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Hey guys, looking for some leads on where the cats and striper might be next week after this water cleans up a little. Will be in the Colonel Creek area. Can net some shad and perch for bait. Finals are over next week, can't wait to get done and go fishing. :biggrin
I plan to go next week, too. Not sure which day yet, I need to find bait first, my self. I didn't go this week and what bait I had from last week died! Can any one give us some places to catch bait, I'll be fishing the upper end. I would like to catch some gizzard shad, and some perch.
This time of year through summer I always can catch a handful of perch and gizzard shad on the edges of any grass or just general tosses from the dock. Not full nets by any means but it beats no bait.
Do striper like live white perch?
Might just go fish for cats in the next few days...any leads or tips? :cheers2
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Originally Posted by smoothlures
right when you put in look across the bay for a dock with a white tin roof go to the dark red dock right next to it and get ibetween the concrete wall and that dock and throw out rods in all directions with cut gizzard shAD thats my dock and there are tit loads of catfish around it when i got there friday night it didnt take me 2 minutes to get hooked up the biggest one we caught was a 37 pounder......as for striper just look for calm coves with shad and use a shad colored jerk bait
Thanks a bunch we will try it!Quote:
Originally Posted by bassandkittys
in front of the state park usauly has a couple cats around and right next to collonels creek landing has fish most of the time i just ask that you throw the really big ones back so everyone getsa go at them there is really no use for them because they tastre horrible and the are so toughQuote:
Originally Posted by smoothlures
Yeah I don't ever keep them over 5 or 6 lbs. Catch and release is the way to go. :cheers2Quote:
Originally Posted by bassandkittys
Thanks for the help.
and also there are always gizzard shad around the landing docks landing, rock banks around the landing and around the bridge
Thanks! How about the water, is it still muddy and high or is it settling down?
its lowered back down to normal and water isnt to bad gonna go tonight and look for some bass and striper will give u a report in the morning
we need to get together i am not going to be at the lake this weekend u go any other weekends
Would appreciate that. I can go anytime you have a chance. I'm finishing up my last 2 exams tomorrow and will be free most of the summer weekdays included. Thanks for the offer. Don't have a boat, was gonna go with my aunt. Thinking about hitting my other aunts dock for some cats in a few days. It's above the state park a little ways.
went yesterday water clarity if fine and same wit water level fished my way out of the landing and caught a white bass a sriper bream and bass went behind bridge didnt catch anything then made a run to one of m secret holes and got into some white bass and striped caught like 15 in t0 minutes then i went homeQuote:
Originally Posted by smoothlures
when to fish.....sunrise to about 730 then from 430 to dark
what to use..... any small shad looking lure
what to look for.....calm coves just ride around untill you see shad and fish activity on top you could also troll to find non top water active fish when u hook up trolling stop the boat imeaditly and cast to where you hooked up. there will usualy be a school . if you have worms take a bobber and a small hook and cast near weed beds i culd smell bream bedding in them like crazy.
and also if you have enough gas you could run up to the dam at the top of the lake there are often striper up there all day.
Thanks! Would LOVE to get on some white bass out of Wateree. I haven't caught one since I was a young kid.
how did you guys do?
Heading out in the morning! Gonna stay as long as we can stay cool. Need to buy a shade umbrella.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassandkittys
the high is only 81 degrees lol thats like air condition just get some pfg gear u should be fine i am going out this pm what type of boat u on i will look for uQuote:
Originally Posted by smoothlures
Bassandkittys, sounds as if you are having fun fishing. Post us few pictures when you can I'd like to see your smiling face and good mess of fish. Thanks for your reports. :biggrin
aight i got all of them o my phone and my email rarley work to where i csan email them to myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by BigDawgg
You got a pm. Gone to work got to pay more of my SS.:highfive
Got a few blue cats under 10 lbs, they were suspended, nothing on the bottom. Live bream.
whst type of boat where u guys inQuote:
Originally Posted by smoothlures
I just went to my aunts pier above the State Park.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassandkittys