Tuesday 3/29 Report

Flip flopped the night before finally deciding to over rule my grandson and his buddy Drake and start out pulling live bait for stripers first before switching over to cut bait.

Got on the water right at dawn. Fished the lower lake and had a double hook up after about 20 min. One was a nice keeper.

We then picked up a few more, but all were shorts.

After that we decided to head up the lake. The wind was picking up the whole time and by the time we reached our destination it was really blowin. Started to pull baits and picked up a short pretty quick, but I didn’t feel like dealing with the wind, so we anchored up, threw out cut bait, live on the bottom and a couple of live ones we let blow back behind the boat on balloons.

The fishing was slow, but a steady pick and we picked up 9 or 10 cats and a few short stripers. Most of the cats were probably 3-4 lbs except for 2 that were bigger.

About 2:00 or so things got pretty slow, as you can see.

After that, we packed it up and headed over to Catfish Johnnies at Lighthouse for a late lunch and then on to the ramp to their waiting moms to pick them up…which, to be totally honest, was a welcome sight after 10 hours on a boat with a couple of 11 yo’s. :smiley:

'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
FS90 Suzuki

Thanks for the report Tim. Sounds like a good day considering the wind.

Joby

How deep were you guys anchored?

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Originally posted by gar-heart

How deep were you guys anchored?


We were anchored in 15’, but caught most on the shallow side. I’d probably anchor a bit shallower if I was going again any time soon…for catfish anyway.

BTW, Lake World is having an all night catfish TX on 4/23 if anyone is interested.

'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
FS90 Suzuki

Were you anchored on a hump for the cats?

17ft Scout
90 yamaha

Nice, thanks for the info. I’m hoping to get the kids out on Sunday for a catfish/striper cutbait trip. It will be our first of the year!

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Originally posted by LMfisher99

Were you anchored on a hump for the cats?

17ft Scout
90 yamaha


I woukd say Anchored on a shoal more than a hump, but then again I guess a shoal is a hump, just alot taller… his pix tell u exactly where he was. :stuck_out_tongue:

“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”

“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude

quote:
Originally posted by LMfisher99

Were you anchored on a hump for the cats?

17ft Scout
90 yamaha


We got them all fishing on a point.

'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
FS90 Suzuki