12-20-12 Lone Star

11:30am to 3pm

Tried a variety of colors sizes of jigs today at Lone Star. Hit the "Paddling Trail"? dock first and worked a fan cast and retrieve pattern around it using a variety of size and color combination jigs at depths from 2 ft to bumping the bottom (about 6 ft there). I also tried vertical jigging all around the dock. Both these had no results. I noticed the tide was coming in and thought I would try drifting a jig under a float along the edge of the brush and stumps I could see opposite the dock. Third time the float slowly disappeared and I took up the line slack. I felt 2 quick thumps and the line started racing away from the dock along the bank screaming the drag. About 20 ft out it spit hook and the float resurfaced. Never saw what it was but it was decent sized what ever it was.

Was a 1/8 pink jig head with a BG Cajun Cricket and tipped with a pink nibble. The jig was set 3 ft below the float and was drifting with the tide current.

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After that I tried repeating the drift without result.

Southern lakes were a bust as were Crystal lake, and Butler Tract Docks.

Cheers
Doug

glad you got out Doug. we like to read reports and hearing on lakes we do not get much info. you will get them next time.

Thanks for the report. I grew up on those lakes however i mostly bass or bream fished it... I use to live on mulberry ( the road to the left when passing the water treatment center.)

Ive heard from a serious angler that He was catching speckled trout in Crane this past fall.

Good report, until they build a new bridge that lake is just to hard to get to.

Thanks for report,at lease you got to go and shake the fishng bug off awhile.

Hey Ghost, that is an excellent report. Thanks for the details, and Merry Christmas to you!

ID

Glad you was able to get out Doug.

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Originally Posted by Percidae_Papermouth

Thanks for the report. ***SNIP***

Ive heard from a serious angler that He was catching speckled trout in Crane this past fall.

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Went down to Crane after Butler yesterday and the only person there said all he had caught was one small Puppy Drum.

Current was rushing in from the creek pretty fast.

Cheers
Doug

I used to fish those lakes years ago, brough back some memories. Thanks for the report.

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Originally Posted by Flatwater

Good report, until they build a new bridge that lake is just to hard to get to.

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I hope they never build a new bridge. We can deer hunt with dogs again on kings highway.

I got stuck on rt 17 (Godwin Bridge) today...a doublewide trailer rolled over onto the jersey wall....winds were gusting we sat for 2 hrs. finally gace up turbed around and hit golden corral...oh wrll work will still be there after christmas lol

Where is GC?... been looking for a new place since Fire Mountain closed.

I fished Lone Star 12/20/2012 9:00-4:00 also. Gave up on Crappie fishing after 3 hours with no bites. The bass bite was slow with the in coming Cold Front. Did manage to scrape up about 10 or so 1 1/2 to 2lb Largemouth slow rolling a White willow leaf spinnerbait after nothing on Crankbaits or a Jig-n-Pig.
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Welcome aboard Cricktkoger. Glad to have you. Those are good eatin size.

Thank You Barnacle Bill. I haven't eaten any out of Lone Star yet but these are definitely the right size. Caught a decent fish out of Finger Lake ( Back of Park) this past summer, Gave her a kiss and let her go too.

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