This fishing report was compiled for the week of June 17 – June 24, 2012
Editor’s note: With little rain and heat building, most lakes are starting into the summer patterns; night fishing is beginning to pay off. Early and late action has been reported in almost all the reported bodies of water. Send me your pictures they just might end up in the paper.
Cave Run Lake: The water level was at summer pool at press time. Surface temperature is 75 to 82 degrees. The lake has been productive this past week with catches of every category reporting active fish. Musky: fair to slow. When the water temperatures climbs pass 80 degrees we do not recommend taking musky, especially from deep water. These fish will most likely die before they can be released. Bass: Smallmouth I didn’t get any reports on smallmouth on this lake this past week, but my recommendations is to move to night fishing jigs. Largemouth Bass continue to be reported as good. Many anglers are starting to fish at night. The best times this week have been from dusk dark to about midnight fishing Texas rigged worms on old roadbeds. Crappie:Good, fishing live bait at night under lights. Fish were reported hitting at about 15 feet on underwater structures near channel bends.
Grayson Lake: The water level is stable at summer pool. The water temperature is 75 to 84 degrees. Bass: fair. Reports of fish being active in river headwaters have been coming in, use crankbaits, jerkbaits and Carolina rig worms. The early morning bite is best on points and flat edges, use topwater baits for about the first hour of the day. 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 with a water surface temperature of 78 to 84 degrees and stable. Bass: fair. Many anglers are fishing at night using worm rigs and jigs Trout: fair. 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. It’s time for some crappie to be taken at night on this lake, but I have had no reports of anyone fishing at night. Bluegill: Slowing, but should improve as we move into the next moon phase. Reported catches have been on live bait fishing 10 to 12 feet deep using ultra-light tackle.
Ohio River: The Ohio River is in good shape. Water levels and water clarity are both normal. The river has been unchanged and good this past week and reported catches continued both above and below the dam. White bass: Good, watch for breaking fish in mouth of creeks. Largemouth Bass: Fair and improving, use small spinnerbait and ¼ oz. buzzbaits baits around weeds, brush and lay-down trees. 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 small buzzbaits. Catfish: Good, fish still water and eddy areas. Use live bait and prepared bait. Stripers: Good, most of these fish are being taken from the Ohio side near the locks in permitted fishing areas.
Yatesville Lake: The water level is stable at summer pool. The water surface temperature is 77 to 84 degrees. Bass: Slow. Active fish have been reported in all areas of the lake. Early and late fish topwater and weightless plastic worms on points and lay-down trees. Night fishing is beginning to pick up using worm rigs and jig & pig combos. 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.
Fishing reports and pictures of your catch can be submitted to: trimmer308@windstream.net
This fishing report was compiled for the week of June 5-June 10, 2012
Editor’s note: As the heat index continues to rise, the fishing will change from day to day. Rain showers and any cooling that may take place, will improve the fishing as we start to head into the summer patterns. We received catch reports on all the reporting lakes this week.
Cave Run Lake: The water level was one foot over summer pool at press time. Surface temperature is 75 to 79 degrees. The lake has been productive this past week with catches of every category reporting active fish. Musky: fair. The musky fishing has slowed some with higher temperatures, use topwater buzz baits, jerk baits and inline spinners. The best bite has moved to early and late during low-light periods. We also had reports of a few catches in the river this past week. Bass: Smallmouth fishing has remained slow this week. However, some fish have been taken in rocky deep banks on shaky-head jigs and wacky worm rigs. Some anglers are fishing at night now that the water has reached near 80 degrees. Largemouth are reported as good. Fish are showing up in a post spawn pattern, moving to edges of flats and creek heads. Use topwater jerkbaits early and late, and crankbaits and plastic worms once the morning bite slows down. Crappie: reported good this week. Fish live bait over deep-water structures, and 32 oz. jigs tipped with 1½ curly tailed grubs. Some reports of night fishing are starting to come in.
Grayson Lake: The water level is stable at summer pool. The lake is 75 to 80 degrees. Bass: fair. In the dam area, fish weightless worm rigs on points. The upper river has improved and some fish are being taken on plastic worms, and jigs. The Early morning bite is best on points and flat edges. 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 with a water surface temperature of 78 to 82 degrees and stable. Bass: fair. Many anglers are fishing at night using worm rigs and jigs Trout: Fair, 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: Slowing, but should improve as we move into the next moon phase. Reported catches have been on live bait fishing 10 to 12 feet deep using ultra-light tackle.
Ohio River: The Ohio River was in good shape at press time. Water levels and water clarity are both normal. The river has been good this past week with many reported catches both above and below the dam. White bass: Good, watch for breaking fish in mouth of creeks. Largemouth Bass: Fair and improving. Use small spinnerbaits and ¼ oz. buzzbaits baits around weeds, brush and lay-down trees. 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 small buzzbaits. Catfish: good. Fish still water areas and eddy areas, use live bait and prepared bait. Stripers: Good, 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 77 to 84 degrees. Bass have been slow this week. Active fish has been reported in all areas of the lake early and late. Fish topwater and weightless plastic worms on points and lay-down trees. Night fishing is beginning to pick up, using worm rigs and jig & pig combos. 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, fish bedding areas with red worms and 64 oz. back jigs.
Fishing reports and pictures of your catch can be submitted to: trimmer308@windstream.net
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