WEST
POINT LAKE IS FULL, 90 DEGREES AND STAINED BY CHRIS BELL
Bass fishing has been slow. We are definitely in a summer pattern.
This time of year there is very little change in pattern. Fish
have committed to deep water cover and will remain there for the
next few weeks. This is actually one of my favorite times of year
on West Point because you can go back to these same deep hideouts
time after time and they will produce. Once the sun is high focus
on docks and lay downs near the mouth of pockets with a green pumpkin
Z-Man floating worm or a Z-Man Texas rigged Saw Tail Worm. The
Z-Man floating worm will stand up on a 1/8 or 3/16 ounce shaky
head so do not be afraid to let this bait soak to catch larger
fish. You can catch several fish off of one lay down so make several
cast to productive cover. Once the bite slows switch to a All Terrain
3/8 ounce black and blue jig tipped with a black and blue Z-Man
chunkz. The deep crank bait bite is beginning to turn on in the
afternoon during generating schedules. Look for fish to begin stacking
up on long points and roadbeds close to the main river channel.
Crankbaits are working best with multiple casts on cover close
to the river channel. We spent several days the last couple of
weeks just watching our Lowrance HDS sonar and following contour
lines on the GPS. Once we located cover in the twelve to eighteen
feet depth, we would turn back to fish these locations. It takes
time to find this ideal habitat, but once you do several fish can
be caught in this area. The best points to search are from the
109 bridge north going up the river. During generation periods
use deep diving crankbaits on humps and road beds. You can load
the boat quick with some really heavy weights during these periods
of generation and cover.
Hybrid
and striper fishing is slow. There has been some top water action
early in the morning down lake at the mouths of creeks such as
Wehadkee Creek and Maple Creek. Use popping corks and fly's making
long casts over schooling fish. Do not use your outboard to approach
these fish because they are very spooky. Use your trolling motor
on a consistent speed to get within casting distance. Once the
top water action has slowed the best bites have been coming from
down lake on deep flats, humps, and road beds during generation
periods. Some the best areas to fish have been from Glass Bridge
Park south. Using your electronics use your trolling motor to
search out schools of fish. Shad have been really hard to find
this year so use bream and chicken livers dropped into schools
of fish. Watch your graph closely to locate large schools of
fish. Be sure to check the generation schedule’s for the
best feeding times. Also look at the Fish and Game Forecaster
to see what the best feeing periods are for the day.
Crappie fishing
has been slow. This is the time of year to beat the heat with
some night fishing. The most consistent fishing for crappie seems
to be at night. This time of year bridge pilings will produce
best. It will take some time to attract bait with your lights,
but once you do the fish will be directly behind them. Use live
minnows dropped down about twelve feet. The best bridges have
been the 109 bridge and Yellow Jacket bridge. New
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Ken
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