Liberty Reservoir Bass Fishing Reports

[TProud]

Anyone know if beavers eat crayfish? I hooked either a beaver or the biggest fish i have ever hooked. i have a browning with 18#s of drag and i couldnt gain any line on this fish.

[LURECOLLECTOR]

probably a rockfish last summer my son hit one and  he couldnt gain any line on 30lb test it pulled our 14 foot boat around for an hour we had six boats in a circle waiting to see what came up he played it good and at last minute it bent the hook straight and he lost it  and we were fishing for them  with big hooks one of the guys there said it had to be a big hybrid

[inNOTof]

Yeah, probably a striper but maybe not. I went to Liberty today and absolutely smashed 'em! 20" sm, 19.25" sm, 19.25" sm, 17" sm, 16" sm, 15" lm, 14" sm, 13" sm, some yellow&white perch too. They were eatin' today!!

[Mwissel25]

Nice goin Smartbass! From a rig or shoreline?  Hoping to get out soon myself

[Creel Limit Zero]

How did you catch 'em smartbass?  Jerk bait, jig, worm? 

[inNOTof]

I was fishing from my boat, I had the entire lake to myself except for one other crappie fisherman. I didnt have to go far they were caught on the lower lake. Hey Creel, I gotta keep it quiet for a minute....I have 2 tournaments over the next 2 weekends. Just sux, that I was on the boat by myself and had nobody to enjoy it with......always happens that way! 

I got some good pics though.....

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[Creel Limit Zero]

Sounds good smartbass, good luck in the tourneys.   

[Mwissel25]

good luck!

[jmp5us]

hey guys, new to this forum, i was looking at heading to liberty reservoir to try and snag a few stripper. any helpful hints or tips for this area would be great. probably be fishing from the shore, since both boats we use are used in other rivers, i dont think we can take it out on the reservoir.

[inNOTof]

Went out today from 7-11 and caught 2 GIANT smallies! A 20" and 20.5" ..... Liberty is quickly becoming my favorite lake......where are these fish in August?





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[Jbird1976]

Nice catch!! 

[Mwissel25]

anyone worked the shore by Nicodemus bridge lately with any luck? Would love to find a nice smallmouth or two...

[inNOTof]

I worked it for a few minutes a couple weeks ago but the wind was blowing so hard it was a struggle and i yielded 0 for results. All of my fish this year are coming down lake but that is a good area you are asking about espec in the warmer months.

[Mwissel25]

Thanks for the reply smartbass.  got out this morning to try it, and with the water level so high, not many options from the shore.  Managed 1 small LM but thats it.

[TProud]

I have a question regarding registration renewal. I have my form infront of me telling me the amount of fees due. it says 0$ is that because its less then 1 hp and an older boat? im just curious if this is common or if dnr made a mistake. my boat is only run off trolling motors. just trying to get things straight before im scrambling because i waited til the last minute in 3 months.

[Reservoir Runner]

As long as the trolling motors are under 7.5 hp, the sticker usually is free.

[TProud]

kk thanks. i lost the envolope they gave me do i just mail it to a dnr office or is their a department i have to address it to. sry im very forgetful

[Reservoir Runner]

You can mail it to the DNR office in Annapolis-I don't have the address handy but i am sure you can find it online at the DNR's website.

[TProud]

kk thats what i was wondering, i didnt know if i was a certain department but just the main office is great i'll get that off now then. thanks

[Fishymansaliar]

Hey guys, never fished liberty just the other 2 reservoirs.  Any advice on where to start??  I have topo maps on the boat but its a big body of water to start guessing.  Thanx

[Fishymansaliar]

Nevermind.  I fished it the last 3 days and it turns out I did fine.  Thanx for all the tips..<())))))>{

[LURECOLLECTOR]

we just fished there a couple times but everyone is pretty tight lipped about where to fish  we just worked our way up to the dam and had some good results we took notice where all the boats were holding up and on the way back hit them spots and got a couple more . but we also found out even when they were tearing them up if we didnt use or figure  out what the fish wanted we didnt get any fish me and my son never throw the same type lure and the first to catch one we switch up  good luck this year getting that big one 

[poppop]

Fished our way up to the DAM. What DAM are we talking about here.

[LURECOLLECTOR]

sorry about  that i was refering to pretty boy in that post at liberty we go left over to the bridge and fish all the coves to the right of us then go up to the floating orange balls right in the middle is where we hooked a giant rockfish that never made it in the boat

[goosehunter4499]

What a difference a week made.  Between myself and a 2 other fishing buddies we caught over 80 bass in 3 days last week.  Someone must of flipped a switch this week(or the thermostat!!).  Not even close, I can count on one hand this week.  First time I ve ever fished Liberty.  This reservoir is quickly becoming my favorite, especially after I caught my best Lm ever and she was a hog.  Thanx to the guys at the ramp and on the water that gave me some tips...I will say that I dont think the bass cared what lure/color I was using last week.  They were hitting almost everything I threw at them.  Hope someone turns the switch on at Prettyboy soon