by Michael | Dec 1, 2022 | Fishing Report
Overview: Most gamefish are holding in deeper water during this season of the year. Unless there is a warm water discharge in the vicinity, the fish will be deep and very sluggish. They will not move far or fast to feed, and successful anglers know that small baits,...
by Michael | Nov 24, 2022 | Fishing Report
Live bait and deep-trolling are producing some good striper catches, although the fish are running small. White perch continue to be caught, jigging in the creeks with Hopkins Shorties. Walleye are taken along with the white perch. Crappie anglers are taking good...
by Michael | Nov 17, 2022 | Fishing Report
Striped bass are being caught by anglers trolling bucktails and shad around the dam. Crappie are holding in 8-10 feet of water over brushpiles and around boat docks. They are hitting jigs and live minnows. Largemouth bass are taking jig ‘n pig baits, but are...
by Michael | Nov 10, 2022 | Fishing Report
Crappie are stacked around the boat docks and submerged brushpiles in 14-16 feet of water. Largemouth bass are hitting jig ‘n pig baits and slow-rolled spinnerbaits. Stripers are holding around the bridges, with the better action at the mouth of Songbird and...
by Michael | Nov 3, 2022 | Fishing Report
Fishing is good. But with temperatures warming back up some bait fish are confused. Some bass movement has been stalled as well. As a result, bass are orienting to remaining green grass and to flats adjacent to dropoffs. Crappie are stacked around the boat docks and...
by Michael | Oct 27, 2022 | Fishing Report
This report is for Lake Gaston Overview The weather should be decent with scattered clouds through the weekend and most scattered showers held off until Mon-Tues. The water temperature is expected to stay in the range of 63º – 67º for the week. The water level...
by Michael | Oct 20, 2022 | Fishing Report
This report is for Lake Gaston Overview Fishing is fair to good for anglers who are patient this week. Striper fishing is excellent. Fishing Report Topwater lures early and late in the day, and live alewives, bucktails and rattling lures are best during the day. The...
by Michael | Oct 13, 2022 | Fishing Report
This report is for Lake Gaston Overview With the advent of cooler weather, water temperatures are dropping. In addition, daylight is getting shorter and this should have the fish turning on and feeding heavily. Use extra caution and WEAR your PFD as hypothermia can be...
by Michael | Oct 6, 2022 | Fishing Report
The cooler temperatures are sending the fish on the feed as the water temperatures begin to drop and baitfish school up and head for the backs of creeks. As the water cools, look for all species of fish to begin taking faster moving baits, such as crankbaits and...
by Michael | Sep 29, 2022 | Fishing Report
Crappie action is excellent with fish in the 1-2 pound class being taken on small minnows, fished around solid structures and submerged bushes, 12-14 feet down. Bass fishing is slow, with no apparent pattern. Crankbaits and plastic worms are the baits of choice. Most...