update

Ron and dad Roland from N.M. with limits of nice Walleye taken in 40-50 feet of water on 12/09/10. Five of the fish were over 22 inches long.

Dec. 8th, 2010

Adam, Daniel and dad Jeff from Portalas, N.M. with their catch taken 12/8/10. We hit the water at 8:00 a.m. and were off at 1:00p.m. Not pictured were the 20 White bass that were resting in the cooler. The bigger Walleye weighed 4 pounds --23 inches long.

Water temp = 46 degrees, main lake cloudy, river arms stained

Fishing continues to be pretty good, but you really need to be on top of the fish. We caught all of the above fish in about a 20 sq, foot area. The Walleye seem to like eating the minnows at 40 feet and the White bass seem to prefer the white Leprechaun slab in 30-40 feet of water. I have been catching some Small mouth in the same area ---40 feet of water. Catfish are also hitting the same baits in the same spot ---40 feet of water.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

Dec. 1st, 2010

Ron from Clovis N.M. and Ray from Arizona with a an excellent catch of Walleye taken 11/24/10/

Peter Brennan from Temecula, California with a mess of Walleye and 1 Crappie caught
11/26/10

Me with a 9 lb. 6 oz. Walleye. She was 29 1/2 inches long with a 18 inch girth. Caught in late Nov. on a minnow in 40 feet of water.

Roger, Chris and Matt from New Mexico with some excellent Walleye taken 11/22/10

Johnny Latham with our limit of Walleye taken 11/25/10

Another picture of Peter Brenmnan with his fish.

Water temp = 49 degrees, main lake lightly stained, river arms moderately stained.

Fishing pressure remains light, but the fishing is really picking up. I have had three or four guiding trips the last 7 days with excellent results --near limits of Walleye with a few Whites and even a Crappie. I expect the bite to continue for at least the next few weeks. Typically when our water temp hits 40 degrees, the bite slows way down. The next 10 days our winds are fore casted to be less than 10 MPH---so plan a fishing trip before the holidays and enjoy catching some fish.

Walleye--Good to Excellent-- Some days it seems that they want to jump into the boat, then some days you have to work for them, but you should be able to catch limits to near limits of them. I have been catching 90% of the Walleye in 40 feet of water near the main channel using minnows. Blades and slabs are also working, but there are days when it seems they only want to eat the real McCoy.

White bass--Good to Excellent--More Whites are being caught near Horse Shoe bend than any where else on the lake. Fish 30-40 feet with blades or slabs to catch them. White continues to be the choice of color

Channel catfish--Good--A few are being caught while fishing for the Walleye and Whites. However, stink baits and chicken liver is also catching quite a few in 6-15 feet of water near the reeds.

Crappie--Poor--We caught 1 at 40 feet down on a minnow.

Large and Small mouth---No reports, but we do get one once in a while in 40 feet of water.

I will be up in Iowa over X-mas and early Jan.----Whitetail and pheasant hunting along with some ice fishing. I will be available for guiding trips up until Dec. 21st.

FISH-ON!!!!
Rob & Maria

Nov. 15th, 2010

Maria and I went out 11/14/10 for 3 hours and ended up with our limit of Walleye.

Fred, Drew and Paul from Texas with fish caught on 11/13/10.

Lofton Washington from Amarillo with Channel cats and Walleye taken 11/11/10.

Water temp = 54 degrees, main lake lightly stained, river arms moderately stained. The lake has turned over this past week and the fishing is really starting to perk up.

Walleye--Good to Excellent. Fish minnows or slabs in 40 feet of water near the main channel from the dam to the Ute. There has been a morning bite for me.

White bass--Good to Excellent. Fish minnows or slabs in 25-30 feet of water near the main channel.

Catfish --Good to Excellent. Cheese stink baits in 4-8 feet of water continues to catch them. Quite a few are also being caught in 40 feet of water while going after the Walleye.

Bass/Crappie--No reports

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

Nov. 7th, 2010

Bill, Dave and Mike from ABQ with limits of Walleye taken on 11/06/10.

Curt with a few whites caught on 10/31/10

Water Temp = 59 degrees, Main lake cloudy and river arms stained.

Fishing has been on and off on any given day, but I have finally found the Walleye after 4 days of fishing. They also seem to be on a consistent bite. The next few days would be a good time to book a trip!!!!

Small and Large mouth bass--Slow-- no reports

Crappie ---????

Catfish--Good--use stink baits and liver fished in 5-10 feet of water near the reeds.

White bass ---Fair to good--Minnows or slabs. I have catching more of them in 10-15 feet of water, but you can catch a few that are deeper. I have not seen any large schools of them in their typical late fall patterns

Walleye --Good to Excellent--fish minnows and slabs in 20-40 feet of water. Fish near the main channel from the dam to Horseshoe. They seem to be on a sunrise to 10:00 A.M. bite.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

10/19/2010

Marilyn and Gail Wilson from Olton, Tx. with Walleye taken on 10/15/10. Marilyn caught the bigger Walleye that went 22 inches long and 3.75 pounds.

Lonnie Siebrandt from Hobbs, N.M. caught and released this 4.2 pound smallie on 10/16/10. The fish was 20.5 inches long.

Water temp = 64 degrees, main lake clear, river arms cloudy.

Over all the fishing pressure is light, but the fishing is starting to pick up a little bit. It is not on fire, but it should not be mush longer for the bite to really improve. Our low temps at night are around 45 and the highs are fore casted to be mid 70's. As the water temp lowers, the fishing will improve as a rule.

Walleye--fair--Expect about 1 fish per hour trolling in 20 feet of water over brush. This method continues to boat some fish. Minnows in 20-30 feet of water is also producing some fish. Slabbing has not yet been very productive for me.

White bass--fair--Trolling deep running lures in the main channel has been working for me. Expect 2 fish per hour . Slabbing in 30-40 feet of water has also been working, but you need to be on top of them for any luck.

Small mouth bass--Excellent--Throw orange colored cranks in 10 feet of water. Drifting minnows on the 10 foot flats will also nail them. Most fish are 10-12 inches long, but there is a bunch of them.

Large mouth bass--Poor--not many reports on them, but try frogs back in the coves.

Catfish--Good--Stink baits, chicken liver will catch them in 4-8 feet of water. Quite a few are being caught.

I will be in and out of the shop this weekend due to deer hunting opening up. With any luck I will be tagged out and back at the shop by 9:00a.m. Saturday.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria.

10/10/2010

Sewage line going by the shop--I was shut down a couple of days.

Ken Inman with a couple of Walleye and Cats taken 10/8/10. Walleye taken while trolling and the cats caught on night crawlers.

Water Temp = 70 degrees, main lake clear, river arms stained.

Fishing overall has started to perk up a bit. The water temp should start going down a bit more the next week with our day time highs fore casted to be 70 and the lows around 45 degrees. When our water temp hits 60 the fishing should really get good.

Walleye---Fair---You can catch a couple, but they are on a tough bite. Troll deep divers in 25 feet of water near the main channel. Night crawlers in 20-30 feet of water has also produced some fish.

White bass--Fair to Good--Quite a few have been caught trolling deep divers in the main channel. Use white colors that dive 25 feet down.

Catfish--Good to excellent---Use stink baits in 4-15 feet of water. You can really improve yours odds by throwing out sour grain where you fish.

Small & Large mouth bass--Poor to fair--I have been hammering the Smallies while fishing with minnows for Walleye. I have stopped fishing with minnows for a while because of this. Most of them are 10-13 inches long. Plastic baits have not been working well for the bass lately, but you can still get a few--fish main points on the lake in 5-15 feet of water.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

Sept. 24, 2010

Cats caught on 9/23/10 using Sonny's sticky bait in 4-8 feet of water near cattails on the main lake.

Water Temp = 74 degrees, river arms stained, main lake lightly stained.

I have been Elk hunting the last few weeks which is the main reason for no updates on my fishing report. We received a good rain on Wed. night and both the Ute and Canadian are running.

Cat fishing is the hottest ticket right now if you want to catch some quality fish. Stink baits fished near cattails in 4-8 feet of water ----also with both creeks flowing, try getting into the current in 4 feet of water and try it. Historically, it is an excellent method to catch them.

Walleye have been slow, but a few are being caught in 30-50 feet of water using slabs and blades.

White bass have been slow, but trolling in deeper water will catch a few. They are schooled up once in a while, but it can be hard to find them.

Small and Large mouth bass has been slow, but try top water early in the morning and then work deeper as the day goes on.

The Logan Open is scheduled for next weekend. It is one of the bigger bass tourneys in the state. Call me for more info.

I currently have no info for the N.M. Govenors Cup. This is a Walleye Tourney that usually happens in the fall. I will update as soon as I get some info.

FISH-ON

Rob & Maria

August 26th, 2010

Dale Hughs and Sheila Hall from Kermit, Tx. with a couple of Walleye along with White bass taken on 8/25/10.









Water Temp = 76 degrees, main lake clear, river arms stained.
We finally got a break from the heat yesterday and the forecast looks good for the next 5-6 days---mid to upper 80's. My guiding trip on the 25th was pretty good ---the Walleyes taken in the early afternoon and the whites were taken here and there until we hit a school of them in the late morning. We boated around 40 of them in less than 20 minutes ---you talk about some serious action!!!!! The water temp has dropped 3-4 degrees and the lake has risen a couple of feet due to a good rain last week.

Walleye--Fair--They are getting harder to boat, but I continue to get a few trolling over submerged trees in 20 feet of water. I will fish 15-20 minutes in one area and if nothing happens I move on. I will usually hit my spots a couple of times through out the trip and sooner or later we will catch a couple.
White bass--Good to Excellent--We are catching a few all over the lake, but when a school of them is found I switch from trolling to vertical jigging white "Swim Slabs" and commence to hammering them.
Small and Large mouth bass--Fair--I'm seeing more Large mouth being caught than Small mouth. Early morning top water over weeded flats. We have been catching a few smallies, but not of any size. There are quite a few dragon flys out on the water if that helps you any.
Catfish--Good to Excellent--Stink baits up the Ute is the ticket. With the recent rains, the fish are on a bite. There is a early morning bite in 2-8 feet of water. After 11:00 am, you might as well go home and fish in your bath tub for more action.

FISH-ON,
Rob & Maria

August 14th, 2010

Ryan Gardner with our limit of Eyes caught 8/14/10.

Cole and dad John from Roswell, N.M. with fish taken 8/13/10.

Daniel and Tamara from Clovis, N.M. with a good catch taken 8/8/10.

A happy camper with a nice Large mouth and Walleye taken from the South shore on a spinner. 8/10/10.

Bruce and Steve from California with some fish taken on a tough day of fishing. 8/1/10.

Water temp = 79 degrees, main lake clear, river arms stained.

Fishing has been a bit tougher lately, but they can still be caught. As you can see from the pictures, some days are more fishing than catching --but every day is a new day.

Walleye--Fair--It takes patients, but we are still catching them trolling in 20 feet of water over brush. I have heard of some being caught quite shallow early in the morning by throwing Senkos. I have slabbed a couple of times lately, but not much luck.

Large and Small mouth bass--Fair--Some Large mouth being caught near reeds using Senkos and spinner baits, but the best bite is the Small mouth using Senkos in the 10 foot deep weed beds. Quite a few smaller fish can be caught this way along with occasional 16 incher.

White bass--Fair--This is a hit or miss at this time. Some days are excellent and some days are poor. I have not seen many schools feeding the last week or so, but I have heard of some occasional limits when they do find them.

Catfish--Fair--My cat fishing buddies are reporting 4-6 fish on an outing. Use stink baits in 4-8 feet of water.

Bluegill--Good--fish poppers or crawlers on a bobber near reeds to whack a few.

Crappie--What are they???

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

July 27, 2010

Kay McAdams from Stratford, Tx. with a couple nice Whites and a Walleye caught 7/25/10

Bubba and Penny Norris from Hobbs, N.M. with their catch taken on 7/22/10.

Water temp = 78-80 degrees, main lake clear, river arms lightly stained.

The last few weeks have not only been HOT, but also rather muggy because of higher humidity, which in turn causes lighter fishing pressure and heavy recreational use. If you do go fishing I suggest getting up early and fish till early afternoon. I am not seeing an early morning bite, but at least its comfortable. On my recent trips I have noticed the best bite to be from noon to 2:00 P.M., but by then you are just about cooked and ready to get off of the water.

Walleye--Fair--The bite has slowed, but the fish are out there. Slab in 30-50 feet of water is one option and trolling over brush in 10-20 feet of water is still my preferred method. We are still catching quite a few short fish with an occasional keeper. Small and Large mouth bass along with White bass and Walleye can be caught this way.

White bass--Fair to Good--They are starting to school up a bit more in 30-50 feet of water. Slabbing is productive if you can find them. Watch for the birds feeding on the water and it is a good bet the Whites are below them feeding on shad.

Catfish--Fair--Stinks baits in 4-8 feet of water will get some, but it has slowed down over the last week or two.

Crappie--Sh&*%ty

Small and Large mouth bass --Fair--We have been catching a few here and there, but we are not trying to get them. I would think if you target them for a day of fishing, you would do well fishing the main points and structure and also the grass beds on the lake.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

July 15th, 2010

Mark & Tami Garmin from Texas with some excellent Walleye caught on 7/10/10. The biggest one came in at 23 inches and close to 4 pounds. We were trolling flicker shads made by Berkley.

I.J. and wife Audray from Portales, N.M. with fish caught on 7/11/10. We caught numerous Walleye, but the majority were short fish.

John and Pete from the east coast with "Eyes' taken on 7/13/10. It was one of the toughest days of fishing in a year or so. We did manage a 22 incher though.

Water temp = 80 degrees, main lake clear, river arms slightly stained.

The water temp has shot up to 80 degrees the last few days. Last weekend the temp was 75 degrees. As you can see, the catches on my trips started to fall as the water temp rose. I believe that the fish are moving a bit deeper into a bit cooler water. My next trip is Friday and I will be armed with a variety of deeper running lures to get down to 30 feet or more to see if my hunch is correct.

Walleye---Good---Still catching them trolling over brush, but not in the numbers or size we want. Try 20-30 feet of water for the bigger fish ---bottom bouncing crawlers or deep divers in the channel.

White bass---poor to fair--If you are at the right place at the right time, you can hammer them, but over all it is a tough bite compared to the past years for this time of summer.

Crappie--Poor---Where are they?

Channel cats---Good to Excellent---Rogers sticky bait in 4-6 feet of water near brush and tulle's in the main part of the lake is producing the best. The dam to where the Ute enters the Canadian is the location.

Small mouth bass--Good---There is an unbelievable early morning top water bite going on over the shallow flats near the deeper water. Throw anything that does not sink and you will catch fish. After about 8:00 am it is over and you will need to fish deeper.

Large mouth bass--Fair--Again a good early morning top water bite in the back of the coves, but as the day goes on you will need to go to deeper structure to entice them.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

July 7th, 2010

Arnie and grandson Johnny from Las Cruces with limits of Walleye taken 7/6/10.

Jordan Ward from Clovis, N.M. with a 4.91 pound Large mouth taken 6/30/10.

Ish and Lidia from Roswell N.M. with limits of Walleye taken 7/5/10.

Water temp = 75-76 degrees, main lake clear, river arms stained.

Not allot of fishing pressure the last week, but the fish are on a great bite. The more boats on the water seems to put the fish into a feeding mode. I had 2 trips the last 3 days with excellent results on both of them. Limits of Walleye in less than 3 hours of fishing on both trips!!!! Now is the time to book your trip if you are interested in catching and eating a mess of Walleye. We have been catching a few fish in the 20-22 inch range along with 16-19 inchers filling out the limits.

Walleye--Excellent--Trolling cranks over brush in 10-20 feet of water.

Small mouth--Good to Excellent--We are catching quite a few while going after the Walleye. If you are just fishing for bass, I would think you could catch a bunch of them.

Large mouth--Good--Some nice ones being caught --fish shallow points near deeper water using red crawdad baits.

White bass--Poor--We have not caught one in the last week.

Crappie--Poor--I don't know what to tell you on these guys.

Catfish--Good to Excellent--Fish in 4-8 feet of water near or in the brush. Sonny's Sticky bait continues to get them along with chicken liver.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

6/22/10

3 limits of Walleye taken on Bombers in 10-18 feet of water on 6/21/10

Debbie Pate and friend Eddie with a nice batch of fish caught on 6/12/10.

Water temp = 75 degrees, main lake lightly stained, river arms moderately stained. The last few weeks have been around 100 degrees every day ---HOT. The fishing is holding its own. I have been on the water quite a bit the last week. Some days we are getting limits of Walleye, then the next day we struggle to get 3 or 4 of them. It seems like they are feeding every other day.

Walleye---Good to Excellent---Some days its great fishing, then not so good the next day. Troll light colored crank baits over brush in 10-20 feet of water. Drifting minnows around 15-20 feet points is also producing some fish. Slabbing in 40 feet of water is another method that is working.

Crappie--Poor---You catch one here and there, but they are not on a great bite.

Catfish--Good to Excellent--- Fish Sonny's stink bait in 4-8 feet of water near brush in the back of almost any cove. Chicken liver off of the dam will also catch a couple.

White bass--Poor-to fair-- We are catching a few every time out, but not that many. I would fish around the Ranch House if you are wanting to catch a few.

Small & Large mouth bass--Fair to Good--We have been catching a few smallies while fishing for Walleye. Top water early in the morning, spinner baits and whacky rigged plastics the rest of the day.

A word of advice ---get on the water early !!!!!!!

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

6-9-10

Haley and mom Sharon from Texas with limits of Walleye caught 6-9-10. We caught over 20 Walleye while trolling. Many 10-12 inchers, but we managed 10 keepers in 4 hours of fishing.

6-7-10

Mr. &Mrs. Deleon with daughter Arelli with a nice catfish caught from shore last week.

Luke Conley with Walleye and Whites taken 6/6/10. Most fish were caught on minnows and crawlers in 10-20 feet of water.

Arelli Deleon ---She was a very happy camper----this is what it is all about!!!!!

Water temp = 70 degrees, main lake clear, river arms slightly stained.

It seems that we have had a very short spring this year. We have been pushing 100 degrees the last week and it is expected to be the same the next week. You want to get out early. The bite seems to be pretty good in the heat of the day, but since my boat doesn't have air conditioning, I try to be off the lake by 1-2 p.m. Another note----don't forget bug repellent---the deer flies are starting to feed on humans while on the water. The fishing is good some days and excellent on others.

Crappie--Fair--Use minnows up either river arm. Some limits are coming in, but not very many. Keep moving from tree to tree if the bite is slow.

Walleye--Good/Excellent--One day we caught & released 28 Walleye while trolling, the next day we had to work to catch 6 of them. Thats why they call it fishing and not catching. Typically when we have stable weather like we have had, the fishing is much more constant day to day. Troll crank baits over brush in 10-20 feet of water has been producing for me. Crawlers and minnows fished near structure on the main points in 5-15 feet of water has also been producing.

Catfish--Good/Excellent--Cats are being caught in the many coves near 2-6 feet of water on stink baits. Either river arm will also produce fish. The best bite has been 6-10 am.

Whites--Fair--Many smaller ones are being caught trolling, but you will catch a few keepers.

Small and Large mouth bass--Fair--Currently on beds in shallow water. This past weekend the N.M. Bass Federation had a two day tourney with the winning weight around 18 pounds. Many fishermen did not have 5 fish to weigh at the end of the day. It makes me think that it was tough fishing.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

May 27th, 2010

"Eyes" caught on 5/26/10 by my son and myself.

Curtis and (?) from Texas with a nice stringer of Walleye taken on 5/22/10. We caught around 20 more Walleye in the 10-12 inch size.

Water Temp = 69 degrees, main lake lightly stained, river arms a bit more.

Its a holiday weekend coming up and guess what------the weather is looking great for the next 5-6 days. We are expecting a pretty good crowd around the lake, so come out and have some fun. The fish are snapping, water warming up along with fore casted light winds.

Walleye--Good/Excellent--Trolling Bombers, Reef Runners and Wally Divers in the main channel are catching suspended Walleye. Tossing crank baits near shore will also catch them. Work rocky points with minnows in 3-15 feet of water is yet another method to get-em. Many 10-12 inchers are being caught, so treat them very carefully when taking the hook out of them and get them back into the lake ASAP.

Channel cats---Good/Excellent--Expect 3-5 pounders using Sonny's Stickey bait up the Canadian past the Crappie wall. The local catfisherman are catching 10-15 per expedition. They also throw out sour wheat to help bring them in.

Large mouth bass--Good--Spinner baits followed by a wacky rigged worm will get them off of their beds and into the boat. Many 2-3 pounders being caught. Work the reeds in 2-5 feet of water.

Small mouth bass--Good--Work the rocky points for quantity and the 10 foot flats near the main channel for quality fish. Grubs and worms are working the best.

Crappie--Good--Minnows near brush up the canadian is producing. Limits are not yet common, but I have seen a few. I would not spend more than 10-15 minutes at a tree if you have not caught any. Moving around until you find them is important. You only need to move 50-100 yards to try another spot.

White bass--Fair--Starting to catch a few more every trip. There is not really any "hot spot". Trolling and minnow fishing seems to be the best bet. They are spread out ---no rhyme or reason when you get one.

Have a save weekend and we look forward to seeing you.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

May 19, 2010

Richard and Sonya Schilling from Amarillo, Texas with Walleye and Crappie. The bigger "Eye" was 23 inches long.

Tom and Kathy Sackman from Lake of the Pines, Ca. with Walleye and a Crappie on a short mid-day trip.

Tony Perez from Colorado with a monster Walleye taken on a size 600 Reef Runner.

Mike Byrd from Colorado Springs, Co. with a nice 24 inch Walleye.

Water temp = 62 degrees, Main lake lightly stained, river arms moderately stained.

The fishing is starting to pick up for most species. The fish are not jumping into the boat, but expect quite a few to be boated. My last 2-3 guiding trips I have noticed a better morning bite occurring. Mid-day it starts to slow down, then it will pick up again late afternoon.

Walleye--Good/Excellent--Trolling crank baits for suspended Walleye in 30-40 feet of water has been producing. Minnows in 5-10 feet of water has also been working well. I have been catching fish anywhere from 6-40 feet of water.

Crappie--Fair/Good--Trolling has been producing some fish, but your best bet is minnows up the Canadian arm near the Crappie Wall. I have seen a few limits the last few days.

White bass--Poor--Not sure where they went, but they are not on a good bite. We are catching a few in the pursuit of the Walleye, but not in any numbers.

Channel cats--Good/Excellent--I have seen a couple of coolers full of cats the last 2 days. A nice 8 pounder along with several 3-5 pounders. Fish the Canadian arm past the Crappie Wall in 4-8 feet of water using Sonny's Stickey bait.

Large mouth--Good--The locals are catching quite a few 2-3 pounders and once in a while a 6-7 pounder. Use spinner baits, chatter baits or tubes to entice them. They are moving onto their beds. Fish near brush/structure in 2-5 feet of water.

Small mouth--Good/Excellent--Quite a few smaller fish being taken on about anything anywhere on the lake. The larger fish are in 10 foot of water in brush. Work the area with Whacky rigged plastics for best results.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

May 10th, 2010

Danny Pawlik from Texas with our catch on 5/8/10. Every Wally was caught on a orange size 600 Reef Runner.

Water temp = 58-59 degrees, main lake lightly stained, river arms moderately stained. Last Thursday I went fishing --(45-50)-- MPH sustained winds. It was tough fishing with poor results. On Friday the winds let up to 25 mph along with a cold front that moved in overnight. We caught Walleye and White bass, but all fish were on the small side. However, the last 20 minutes of that trip we started to catch some nice fish. I felt a bit more comfortable going into Saturday's trip knowing that I found some fish. Saturday (20-25) MPH winds, proved to be a good day of fishing for us. We caught several short Walleye, but we managed 8 real nice (18-20 inch) Walleye all caught on the size 600 Orange Crush Reef Runner. We also caught 4 Crappie. All fish were caught in a 50 yard stretch on the Ute arm of the lake.

The last few days the fishing has picked up compared to 5-7 days ago.

Walleye -- Fair/Good -- Bottom bouncing crawlers around Horseshoe has been producing fish. Drifting minnows around the main points of the lake have also been producing fish in 6-15 feet of water. Trolling the Ute has produced fish for myself.

Crappie -- Poor/Fair -- We have been catching a few while trolling for Walleye. I have also seen a few caught by other fisherpeople, but they are still in 15-20 feet of water. Expect them to turn on in the next week or two.

Catfish -- Poor-- My catfishing buddies have been having a tough time catching more than one or two on any given day. The wind really affects how and where they fish for them. If the wind dies down, expect the Cats to start biting better.

Large mouth--Good--I have seen several 2-3 pounders caught. They are moving into the shallows.

Small mouth --Good--Whacky rigged plastics in 10 foot will catch them.

White bass --Poor/Fair--I have not seen to many caught. They are scattered around the lake. We have caught a few trolling, but not that many. I have heard that fishing minnows around the Ranch House will produce a few.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

4/19/10

Mark & Randy Gardner with limits of Walleye taken 4/16/10 using minnows in 10-20 feet of water.

Water temp = 54 degrees, main lake clear, river arms stained.

Fishing remains pretty good considering the cold fronts last week along with extremely high barometric pressures this past weekend. I had two guiding trips the last few days and they both produced good qtys of Walleye and Smallies. Yesterday I took out Tyler Polumbus along with his dad Tad and brother in-law Jeff Wennberg all from the Denver Co. area. Tyler is a offensive guard for the Denver BRONCOS. Go Broncos!!!!!!!

Walleye---Excellent ---They continue to bite minnows in 10-20 feet of water near the main lake channel. Many bass fisherman are also catching them in shallow water during their pursuit of the bucket mouth.

White bass--Good---Trolling around the Ranch House using Reef Runners and Berkley Frenzies continue to produce fish.

Catfish---Good---3-5 pounders being caught up the Ute in 3-5 foot of water using Sonny's stickey bait. Don't expect limits, but you should be able to catch enough for supper.

Smallmouth bass ---Good to Excellent--Personally, we have been catching 6-8 smallies while fishing for Walleye using minnows. They are in 5-10 feet of water on the flats off of the main channel..

Largemouth bass---Good---I have heard of quite a few being caught in the shallows of the coves using jerk baits and spinner baits. They are not to far from preparing their beds.

Crappie---Poor---Some are being caught off of the Marina, but not in any numbers. I have yet to see a nice stringer come out of the lake. Water temp needs to rise 5-10 degrees before they bust loose.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

4/12/10

Leo and Wes from Denver, Co. with limits of Walleye taken on 4/10/10. They had a great day.

Katelyn Young from Logan, N.M. with her 1st turkey taken during a youth hunt on 4/11/10. (You have to love her smile!!!!)

Jeremy Lewis from Fort Meyer, Fl. with his limit of Walleye and a couple Smallies taken 4/10/10

Bruce Hubbord from Logan, N.M. with a monster 6.25 pound Smallie taken 4/10/10 about mid morning on a crawdad colored crankbait. A bigger smallie followed this fish to the boat!!! The fish was released.

A young fisherman with his first ever Walleye taken off of the dam on minnows -4/10/10

Water Temp = 56 degrees -Main lake clear ---river arms stained.

I would say that the fishing has busted loose and will only get better. I had 4 guiding trips the last four days all netting limits of Walleye and quite a few Smallmouth. We had a beautiful weekend weather wise and a whole bunch of people took advantage of it.

Walleye-Excellent-- fish about 20 feet deep on structure near the main lake channel. Minnows and crawlers are the big producers.

Smallmouth-Excellent--fish the 10 foot flats off of the main lake. Minnows and crawlers will catch them along with throwing cranks.

Largemouth-Good--throw spinner baits in the coves and brush. The thicker the brush--the better.

Crappie --Poor--Some are being caught --- but it should really get going when the water temp hits 60 degrees.

Catfish -- Good -- Quite a few being caught in 5-8 feet of water.. The upper Ute is producing better than the Canadian right now. Use Sonny's stink bait for the best results.

Whitebass--Good---troll up the Canadian around the Ranch house for the best results. Pull Reef Runners and Berkley Frenzies in lighter colors for the best results.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria