Lake Eufaula (Walter F. george) last night

Got the fever bad for a nightstalk yesterday. Friend and I loaded up and pulled out at 5:30. Due to some difficulties, put the 1st line in the water at about 10 pm. Fished till 1:30 this am. Caught 2 little (and I mean little) dinks off the submerged bridge at Pataula creek. Turned around and drove home. 6+ hours driving, 3 1/2 hours fishing and didn't bring home a fish. Oh well, that's why it's called fishing and not catching. 1st time the bridge has let me down. Should have realized there was a reason we were the only boat there, lol. Still, good conservation and laughs with a good friend made the trip worthwhile.

By the way, does anyone know what the long slender bright silver fish you sometimes catch there are? Must have caught a dozen of them.

sounds like a herring, or gizzard shad. we get large gizzard shad running through our light eating small glass minnows

Thanks, kind of remind me of the ladyfish we used to catch of the coast.

BTW, the word in my 1st post should have been conversation but I guess with empty coolers we were practicing conservation also.

I've always wanted to try that sunken bridge at night. It's got a reputation for some great night time crappie fishing. Even been several articles written about it. Maybe you'll have better luck next time. Keep us posted.

crappiechappy, I also recently found out that there is an old dam and powerhouse just upstream from the bridge. Last night I found it with the help of my new 797csi. Got an awesome pic. Also got a good shot of the bridge. If I can figure out how, (technologically challenged) I'll try to post the pics later. That thing is unbelieveable. I find myself spending too much time riding and looking and not enough fishing.:D

dhadsock,that lake kicks my butt every time i go unless i go with this one buddy of mine.if i go with anyone else or just me the lake wips me. i need to go do a night stalk soon.ive only done one in my life.i got an invite from a ringer i think ill take him up on it in about 3 weekends.got the next two planned for me already,and it aint fishin :(

Manta1, Eufaula used to do that to me on a regular basis, still does sometimes, evidently. Like any lake, takes time to learn where and how to fish. Lately, I've been concentrating on Lake Sinclair and so far it has shown me who's boss.
I have almost always had better luck nightstalking Eufaula than fishing it during the day. Last year a friend and I fished 11 hours straight. The 1st 9 hours we fished about 6 different places that usually produce with 4 fish to show. About dusk, we anchored on the submerged bridge and limited out in 2 hours. All over 10" with some to 14".

OK, here are the side imaging pics from last night on Lake Eufaula. I hope I did it right and the pics appear.


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This is the submerged bridge on Pataula Creek



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This is the old power gen. plant and dam on Pataula Creek

Apparently I did that wrong. No pic appeared. Told I was tech. challenged. Ideas, suggestions?

? I don't have much luck posting pics the 1st time I try either....usually have to resize them and get lucky ? Maybe some of the gurus here can lend a hand posting pics. You say you have a 797? You are able to download pics from the fish finder? COOL! I have a 727. I gotta read the book again to see if there is anyway I can do it or upgrade? Have you tried the mouth of Mocassin Creek? I know it used to have good structure that held fish all year. Also, up from Deer Point I used to go with some friends that fished a spot out about 50 yards from a couple floating boat docks and on the bank there were two trees that crossed each other and made an X! Had to ride around a little to find the break and structur and then anchored up and waited. Usually left after an "all nighter" with at least 2 limits. I would like to start fishing Eufaula more since it is just as far from me as just about all the other lakes I fish.

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? I don't have much luck posting pics the 1st time I try either....usually have to resize them and get lucky ? Maybe some of the gurus here can lend a hand posting pics. You say you have a 797? You are able to download pics from the fish finder? COOL! I have a 727. I gotta read the book again to see if there is anyway I can do it or upgrade? Have you tried the mouth of Mocassin Creek? I know it used to have good structure that held fish all year. Also, up from Deer Point I used to go with some friends that fished a spot out about 50 yards from a couple floating boat docks and on the bank there were two trees that crossed each other and made an X! Had to ride around a little to find the break and structur and then anchored up and waited. Usually left after an "all nighter" with at least 2 limits. I would like to start fishing Eufaula more since it is just as far from me as just about all the other lakes I fish.

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Eufaula is in my backyard too! I'm lucky to live so close to 5 great fishing lakes. I'm just an hour from eufaula, al.. I've always fished the northern end but I'll fish anywhere with my gps, map and sonar. When I was young tom mann made all of us young guns want to fish there so we headed there all the time. It has been several years for me but I love the way the lake fishes. I need a challenge because my home lake is getting to easy. lol yea right. next trip I'll get skunked for saying that.

Shine runner, I have fished Moccasin Cr. several times and usually have good luck there. Didn't try it this time because I don't have the coordinates on the new GPS and was afraid I would miss it in the dark. I am most familiar with the GA side from Georgetown south although I have fished out of Lakepoint some. I haven't fished Eufaula but once this year. Bought a place at Sinclair and have been fixing it up and trying to learn the good fishing spots there. Chose Sinclair over Eufaula because I'm in a hunting club there and it's a better lake for water sports. Got to have a draw to keep the kids coming to visit, don't ya' know?

i have luck in cowekee creek.always night stalkers under the bridge there

Hey Smitty, you may get skunked once and a while but with the caliber fisherman you are it won't hapen much. I have always heard great storys from that submerged bridge but never have tried it. Maybe one day.

i tried it one time . they bit all weak there [ that is what every one told me] . when i got there they stopped :eek: .looking at a map i got i can see where the old power dam would have ben .

I Been on Lake Eufaula several times, yet to find Crappie in any numbers. Has anyone found them and what location?

Dan

In the past I fished the Lake Point area with good results. I live at Hardridge Creek on the south end by the dam now. Looking forward to learning this end and fishing a lot more being minutes from the ramp. Them Pecker-heads at the Hardridge Creek gate sold me a year pass for the boat ramp in July and they closed the park and ramp on September 26 until March 26, 2016. One would think they would have told me this but no not a peep. I'm told it's good fishing down here but all I caught so far is bait. My boat must be to shinny :dono