Thread: Lake Eufaula archives

I ANIT SKEERED TO TELL YA WHERE I CAUGHT EM..IN DER MOUTH
Oh thanks Smoky

Has anyone been down on Gaines Creek latley. Is it as muddy as the rest of the southern part of the lake, or is it clearing?

Love that Yoo Hoo water. I like it when it gets so muddy that the fish can quit swimming in it and just walk.Rofl

Haven't heard a lot of reports from Eufaula lately and I've been busy taking care of my Wife since she had foot surgery at the beginning of June. So I was finally able to get out today and decided to try down South. When I went through Haskell at 4:30 a.m., the bank clock said it was 81. I knew it was gonna be a scorcher! (when I came back through about 2:30, it showed 104)

I was on the water at Crowder Park at 6:30. My original plan was to hit some rip rap and brush piles in the Crowder area and then head to Blocker Bridge and back down to Coal Creek. However, since the wind was pretty brisk, I decided against Blocker and headed to Coal Creek after picking up a half dozen or so at Crowder along the rip rap and over shallow brushpiles.

Hit the rip rap at CC and was picking up a few about 6 to 8 feet using blk/pnk and blk/chrt 2" beavertails. Then headed up the creek and hit the Timber. Didn't do as well as I expected, but managed a few fishing 4 to 6 ft down around trees in 8 to 10 ft of water.

By noon it was getting warm so I headed back. Stopped and picked up a couple more around brush piles in the Crowder area and came home with 19, including a nice 14 1/2 incher I found over a brush pile in Coal Creek. Probably caught twice that many sub 10 inchers that were thrown back and some decent BB. In hindsight, I would have caught more if I'd just picked one spot to fish rather than trying to hit them all! But oh well, it was fun (except when I was looking off and got my line caught up in the prop of the TM..not so much fun then...)

I was surprised to find the water muddy/murky. Temp was 85 when I put in at Crowder and 89 when I came out. The mid lake area looks clearer if you want some unstained water.

Thanks for the good report Don. I've been told by the locals that the lake has "turned" and this might explain the muddy/murky water. Glad you caught em and had some fun.Thumbs Up

Thanx for the most excellent report Don!

Been catching a few fish! Had some dates come open this week! EB

Ok Eufaulans, have any of you seen te sandies schooling? I am down for the week and have yet to locate them. Want to take my daughter out for the schooling action but can't find them. Tried 69, triangle and dutchess areas...any help would be appreciated, especially by my 8 yr old!!
They were thick in the fourth but gone now.