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