08-20-2002, 04:21 PM
With the rains and last few cool fronts the fishing on Wilson is rapidly improving. If the temperatures continues to stay below the norm I would anticipate the fish starting into a fall pattern very soon. I fished the Lucas park area yesterday downrigging yellow and white one oz. bucktails at 24 feet. The afternoon bite was slow but starting a 6 pm the stripers put on the feed bag, fishing by myself I was catching them 2 at a time nothing over 8 lbs. but lots of fun. I found several huge schools, if I would loose one school I would keep on moving and find another. Downrigging is certainly not my favorite fishing method but when the schools are moving fast it is an easier way to stay on them. The whites and stripers are beginning to surface pretty much lake wide early and late in the day. Good Luck<br><br>