams this past week and lakes are now getting the water. Conditions will change from day to day as rivers, lakes, and streams begin to turn to normal unless rains continue. Keep sending your pictures to trimmer308@windstream.net.
Cave Run Lake: The water level was a foot above summer pool at press time. Surface temperature is 66 to 69 degrees. While temperatures haven’t changed that much, the influx of water has changed all eastern lakes. Musky: good to excellent. The musky fishing has remained good, even as the water has jumped about two feet the last week. Musky have been reported in shallow areas, flats, creek heads. Use any shallow water bait including: topwater, gliders and inline spinners. Bass: Smallmouth fishing is reported to be good. Fish shaky head jigs in deep water areas close to the bank. Largemouth are reported fair. Fish have been taken off secondary points, as they are still in a staging mode. The dirty water has blown out the upper river section but the main lake is still reporting some good catches. Crappie: slow. We believe this is due to the rains, once found the fish will still take your bait.
Grayson Lake: The water level is rising and was a foot over summer pool at press time. The lake is 65 to 68 degrees. Bass: fair. In the dam area, fish weightless worm rigs on points. The upper river is muddy and the bass fishing is reported slow. Crappie: fair. Use live bait fishing down trees near the channel. We also got a few reports that crappie were caught along roadbeds and sunken trees in channel areas.
Greenbo Lake: The lake is mostly clear and the water surface temperature is 68 degrees and stable. Bass: good. As this lake goes into a post spawn pattern, fish have been taken on live bait, crankbaits and AC Shiners. Trout: fair to good. Fish inline spinners, Berkley Power Bait, blade baits, and red worms. Most of the action has been in the ramp area from the bank. Crappie: Improving, fish jigs and inline spinners. Bluegill: improving. As these fish move to spawning areas, look for shell-crackers in water up to 12 feet on points and at the heads of creeks.
Ohio River: The Ohio River has taken a lot of water in the last few weeks and much of the really good fishing is on hold waiting from the water level to return to normal. White bass: slow. Largemouth Bass: slow. However, some fish have been reported active in feeder creeks. Below the Dam: Sauger and Walleye are reported fair. Use crankbaits and live bait. Bass: fair. The bass have been active this week. Use spinnerbaits and crankbaits. The bass are getting ready to nest and some backwater areas have produced some good fish this week. Catfish: good. Fish spawning beds and creek heads. Stripers have slowed some this past week, as water has risen but we expect this to improve as water levels return to normal.
Yatesville Lake: The water level reported rising and was one foot over summer pool at press time. The water surface temperature is 66 to 69 degrees. Headwater areas are reported muddy and the main lake is reported as stained but fishable. Bass have been slow this week. The quick water rise has scattered some fish and it is unclear if the spawning fish have stayed on beds or moved off in deeper water. Crappie: good. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 32 oz. white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows. We have also had some reports of catches using small in-line spinners casting the shallow water flats as the black crappie start visiting these areas when the sun begins to warm the surface. Bluegill have been hard to find this week due to the two foot jump in water levels. However, some reports of bedding fish are still coming in. The trick is to find them. Our reports put them in about 8 feet of water.
This fishing report was compiled for May 7 to May 13, 2012
Editor’s note: This is the week to take a advantage of the bluegill spawn. We had a full moon May 6. For the next two weeks the bluegill should be in shallow water around road beds, sandy flats, and creek heads. Keep sending your pictures to trimmer308@windstream.net.
Cave Run Lake: The water level is stable about a foot below summer pool. Surface temperature is 66 to 69 degrees. Fish are reported spawning in some areas of the lake. Musky: good to excellent. The PMTT reported plenty of fish caught and released. Fish were taken on a long list of lures, including: topwater, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and just about everything else you can think of. Get out there and make some casts, your chances are good! Bass: Smallmouth are improving and are about done spawning. The largemouth were reported fair. As largemouth bass spawn, many parts of the lake have slowed down. Fish spawning areas with tube jigs, and other creature baits. Crappie: Good, some excellent size crappie were caught this past week. Fish small in-line spinners on mud flats near feeder creeks and live bait around brush-piles on flats. The white crappie are finding cover near spawning beds.
Grayson Lake: The water level is stable one foot below summer pool. The lake is 65 to 68 degrees. Bass: slow. Some bass are reported to be spawning. Fish spawning areas and creek heads. Crappie: Fair, use live bait fishing down trees near the channel. We also got a few reports that crappie were caught along roadbeds and sunken trees in channel areas.
Greenbo Lake: The lake is mostly clear and the water surface temperature is 68 degrees and stable. Bass: good. As this lake goes into a post spawn pattern, fish have been taken on live bait, crankbaits and AC Shinners. Trout: Fair to good, fishing inline spinners, Berkley Power Bait, blade baits, and red worms. Most of the action has been in the ramp area from the bank. Crappie: Improving. Fish jigs and inline spinners. Bluegill: improving. As these fish move to spawning areas, look for shell-crackers in water up to 12 feet deep on points and the heads of creeks.
Ohio River: The Ohio River Greenup pool has slowed some this past week due to water levels coming up from rains up river. White Bass are reported to be jumping early in the day in the mouths of creeks. Largemouth Bass: improving. Use crankbaits, jerkbaits and small spinnerbaits, fishing the mouth of coves and shallow water coves. The river bass are staging but the water needs to become a little warmer for the bass to start the spawn. Below the Dam: Sauger/Walleye: reported fair. Use crankbaits and live bait. Bass: fair. The bass have been active this week. Use spinnerbaits and crankbaits. The bass are getting ready to nest and some backwater areas have produced some good fish this week. Catfish: good, fishing spawning beds and creek heads. Stripers have slowed some this past week, as water levels have risen. We expect this to improve as water levels return to normal.
Yatesville Lake: The water level is reported to be rising and was one foot under summer pool at press time. The water surface temperature is 66 to 69 degrees. Headwater areas are clearing. The main lake is reported to be slightly stained. Bass: fair to slow. This week we have reports that some bass are spawning in all parts of the lake. Use tub jigs and flukes to work these areas. Crappie: Good, fishing the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors. Use 32 oz. white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows. We have also had some reports of catches using small in-line spinners casting the shallow water flats as the black crappie start visiting these areas when the sun warms the surface. Bluegill: good. Bluegilll are being located in spawning areas. Nice bluegill have already be taken from this lake.
Local area fishing reports can be submitted to trimmer308@windstream.net
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