Belews Lake 10-20-16

[Rick J]

Fished Belews Lake today. Caught 55 crappie, 23 white perch, 2 bass, and one channel catfish. Fish were mostly small with a few 1/2 pounders mixed in. Typical for this lake although I have caught 1 1/2 lb fish previously. Longline trolling with jigs. All colors and styles worked. Water temp 71. Leaves on the water made trolling difficult. Probably caught a bushel of leaves today. Caught some fish in 10-12 ft of water. Maybe Fall has finally arrived. I have fished for crappie on this lake for 35 years and maybe catch 1 white perch a trip but today I had white perch in one area that would hit all 6 rods at the same time. After a couple of passes and having to use my pocket knife to correct the tangles, I moved to the other side of the lake. I use tandem rigs and a couple of times had 8 fish on when I would go through a school. I have never seen white perch this size here. This is a BAD sign. Good day on the water until it became too hot. Kept a few for dinner.

Rick