Thread: Oologah Archives

Went Sunday with a couple of friends from 5:30 to 10:00 and we caught 18 keepers and quite a few throw backs. The fish weren't biting as good as they were Saturday, but we still caught a good mess. I think the bite was off because there was no wind at all early in the morning. I always have trouble when the water is slick and there is no wind at all. Wouldn't you know it, about the time we decided to go the wind picked up a little. Like Kenny said, I've noticed a thermocline the last few weeks. A good rule of thumb is if your minnows on the hook are dieing, you're fishing below the thermocline. The fish we caught were in 15 to 19ft and we caught the majority of them about 3 feet off bottom. I did catch our biggest fish that weighed 1.34 on a jig, but I couldn't coax another one to bite. We caught the rest drop shotting and tight lining. We also caught a lot more throw backs today than we did on Saturday. The best part of the day was getting there at daybreak and watching the fish surfacing and feeding on the mayflies.