April 19, 2011

Crappie, Catfish and Walleye all caught on minnows on 4/18/11.

Debbie Pate from Kansas with a 22 inch Walleye and a couple other fish taken 4/17/11.

Ray and Curtis from Edgewood, N.M. with a good catch of Walleye taken 4/16/11.

Rande Gardiner and brother with a batch of Eye's caught on 4/17/11

Main lake lightly stained with the river arms moderately stained. Water temp = 56 degrees in the main lake.

The fish have been co-operating pretty good the last week. I had three guiding trips last week and 4 more on the books for this week. There are days that the fish are snapping and then a front moves thru and it slows for a day, but we are still able to catch a few.

Walleye --GOOD--I have been using minnows in 10-20 feet of water near the main lake channel. You have to work at it, but you can catch them. Trolling Reef Runners and Walleye divers is also producing a few fish up around the Ranch house.

Crappie--GOOD to EXCELLENT--I have seen a few limits come out of the Ute arm and also a few limits from the upper Canadian. Cast grubs near rocks or soak a minnow shallow around the brush.

Catfish--FAIR to GOOD--The Canadian remains the place to fish --use chicken liver or stink baits in 2-6 feet of water. We have caught a few Cats on minnows while going after the Crappie.

Small and Large mouth bass--GOOD--I have not been fishing for them but I saw some nice bass at the tourney weigh-ins this past weekend. Grubs and tubes in the thick stuff is the preferred method.

White bass--FAIR to GOOD---I have been catching a few here and there, but I have seen limits come out of the Ranch House area trolling Wally divers and throwing spinners. Another place to try is in back of Watson Island.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria