Open Water Or Hard Water!

[JIG]

TRYING WEST BRANCH TUES. HEARD THERES SOME OPEN WATER
IN THE MID-BASIN. MAYBE TRY FOR SOME EARLY MONING EYES.
KEEP YA POSTED! JIG;)

[JIG]

BOATED ONE/LOST A TWO FOOTER AT THE BOAT
MOST FISH ARE HEADED TO THE WARM WATER BEHIND OR UNDER THE BAIT FISH. THE BIRD ARE READY FOR THEM TO SHALLOW UP.
THE WERE POSTED IN THE ONLY INLET AT MID-LAKE AND LOOK HUNGRY!:D MIDLAKE HOLDS THE WARMER WATER AT 43*. THE CLOSER TO THE DAM THE CLEARER THE COOLER. AT THE CAMPGROUNGS ITS 32*. THE WATERS STAINED AND THE FISH ARE ON THE MOVE! WAITING FOR THE WATER TO STABILIZE AND START TO FALL. MYBE SUNDAY IF IT DONT FREEZE!:D

[Lance]

Thanks for the report. Sounds like you've got the cold weather fishing figured out. I always abandoned the lakes once it got cold and waited for them to freeze!

[JIG]

I FISH TILL THE EYES FREEZE! IF THE WEATHER TURNS COLD ILL START BELOW THE DAM AT MOSQUITO TILL FREEZE OVER. PROBABLY BY NEXT MONTH BUT THERES OPEN WATER AND ITS NICE TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK;) BEFORE THE ICE COMES OFF. SHOULD BE THE SAME AT MOSQUITO AT MID LAKE. JUST A WEEK BEHIND AND BREIF. DURING TURN-OVER IT WAS JUST THE OPPOSITE AS FOR MOSQUITO TURNED LAST BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER.

JIG:)

[JIG]

TRIED FISHIN WEST BRANCH WITH NO LUCK!! THE SURFACE TEMP IS STEADY AT 40 AND THE BAIT FISH ARE STILL WERE I LEFT THEM. THE PREDATOR IS GONE. WETHER IT BE CRAPPIE,EYES OR
GILLS ITS TOUGH TO PUT FISH ON THE GRAPH LET ALONE IN A BOAT! :( THE WERE SOME REPORTS OF SOME SLABS TAKEN OFF THE 88 CAUSEWAY AT MOSQUITO TELLEN THAT THE CRAPPIES MOVED SHALLOW. WERE DID THE EYES GO! BEING RIVER TYPE
FISH MY GUESS IS SHALLOW ALSO BUT DO THEY GO FAR FROM
THE BAIT OR RUN UP STREAM?
ANY HELP WOULD BE APRIECIATED!:D

[JIG]

HIT MOSQUITO YESTERDAY AT THE 305 RAMP! THE SHAD ARE STARTIND TO DIE AND THE GULLS AND MALLARDS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. MIGHT TRY AGAIN TONIGHT FOR SOME ABOVE AND BELOW THE DAM! JIG:)

[JIG]

I THOUGHT ALL THE BIG SHAD WERE GONE. MOSQUITO HAS SOME OF THE BIGGEST IVE SEEN! THE MARINA BAY WAS FULL OF 12-15IN SHAD. SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY ARE VEGITARIANS BUT I DONT THINK SO!:D THERE WERE A COUPLE HUNDRED OF THEM
SLAMMIN THE SURFACE. THEY WOULD CHASE MY RAPALA AT THE SURFACE, HITTING IT 12X OR SO. THATS CRAZY! THE LAKE LEVELS
AFFECT EVEN THE BAIT FISH. BERLIN HAD SOME OF THE BIGGEST SHAD I HEARD ABOUT.20IN, BUT NOTHIN COME CLOSE TO MOSQUITO THIS YEAR!:(

[bill_gfish]

damn jig, that is pretty good haul for you aint it? thanks for the report, wish I could get to alot of these lakes some day. I am sure I will, stinkin job and family always gettin in the way, just kidding. thanks again for the reports. keep em comming so fellas like me can live it through you.

bill

[JIG]

YES I HAVE PUT A FEW MILES ON MY TRUCK BUT SHELL LIVE.
SHE ENJOYS THE FRESS AIR!:D
IM THINKING ON CHECKING THE FLOW RATES AND START RIVER FISHIN BUT FISH ARE JUST AS SCARCE AS IS WILDLIFE.
MAYBE GET ON SOME ICE IF POSSIBLE AT MOSQUITO NEXT WEEK OR SO IF THE WEATHER STAYS COLD. IF NOT ITS BACK IN THE WATER AT WEST BRANCH.
KEEP YA POSTED!
THANKS! BOB:)