Jigs pic

[Lance]

That's a darn nice striper you posted!http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/506/1428FISHY.jpg?1149

[JIG]

THANKS LANCE. IM HOPING TO TEACH KIDS HOW MUCH ENJOYMENT THERE IS IN THE OUTDOORS. I KNOW IT KEPT ME OUT OF TROUBLE A FEW TIMES, LET ALONG SOME GREAT MEMORIES. IM FISHING TONIGHT WITH SOME CHUBS HOPING TO CATCH SOME EYES. LATER ILL LET EVERYONE KNOW WHERE AND HOW IVE BEEN CATCHING THESE STRIPERS AT. FISH ON! JIG

[JIG]

WEST BRANCH RES. HOLDS SOME OF THE BIGGEST FISH IVE SEEN. MUSKIES CAN BE SEEN CRUISING THE SURFACE 4 TO 5FT LONG. STRIPERS IN THE WIEGHT CLASS OF 50+. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR GOING GET. IVE LOGGED HUNDRES OF HOURS ON JUST THAT LAKE ALONG THIS YEAR LEARNING BAIT FISH MOVEMENT FROM SEASON TO SEASON. I CANT GET OVER THE AMOUNT OF BAIT FISH AROUND THE ROCKS THIS SUMMER AND FALL. NEVER A DULL MOMENT! THE LAST TWO NIGHTS I SPENT FISHING THE SAME BRIDGE ONLY TO LAND ONE 6# EYE. AS SURFACE TEMPS COOL THE STRIPERS HEAD SOUTH. BAIT FISH LOOK TO SHALLOW WATER TOO WARM IN ALONG THE EDGES BEFORE THE TEMP DROP. JIG:D

[Lance]

It's been quite a few years since I've fished out there. I always used to see a few stripers floating dead back then. It's alsways been a tough lake for me to fish because of the unlimited horsepower vs us in a canoe with a trolling motor. :rolleyes:

Don't fish too close to shore between Rocksping rd and 14 the next few saturdays. They're releasing pheasants on the south side of the lake out there and that area gets kind of wacko first thing in the AM!

[JIG]

THANKS LANCE I HAVE NOTICED DUCK HUNTERS FLOATING AROUND, SOME BOATS HOLD 4-6 GUYS WITH SHOTGUNS. I DID HEAR THEM SHOOTING CLAY THE OTHER NIGHT. MAYBE THE SPORTSMAN CLUB. AS FAR AS W. BRANCH BEING HARD TO FISH IT SEEMS THAT THE GUYS WHAT FISH IT THE MOST DO THE BEST. THE DNR SAID THE WALLEYE DONT REPRODUCE BUT I DO CATCH SOME EYES AROUND 15 IN. ALTHOUGH I DONT THINK THERE ARE AS MANY AS IN BERLIN. MAYBE NEXT SPRING WE COULD DO SOME NIGHT TROLLIN! JIG:)

[Ohio Bill]

Nice fish!! When I lived in Bedford I used to fish at West Branch and Berlin all the time...Ive caught some nice bass and saugeye at west Branch and some real nice Channel cats and smallmouths in Berlin... I miss those lakes! Now I live near Piedmont , Tappan, and clendening...I hope to fish there more next summer...

[JIG]

THANKS BILL, I HEAR RECENTLY THAT PEOPLE USED TO GIG FOR GAR YEARS AGO AT WEST BRANCH. DO YOU KNOW IF THIS HOLDS WATER? MAYBE ITS NOT MUSKIES I SEE CRUISIN THE SURFACE, BUT THE EYES ILL NEVER FORGET! MADE ME THINK TWICE ABOUT SWIMMING. NOT AFTER SEEING THE SIZE OF SOME OF THESE FISH. HA! HA! :) JIG

[Ohio Bill]

I dunno about gars but There is some HUGE muskys there

[JIG]

A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A MOUNT OF A 53 IN. JUST UNDER IN WIEGHT. MASSIVE FISH. I DO ALOT OF TROLLIN AND ONE DAY ILL HOOK UP. I HAVE ALOT OF THAT!

[snag]

jig nice striper!!!! my brother in law got a ten # er in the spillway one time plus some muskies hang in there some times.i never heard of gar in the lake,there are pike in there, in the knapp rd area in the spring. i live about ten minutes from there and fish it off and on .

[JIG]

THANKS SNAG! I TRY TO GET OUT THERE AS MUCH AS I CAN. SOMETIMES 3 DAYS A WEEK, 12 HRS. A DAY. EACH YEAR I LEARN SOMETHING NEW. IVE BEEN FISHING WEST BRANCH FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND I HAVENT FOUND ANY OTHER LAKE LIKE IT!