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site See our STEALS AND DEALS page for packages, discounts on houseboat rentals and rooms at the Lighthouse Point Resort. 2009 FISH "CATCHING" picture page JUNE 25TH THURSDAY. Yo! It's time for the changes! Fishing is finally changing with the water temperature going up. We have had HOT weather this past week or so with the temperature hitting the 90's everyday. The water temperature has zoomed up to the mid to high 80's on the surface. According to the divers the thermocline is around the 25' level around the lake give or take a few feet. The water clarity is excellent still. I would expect a change in this soon. They are starting to drop the lake very SLOWLY, that will affect the water visibility some. The lake level is around 669 and dropping 3 inches a day. Projected back to normal is July 29th at this time. That can change depending on rain fall. Fishing is changing. The fish are starting to move down in the daytime around the thermocline. That is where most of the fisherman are catching them. Spearfisherman continue to do good with the season opening 10 days ago. They are reporting lots of catfish in the brush. They are seeing tons and tons of fish. Most of them smaller then keeper size. Good for the future. Fishing patterns are listed below. Till next time! WATER TEMP GRAPH - 04-24-09WATER TEMP GRAPH - 05-24-09 WATER TEMP COMPARISON FOR APRIL - 08 TO 09 WATER TEMP TYSON FOODS EMPLOYEE TOURNAMENT RESULTS - 2009DAN GALUSHA CRAPPIE ARTICLE ON BULL SHOALS LAKE 2009 FISH "CATCHING" picture page Fishing Patterns WHITE BASS- The white bass have shifted to mostly a night bite under lights. They are using minnows under lights in 15 to 30 feet of water with the bait and catching mostly white bass with some crappie and walleye mixed in. They are also catching some trolling minnow looking baits during the day. Early and late they are tolling in 5 to 15 feet of water. During the mid day they are trying to get down to the thermocline level of 20-30 feet to catch them. BASS- The patterns havent changed much. Just the depths. Fish your baits on the surface or shallow couple hours either side of sunup and a couple hours either side of sun down. After 8:00 am or so, then you need to drop deeper into the cooler water zone from 18 to 25 feet for most of the day till a couple of hours before dark. Then move up shallower again. - Top water baits are starting to produce bass. The classics like Zara spook, Devils Horse, Flukes, shallow running rebels and rogues, and any other top water you prefer. With the brush around the bank the best way to work this is parallel your bait just in front of the brush. - Floating worms rigged weedless with baby split shot in the brush along the bank. Bubble gum worms, centipede or french fry worms, lizards and other plastics. - flipping a jig and frog, jig and plastic anything in the brush. - spooning by retrieving- put your boat in 12 - 20 feet of water then flip your spoon just at the brush line, work it back to the boat by "jigging" it. This pattern is very easy and very productive for all species but is producing smaller fish. 1. Spinner baits are catching Largemouth and Smallmouth on the chunk rock banks, pockets and brush piles in shallow water. 2. Stick baits that look like a minnow and shad. Vary your speed and retrieve until you find what works. Try to simulate a dying shad. 3. Carolina rig a lizard or a french fry worm. Work this bait slow on shallower sloping banks for better effect. 4. Live minnows or night crawlers- Split shot these along the banks 5. Crank baits- This pattern is better on a cloudy windy day. Back in the creeks in the dirty water. 6. Plastics such as grubs, hula grubs, tube jigs - work these slow along the bottom simulating a crawling craw fish. 7. TOP WATER - is now active as of the first week of may. WALLEYE- The night bite has slowed down on the walleye mostly due to water temp and the brush against the bank. Its hard to fish in the brush. With the water temp rising the walleye are starting to move a little deeper. The best patterns are- - spoon casting with your boat in 12 - 20 feet of water towards the bank just short of the brush line. Work your bait back to the boat while "jigging" it. - spilt shot a night crawler - this pattern is working but catching lots of smaller sunfish and bluegills. If you are catching these fish that is good because that is what the walleye are feeding on and that's where you need to be fishing for them. - trolling - either flat trolling, bottom bouncing or down rigging. This should start any day. - casting rouges, rebels and xraps. This pattern is still working but you need to get deeper so the deeper diving baits, suspending baits, or weighted baits will work. Also, try to parallel the bank instead of casting at it and retrieving it. If you parallel your bait will be in the ZONE for a longer time. CRAPPIE - Not much change- They are catching them in brush piles and standing timber in 10 to 25 feet around the lake on small minnows and small jigs. CATFISH - The catfish are up with limb liners catching them at night in 2 to 10 feet of water. White River: NOTHING EVER CHANGES ON THE RIVER EXCEPT THE WATER LEVEL! THE FISHING IS ALWAYS GREAT!! The river fishing has been great! Check out the 2009 picture page for photos of some big ones caught over the last couple of weeks. Nothing new on the patterns --- Worms, night crawlers, power baits, salmon eggs, Count down Rapalas, spoons, rooster tails, jigs and just about any other type of trout bait or pattern you have heard of. Come visit our expanded bait and Tackle department and good luck and good fishing to you all. Good luck and good fishing, and please come and see us at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock for all your fishing needs…Thank you! JOHN
EASTWOLD’S FAVORITE SAYING - FISHING IS ALWAYS GOOD - SOMETIMES CATCHING CAN BE SLOW.
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