How is brookville looking? What kind of water temps are you guys getting over there?
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How is brookville looking? What kind of water temps are you guys getting over there?
Thanks
About a foot above summer pool. Mid 40's over the weekend but may warm up a bit with the sunny days. DNR has been netting walleye so water temps are in the 45 degree range.
I have to ask why the DNR is netting them? is it to milk them for breeding? if so I would think that would be done in a more controlled way
I fished Brookville Lake over the weekend and it's a muddy mess.
Tom they use them for breeding purposes , the DNR has a facility around the Mounds beach area that they take them back to and do there thing then return them to the water. Had a buddy go out with them a few years ago and help with the collection there is some nice walleye in Brookville and they catch an occasional musky in there as well.
Seems to be a common theme with the muddy water. Hopefully some consistent sun will clear and warm the water up.
i like muddy water...guess thats what happens when your baptized in it.
Muddy water aint so bad, you just gotta learn how to fish it. Cold muddy is much harder to learn than warm muddy.
What is your favorite bait in muddy water? You like to go dark jigs? What about live bait?
What's the chance of a top-water bite with a dry fly if the water is muddy? I'd really like to be using my fly rod, so far all I know to do in muddy water is jig fish, and that's not been working out so well for me. Although, I am planning to try out a new technique which involves my fly rod and an ultralight reel. Fingers are crossed. :)
Hit Brookville today. Temps on north end of the lake at 2:30 were 60 on main lake and 61.7 in shallow coves. Not much luck fishing managed 4 whites long lineing in 19 ft of water. Tried minnows shallow in the morning and no luck along banks then switched to the long lineing about 11:30. Caught several White Bass while LLing. Must have had a bass tourney there guys were 20 min fishing and run-n-gunning everywhere. CO's were out too patrolling. Still had fun even though white capping.
What was the water color like?
I was there sat and it was pretty muddy, talked to a couple guys who were in tourneys and they were not doing well, actually I didnt see a fish all day!
Water was stained still north end. Mid lake wasn't too bad. Caught the crappies in the stained water though.
I fished Brookville yesterday and did ok. I ended up with one walleye, one smallmouth, and about fifteen crappie. The water is looking good with a little stain. I caught everything on Bobby Garland slab slayers ,black and pink, and chartreuse flake. the walleye, smallmouth, and a few crappie were caught in about 6ft of water. I did manage some nicer crappie hovering over deep timber in as much as 60ft of water, about 30ft down. Take your pick on how and where you want to catch them right now.
I did notice that the tea colored water, I guess algea bloom, or maybe its large schools of very small fry. This happens every spring on Brookville and if you find it you find a lot of other fish around it, so I am assuming that its part of the food chain in some shape or form.
Nice report Bluedrifter, keep a tight line.
Thanks cevans! The tea, or coffee colored water could be from lake turn over. I noticed it at bonwell ramp today. There are tons of small shad at the surface and I noticed fish feeding on them in open water and against the banks. Some of the feeding sounded like crappie, but I am sure it is a little bit of everything. It is about time for the white bass to start spawning along the dam if they are not already there. I talked to a couple at the ramp and they said they caught quite a few crappie, smallmouth, and some walleye.
I went up to the lake yesterday afternoon and bank fished for a couple hours. I was casting to deeper water but the fish were biting close to the surface. I ended up catching 15-20 white bass,3 walleye, and 1 smallmouth. I was throwing a pearl yellow or gold twister tail in the coffee colored water. As soon as the jig hit the water I would start a steady retrieve. Even the walleye hit just below the surface. I did catch a few letting the bait sink but most were caught close to the surface.
Thanks for the update bluedrifter.
Did you get any crappie activity yesterday? Does the water seem like it is finally starting to clear up?
My buddy and I are going to try to get our Friday.
they are having the slab masters tour. this weekend so I have been staying away from my crappie till then. me and a buddy went up above the lake in the river and fished for white bass today. we caught a bunch but not as big as the ones I caught the other day on the lake. a buddy of mine fishes the river down around Lawrenceburg and he had about thirty big crappies yesterday. the lake still had that tannic colored water most places I went yesterday, with some of it even being red-ish colored in some areas.
I banked fished again today and caught some more nice smallmouth. I had three that were 18in and one that was 14. I caught the smallmouth today on the red eye pearl swimbait, and a doll top secret. The cove I was in was loaded with shad, and the smallmouth were busting them on the surface.
Fished templeton from about 11-2:30 today with little results. Rain and wind made conditions tough. We trolled, jigged, and threw some minnows, all were met with a tight bite. We even tried throwing some crankbaits to get some action and got nothing. We fished from 30-40 fow to 3-5.
if I am crappie fishing on Brookville I really don't go for numbers if I am looking for bigger fish. I just go out and find a good looking spot with fish on it. you may have to hover over that brush for 15min before you get one, but if you marked fish they are there. I also change jig size and colors often if something does not produce. if I am vertical jigging I like baits that dart off to the side, like tubes, bobby garland minnows, and slab slayers. the tail of the slab slayers is shaped like half a hollow cone. I think this cone helps protect your hook from snagging because it kind of wraps around your hook.
Bluedrifter can I ask where your buddy is catching big crappie in Lawrenceburg? Tanners or the Ohio? dont need exact locations just body of water, thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by bluedrifter
Attachment 160517Did one of you guys lose a fish? Never found a jig in the belly before.
Not mine, but curious what you caught it on.
Orange/Chartruese 1/16 oz Nothead feather jig. Funny would've been if I was using pink n black!
pick any tributary off the ohio, they all have crappie. I think his secret is fishing stuff that other people pass up. I have heard they are catching them right against the banks, but I am sure they are other places.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom 513
not mine! but it is a good color along with many others.Quote:
Originally Posted by filletfetish