Hi All, Planning on fishing Lake Talquin next week. Never fished it before and was wondering what I could expect as far as what types of areas to look for and what to use. Thanks in advance for everyone's help......Kentucky Bob
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Hi All, Planning on fishing Lake Talquin next week. Never fished it before and was wondering what I could expect as far as what types of areas to look for and what to use. Thanks in advance for everyone's help......Kentucky Bob
I might be their too hope they are biting
They are heading toward the lilly pads.......should be great time to be fishing.
Bite is great and the fish are very fat. Most of the big females aren't quite ready to lay. Some males can already be caught in the spawning areas. Fish are in a transition and can be caught at many depths. I suggest longlining still for the best quality fish. Bring your shallow stuff too. Like hooker said they headed shallow. Your timing is perfect and looks like the weather will be nice too. Supposed to have 80. Degree days all next week.
Here are some pics from the past 2 days. Longlining areas of water from 10-18 ft deep with almost any color jig is working now. Darker colors with chartreuse tails worked best for us. Water temps were up to 62 on Saturday. Won't be long before those big girls head to the pads in the creeks.
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nice fish tnt they look like football size
Nice going Tim and Tim, I wish I was there with you all. TNT make sure that your partner puts all those big 2 lb fish back. :Rofl:Rofl:biggrin
Looks like he put em right back. Right back on the filet table. Nice day for sure Tim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anchor Man
Anyone got an update on Talquin? Looks like some weather coming in for the weekend. I'm booked for several days next week and hope the weather is decent..
I've been three times this week and pulled 3 fat limits each time. Battling some stout wind too. Fish can be caught from a foot of water to 30 foot. I prefer longlining the big females that are staged. Weather permitting the bulk of the fish will spawn on next moon. Darker colors are still the best. Fish are moving a lot so you have should too.
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Originally Posted by crappielimits
That's good news. Sure hope the weather passes before I get there. Fishing partner in the process of trading his big boat so we Will be using a small river boat. Can't take a lot of rough water. Thanks for the report.
Buddy and I fished Talquin yesterday afternoon, or rather we tried to fish. Wind blew us off the water. This morning conditions a little better but the fish had lockjaw. Saw maybe 25boats fishing the pads in various creeks, but didn't see anyone putting any in the box. By 8:00 boats started running all over the place trying to find them. We quit at 11:30 and boats were still scurrying around looking. Back at LTL we saw one boat with maybe 4 or 5 and that was it. Hope someone eventually found them. We got only 2.
Update Well, we didn't get them,but a neighbor brought in a nice mess of 14 and provided us with a good mess for a fish fry tomorrow. YESH!
"Catchin" picked up today but the bite seemed to be early in the day. At least for us it was pretty much over after couple of hours. although we stay out until about 1pm. One guy cleaning fish got about 15 and his bite was all early. kFolks using the cleaning station at LTL. We got several 'shorts' gut only 3 keepers. It got hot out there even with the wind blowing a llittle.
fishwalton,
Any tibs you're willing to share on location, bait, and method? Are you using jigs or live bait?
Thanks
WARNING: I'll be there all next week so if you think the bite is slow now, just wait until I get there--It will STOP!:Rofl:Rofl:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Blue Falcon
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My wife and I fished there 3/15,16,17. Managed to bring one keeper back to Kentucky. Didn't see anyone doing much better. Fished our home lake (Cumberland) yesterday. Caught more in three hours than the three days we were there.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishwalton
talquin is a nice lake with very nice folks. We just had fisherman's luck on the first visit. We'll appreciate the next vacation there I bet.
I sure know that feeling. My first trip over there I got sick and spent 3 days in the cabin while my friends went fishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fall Creek