Fish are Snapping

Mike Alvarado from Santa Fe with his limit of Walleye and some White bass caught on 10/22/09 slabbing White Leprechaun Swim Slabs.

My wife Maria took this picture of our limit of Walleyes taken 10-23-09. We were fishing 30-50 feet of water using White Leprechaun slabs.

Jerry and Ish from Roswell with their Mule deer taken opening day --10-24-09

Water Temp = 59 degrees

Main lake is lightly stained with the arms heavily stained.

The wind is becoming a little more blustery around here lately. It will dictate how many fish you will catch. When slabbing in 50 feet of water, wind above 15-20 MHP makes this very difficult. If you are planning a trip to catch some fish, you may want to check the weather report referring to the wind.

Walleye --- Slamming White Leprechaun swim slabs in the main channel in 30-55 feet of water. Your presentation must be vertical from the boat for the best results. Minnows are also working at the same depths.

White bass ---Excellent bite early in the morning fishing White slabs in 25-35 feet of water around Horseshoe Bend. Fishing in front of the Dam has also been producing some fish.

Catfish --- Excellent bite for Channel cats on Sonny's Sticky Stink bait. Fish 3-7 feet of water near cattails on the south side of the lake.

Smallies and Bucket mouths ---no reports from me or my clients. I would think they are biting if you were fishing for them.

The High Desert Walleye Tourney is Nov. 7th and 8th. Call me or the directer (James Welch) at 505-314-3256 for further info.

This weekend is when my deer season opens up. My shop will be open sporadically over the next 4-5 days.

FISH-ON,

Rob and Maria

Oct.20th, 2009

Truit Taylor and Norris Thomas from Portalis, N.M. with fish caught 10/18/09. We only fished a few hours ---the wind blew us off the water.









John Trenfield and son from Amarillo, Tx. with 10 of the 35 fish caught on 10-17-09. It was an excellent day for fishing and catching.

Water temp = 61 degrees in the morning

65 degrees in the afternoon

Water lightly stained in the main lake with heavier stain in the river arms.

Fishing has been pretty good if the wind is not blowing 30 MPH. Slabbing in 30-50 foot of water is nearly impossible with strong winds. It can be done, but it beats the hell out of you.

The High Desert Walleye Tourney is coming up Nov. 7th & 8th. You can contact myself or you can call James Welch (director) at 505-314-3256 for further information. It is a well ran tourney and growing every year.

White bass is really starting to heat up. White slabs in 25-35 feet of water has been very consistent for me. I carry a huge inventory of the Leprechaun swim slab --- the best slabs that I have fished with. Stop by and I can tell you where the schools of "Whites" are located.

Small mouth and Large mouth bass has been slow. Very little pressure, but I do know of a small tourney this past weekend and 5 pounds was leading it after day one. We have been catching a few smallies while slabbing in 30 feet of water.

Catfish has been excellent. Fish near tulle's in 5-7 feet of water using Sonny's Sticky Bait.

Walleye are hitting slabs, but they are not in the same places that the White bass are. We fished only about an hour for Walleye the other day and managed 3 in the 18-19 inch range. If you are catching whites, you need to move a bit deeper for the Wallys. The Walleye should really start to get cooking in the next couple of weeks.

My guiding service is starting to get busy on the weekends. Call in advance a week or two or try a week day if possible. I love to put fisher people on fish. This is the time of year where numbers of fish can be caught. Check out the link on my webpage for a fishing show that I guided on last fall. It is a good example of what to expect on a trip.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria