Thread: 2nd Kayak Trip Report, Madison County Lake

Yep, the wind sucked today! Good job!

I got out there at about 2:00PM to do some trout fishing. I had my 5 by 3:15 even in that wind. They weighted in at 4.85 lbs, some nice rainbows in there.

Bob D,

If you wanted a challenge you should have tried the lake in the wind, LOL.

Saturday and Sunday there was a steady stream of vehicles in and out. My guess most had a limit of trout without much difficulty. It will start getting harder with the hundreds already taken out this weekend.

Met you at the ramp, next time I go to MCL I'm taking my kayak. Nice catch.

Originally Posted by Ditch Basser

I returned to Madison County Lake today, fishing from 6:30AM till about 1:00PM. I had one of the most difficult days in several years on the water. The Crappie were still there on isolated brush in 10 to 25 feet of water. Todays best bait was a 1/16 oz White Marabou jig. The challenge of course was trying to keep my kayak position in the high winds. The Crappie were biting very light, basically on the drop the Crappie would pick up the jig. Easy to see your line go slack normally, not so easy in 20MPH winds. I’d also get over the brush, jig up and down a couple times and then be blown out of position by the winds.

I returned a dozen or so short fish and kept 21. I think I would have limited if I’d stayed till dark, but I was just to tired of fighting the wind. The north 2/3 of the lake was white capping and I even had a few waves go over the side. The water was a little warmed then yesterday at 43 degrees and still very clear.

WHAT DOES IT COST FOR FISH YOU BRING OUT

$3 daily fish permit

Nice work buddy