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Went yesterday and today... Caught a few male in grass but no females there. Seems the females are scattered in 6 to 10 Ft. Water. All the females I caught (wasn't many) still carrying eggs but dark, not bright yellow.... Others I talked to at the ramp seem to think the spawn has passed..... The males I caught weren't really slamming the bait.... Just light bites.....
Had the same experience yesterday. Males in the grass were super dark but no females there. The males I caught hit pretty hard. Caught one nice female on structure in 6' of water and she was about empty. Missed her 3 times.
I've fished the grass every time for 2 weeks straight and haven't caught a female in grass yet. They've all been deeper or in the pads.
Well my brother caught three males in the grass . And I caught 30 mostly females in 8 - 10 fow . some may have spawned but it is far from over in my opinion . gotta love it
You still single poling?
yep with jigs
If you see me say hello. I fished mostly in the evenings (work) and I usually have one of my kids with me. We'll be single poling as well.
Boat described above has a 25 yammie.
I wished I could add something to the conversation but I've been to the Rez 3 times this year and have caught 5 fish total. Took off work early yesterday and fished the grass and pads for 3 hours on the island by 43 and Gilligans and caught 1 fish. 15 boats around me and I only saw 2 other fish caught.
Its been a great spring on the Rez this year. I have been lucky and haven't had a bad trip yet! I have been single pole jig fishing ever since our tournament and have brought home fine catches every time and thrown lots of fish back. I'm sure I could break out the trolling gear and catch the big females but these big males have been a ball with my jig pole. Got good reports from the last two days both from trollers and jig fishermen. We should have another 2-3 weeks of great fishing before the big ones move back out to deeper water.
AT LEAST IF NOT MORE ON THE TIME . UP2EARLY IF YOU SEE ME COME BY AND HOLLER . IF I CAN PUT UP WITH DONDON I PUT UP WITH ANYONE . MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE A POLE IN EACH HAND WHEN NOT TAKING FISH OFF THE LINE . I HAVE A BLUE CRAPPIE PRO AND YES I KNOW I THINK THERE ARE A HUNDRED OF THEM ON THE REZ . THE LAST I CAUGHT WERE IN 8 FOW OR MORE ABOUT 8 FT DEEP ON A LEDGE . GO CATCH'EM
They were ready to move in the day Ken and i fished next to each other
I have yet to catch a big female shallow and I have been fishing for 2 months. The big males are shallow but females are still deeper so no way the spawn has passed. The pattern is really weird this year and I can't explain it. My only hope is that it can still linger into late May when school is out and i can go everyday.
i caught a big female last saturday full of eggs in 22 FOWQuote:
Originally Posted by macpappy
I caught several big females in 8 fow Tuesday . all were ready to lay . gonna go and see in the morning .
Ive was catching big females in 2' of water in March and they're still being caught in shallow water now... Just not in the same place. Every fish ain't gonna spawn at the same time, every fish ain't gonna spawn at the same place, and every fish ain't gonna go shallow. They lay eggs everywhere.
I do think that the majority of them have layed their eggs, but I know all of them have not.
just gotta get off the beaten path so to speak and you'll find'em.. Hard to catch shallow fish if another boats are running trolling motors through the middle of them.
I take a anchor with me and ease around little at a time. I ease the anchor down and cover EVERYTHING around the boat before I move. Then I pick up and move a little.
I think a lot of people mess up because they only fish what looks good on the surface and then troll on to the next something that looks good on the surface.