Thread: Lake Lochloosa

Crappie trip was a bust... Got to Lochloosa at 7:00 on saturday and it was like a zoo..... First we ventured out to the north side of the lake and joined a horde of about 20 other boats and didn't get any... Then headed over to west side of the lake and drifted by the opening connecting to Orange and picked up three real quick and then nothing.. Fished till about 2:00 and then headed to our cabin... Ended up going two more times that day, did a mix of trolling small grubs and drifting and didn't pick up anymore... After being pretty dissapointed we didn't wake up to early this morning and did a little bassin around 9:00 or so... Buddy picked up a small one and I lost big boy in the lilly pads... Wind was pretty bad and the water seemed dirty... I don't know if our baits were getting down far enough I was only weighing em down with some a couple split shots??? Couple other guys did pretty well today though, saw em filleting some slabs at the dock.....

Originally Posted by CrapHead27

Crappie trip was a bust... Got to Lochloosa at 7:00 on saturday and it was like a zoo.....

Which is why we never go on the weekend.

... did a mix of trolling small grubs and drifting and didn't pick up anymore...

What do you mean by 'small grubs'? What color and did you tip them with minnows?

The wind has really gotten the water discolored and the fishing is pretty tough right now.

Couple other guys did pretty well today though, saw em filleting some slabs at the dock.....

It takes a while to learn that lake, but after you do, you catch fish.


Tom

Tom,
They're grubs you would throw inshore for sea trout except really small, pan fish size and they were chartreuse.. We trolled those and some small white tubes tipped with minnows.. With the wind being so bad I don't think we had enough weight to get the baits down far enough...

I can't believe that lake isn't fished out with all pressure it gets... I'm gonna be out that way friday doing some work, might bring the boat with me and give it a shot friday afternoon / evening...

Originally Posted by CrapHead27

I'm gonna be out that way friday doing some work, might bring the boat with me and give it a shot friday afternoon / evening...

The afternoon bite on Lochloosa is tough. We tried it a LOT. That lake is definitely a morning lake, for us anyway.

I have no idea why. Maybe someone more Crappie savvy than we are knows.

Tom