This fishing report was compiled for the week of May 6, 2014
Editor’s note: Rain, rain, go away… It sure is making it harder to catch a fish today! What a difference all the rain has made. The Ohio River managed to get in good shape just to be engulfed by swollen streams. Cave Run Lake came up three feet in one day! So, what has this done to the spring progression? We are collecting reports as I write this to get a good idea how to better answer that question. We know some main lake areas are still clear enough that some fish may go on the nest, while muddy headwaters, rivers and streams will likely see the fish go into a holding pattern. If you get on the water tell us how you did and help us make this fishing report more accurate. Send your pictures to: trimmer308@windstream.net
Cave Run Lake: The lake has been rising. After all the rain, the lake is about 4.1 feet over summer pool. The water is only lightly stained on the main lake. However, the river is muddy. Water temperature is running between 62 and 66 degrees. Musky: fair. Tubs, gliders, lipless crankbaits along with inline spinnerbaits have been seeing action this week as muskie reports have started pouring in. Largemouth Bass: good. We continue to get reports of active fish on points using jigs and crankbaits. Some fish were taken this week on lipless crankbaits fishing near deep water on flat edges and channel points. The river is muddy and the bass fishing has become more of a challenge there. However, it should improve quickly as the water returns to normal levels. Smallmouth: Fair and improving. We had reports of fish being caught on crankbaits and jigs fishing the dam area. Crappie: Fair and improving fishing channels trees and deep-water brush using jigs and live bait. We should see some black crappie reports soon too. Fish shallow areas near deep water drop offs. Catfish: Slow but improving fishing creek heads with live bait.
Grayson Lake: The lake has also been holding water at the writing of this report it was just over four feet above summer pool. The water is 64 degrees and stained. Bass: fair. Reports are reflecting this influx of water but should improve quickly once the water begins to return to normal levels. The fish wanted to hit jigs or crankbaits while working it on channel points and old roadbeds. Crappie: Fair fishing swim jigs around down timber and brush piles. Catfish: Slow fishing live bait from the heads of coves near discharge areas.
Greenbo Lake: The water temperature is 65-68 degrees on sunny days but has been falling back into the low 50s in the early mornings. Bass: Reports are saying that the bass have started nesting on Greenbo Lake. I do not encourage catching fish while they are nesting. However, if you do catch them, please release them in the same area so they can return to defending their nest. Trout: Fair to good using Berkley Powerbait and small spinners or blade baits like the Sliver Buddy. Catfish: Slow but improving fishing cut bait and live suckers.
Ohio River: The Ohio River has been flooded as I write this. Some fish are still being caught in backwater areas. We hope to be able to collect more reports on the river this week as the conditions change. Largemouth Bass: Fair and improving. Crankbaits, jigs and blade baits are beginning to produce fishing backwater areas. Below the dam: Twin tail grubs on ¼ oz. ball jigs are the best producers of Sauger and Walleye using slow bump-the-bottom retrieves. Running a two-jig setup produces better strikes. One of the two baits needs to be a little off of the bottom. White Bass: Slow with few reported catches. Bass: We are looking for some new reports on the bass fishing above the dam. If you get on the water help us out! Catfish: slow.
Yatesville Lake: Yatesville water levels have risen to 4 feet over summer pool. The water temperature is near 62-68 degrees and the fishing has been challenging as the headwater areas became muddy. Bass: Good fishing crankbaits, jigs and chatter-baits. Lipless crankbaits have also produced some fish. The bass continues to be in the staging mode near old spawn beds. Crappie: Fair. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 1/32 oz. white crappie jigs or live bait. We have seen some anglers improving their odds drifting across fish attractors using both live bait and jigs. Catfish: fair. However, we did some of the first reports of catches this week fishing the backwater areas using live bait.
This fishing report was compiled for the week of April 30, 2014
Editor’s note: As I have explained in my column this week, the bass are in pre-spawn and staging. This will change quickly as the water continues to warm. About the only thing that could stop the oncoming spawn is if we get flooding rains. At this point, that doesn’t appear to be a danger. Folks this is the time get out there and wet a line, you just might catch a trophy!
Cave Run Lake: The lake has been holding steady this week at an elevation of 728.7 feet, bringing the lake to about a 2.3 feet below summer pool. The lake is still stained, but the upper regions of the river are in a little better shape. Water temperature is running between 59 and 65 degrees in the river and a little cooler on the main lake. Musky: Good and improving. Tubs, gliders, lipless crankbaits along with inline spinnerbaits have been seeing action this week as muskie reports have started pouring in. Largemouth Bass: good. We continue to get reports of active fish on points using jigs and crankbaits. Some fish were taken this week on lipless crankbaits fishing near deep water on flat edges and channel points. Smallmouth: Fair and improving. We had reports of fish being caught on crankbaits and jigs fishing the dam area. Crappie: Good, fishing channels trees and deep-water brush using jigs and live bait. We should see some black crappie reports soon too. Fish shallow areas near deep water drop offs. Catfish: Fair but improving fishing creek heads with live bait.
Grayson Lake: The lake has come up to just under summer pool. Improving conditions are beginning to pay off. The water is 60 degrees and stained. Bass: Fair to good. Reports are encouraging as some fish were taken last week fishing a 101 pork frog with a ¼ oz. football jig. We also had some reports of fish being taken on crankbaits as the fish move from deep water to flats. The fish wanted to hit the baits while working it on channel points and old roadbeds. Crappie: Fair, fishing swim jigs around down timber and brush piles. Catfish: fair fishing live bait from the heads of coves near discharge areas.
Greenbo Lake: The water temperature is near 60-65 degrees on sunny days but has been falling back into the low 50s in the early mornings. Bass: Improving using blade baits and jig & pigs on points and in the dam area. Some fish were reported active on points. A few big bass were taken this week fishing a six-inch worm on a shakey-head jig at old spawning beds. Trout: Fair to good using Berkley Powerbait and small spinners or blade baits like the Sliver Buddy. Catfish: Slow but improving fishing cut bait and live suckers.
Ohio River: As I am writing this report the Ohio River is in the best shape it’s been in months. If you like fishing the river, it’s time to give it a try. Largemouth Bass: good. Crankbaits, jigs and blade baits are beginning to produce fishing backwater areas. Below the dam: Twin tail grubs on ¼ oz. ball jigs are the best producers of Sauger and Walleye using slow bump-the-bottom retrieves. Running a two-jig setup produces better strikes. One of the two baits needs to be a little off of the bottom. White Bass: Slow with few reported catches. Bass: Fair to goodfishing small spinnerbaitsand crankbaits near flats and old roadbeds. White Bass:good. The white bass have been hitting inline spinners, blade baits and hair jigs fishing points and in some cases in the jumps. Catfish: slow.
Yatesville Lake: Yatesville water levels have made it to summer pool. The water temperature is 59-64 degrees and the fishing continued to improve this week. The water has been stained. Bass: Good fishing crankbaits, jigs and chatter-baits. This is one of the lakes that has improved a lot in the last two weeks. I fished this lake this past week and I caught bass on lipless crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Most fish came from the first break and flat edges near deep water. Crappie: fair. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 1/32 oz. white crappie jigs or live bait. We have seen some anglers improving their odds drifting across fish attractors using both live bait and jigs. Catfish: Fair. We did have some of the first reports of catches this week fishing the backwater areas using live bait.
Be the first to comment