This fishing report was compiled for the week of June 18, 2013
Editor’s note: Post season spawning patterns are showing up in more than one reporting lake this week. However, the story we have been working on and have yet to resolve is the report that dead fish have been showing up on Cave Run this week. If you have been on the water and witnessed the dead fish, please write me and tell us what you saw. I have written Fred Howes, eighth district wildlife biologist, to see if he has any answers to give us. Send your pictures to: chris@ashlandbeacon.com
Cave Run Lake: With water temperatures approaching 80 this week, we have seen a slowdown in the muskie bite. As stated above, we have been getting reports of dead fish on this lake, I have been trying to find out how bad it is or if it’s nothing to worry about. We will keep you posted. Musky: Reported fair this week. They are still active around the weeds on the main lake and near down trees in the river and Beaver Creek. However, it has slowed somewhat with most of the activity being in the low-light periods early and late using top water, crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and even lipless crankbaits. Largemouth Bass: Continued to be reported as good this week. More fish are moving to summer patterns. The best fishing has been early and late, using weightless worms, tub jigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Top-water baits in the low-light periods have also reported good success. White Bass: Many of the dead fish we are getting reports on are white bass. We hope to have some answers about them soon. Crappie: Active as they move to summer locations. If you have success catching crappie we want to hear from you. Catfish: Active this week in spawning areas. Catfish have been taken on both lures and live bait. These fish will begin to spawn as the temperature continues to rise.
Grayson Lake: Water levels may change quickly depending on expected rains. The lake has been in good shape this week. Bass: Fair, with active fish be caught on crankbaits and jigs fishing points, road beds and creek heads. Crappie: Fair to good fishing swim jigs around down timber and brush piles. Crappie are finished spawning and moving to summer locations around submerged timber and other structure. Catfish: Reported improving fishing spawning areas with nightcrawlers and minnows. Catfish are also spawning in the river.
Greenbo Lake: This lake is producing trout, catfish, bluegill and bass. Water temperatures are near 80 degrees. Bass: The bass has been reported in summer patterns, many anglers are starting to fish this lake at night with Texas rigged worms and jigs dressed with swim minnows. Trout: Fair, trout are showing up fishing with live bait and small spinners in the heads of coves. Catfish: Good, catfish were reported good this week fishing very early and mid-day. Fish live bait, chubs, small bluegill and cut bait. Bluegill: The bluegills are nesting in all areas of the lake, and some good catches of both Shellcracker and Sunfish have been reported this week.
Ohio River: The river has been in good shape this past week. However, it’s unclear how much rain we will receive in the next few days. Largemouth Bass: Reported active fishing small spinnerbaits and buzz baits in the low light periods. Below the dam twin tail grubs on ¼ oz. ball jigs are still the best producers, of Sauger and Walleye. Use slow bump the bottom retrieves. We also got reports that running a two jig setup has been producing better strikes. One of the two baits needs to be a little off the bottom. White Bass: Becoming active as they begin to chase shad, some reports of schooling fish are starting to show up. Bass: Above the dam has been fair and improving this week using small buzzbaits fishing weeds and sand-bar areas in the low-light periods. Catfish: Reported active this week with reports of good catches in backwater areas using live bait.
Yatesville Lake: Reports were slow on this lake this week; bass have been moving to summer patterns, which has scattered fish making them hard to pinpoint. Bass: The bass have been active in the lowlight periods using topwater chugger baits and spinnerbaits. In the middle of the day, fishermen are changing to jigs and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie: good. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 32 oz. white crappie jigs or live bait. Bluegill: The bluegill have finished spawning. Some fish are still being taken using night-crawlers and small jigs fishing in water as deep as eight feet.
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