fishing report Nov/Dec

[captaindon]

November December 2005

The largemouth bass have been hitting very well the past couple of trips. We had 13 on 1 trip and 9 on the next. The fish have been coming from 10-15' of water around drop offs and creek channels. Most of the fish have come on crankbaits but we have also picked up some on carolina rigs. Over the next few weeks the fish should move closer to the heavy cover and hold very tight to it. December usually yields some really good fish. We had 1 around 9 lbs. on the 1st. day of the month. On the sunny days the fish will be setting right in top of the brush and will be hunkered down in it on the cloudy ones. Slow methodical probing will produce some good big fish action.
 
The crappie fishing has been good on the days the wind hasn't blown. On a recent trip we had a 3.25 lbs. with a couple more over 2 lbs. The fish have been coming from brush in 25' of water. Most of the fish have come on minnows but we have also been taking some on jigs. As the water cools more the jig will most likely produce more fish. A very slow presentation will be best.

 
The bream fishing has been excellent. We have limited out almost every trip. We are catching the Bluegills around brush in 15-25' water on crickets. The Shell crackers have been on deep ledges and fish over 3 lbs. are being caught, using worms on a drop shot rig.

The stripers are starting to school some late in the day but they are not feeding heavily. With a few more days of cold weather they should become more active. Last year my best trips were from the middle of December until the first of February.


The catfishing in the upper lakes has been pretty slow but I hear they are picking up somewhat. The Lower lake has been on fire with lots of really big fish biting.