04-24-2007, 03:48 PM
[size 3][font "Arial"]We camped in Good Hope Bay and fished that general area from Friday April 20th to Monday April 23rd. Some members of our group made it further uplake and an [#ff0000]undefined mud line was present between Red Canyon and the Horn[/#ff0000].[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Friday- we fished both Cedar and Seven Mile Canyons. We had a moderate bite for crappie and bluegills holding tight to brush. Crappies were caught on several types of jig/bobber combinations. A few of the crappies pushed 15 inches. Both chartreuse and white jigs seemed to work best. Bluegills were caught by tipping jigs with a piece of night crawler. Winds were light and gusty and water temps were around 55 F.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Saturday- we trolled for stripers in the morning, just downstream of Good Hope Bay. We caught stripers on crank baits including silver Wally Divers, silver Thunderstick Jrs., and blue Glass Shad Raps. Most of the stripers were 14-15 inches and in great shape. We caught a few larger stripers (2-3lbs) that were still “fillet-worthy”. We trolled with snap weights to get baits down deeper (20ft) and planer boards. Trolling speed was about 2.8 mph and main channel water temp was about 54 F.[/font][/size]
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[font "Arial"][size 3]The winds were light in the afternoon and the sun was out, so we took advantage of warming water to fish for shallow bass. We caught several smallmouth and largemouth, and a few walleye at the top of Good Hope. Fish were caught earlier in the afternoon by fishing deeper and slower with jigs (brown and black). As the water warmed late in the afternoon, we caught fish shallower on Senkos in green and Husky Jerks in silver. Largemouth appeared to be on beds. Three of the smallies were 2-2.5 lbs. Water temps in the backs of the canyons and coves reached 61 F.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Sunday- we trolled for stripers along the south shore of Good Hope. Initially the bite was slow, but the action picked up around 9:00am. We did extremely well trolling planer boards with clown Shad Raps running about 14 ft and firetiger Berkley deep divers running at 18 ft. Boat speed was 2.8-3.0 mph and main channel water temp was about 55 F.[/font][/size]
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[font "Arial"][size 3]The clouds rolled in and the wind began to howl around noon. A 2-4 ft chop was rocking the main channel. We hid in the backs of canyons and found the crappie extremely active where brush was present. Crappies were holding further away from structure than seen on Friday. Jigs (1/32-1/16 oz) in chartreuse were most effective about 4 ft under a bobber. Water temps were about 55 F. The lake “pancaked out” late in the evening and we fished for an hour. Fish were very active. We caught more walleye, crappie, stripers, and bass using Husky Jerks, jigs, and Senkos. Water temp was 57 F in the backs of coves and canyons.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Monday- the rain hit hard and the wind howled. Boating back to Bullfrog was a drencher! Main channel temps were about 54 F.[/font][/size]
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[font "Arial"][size 3]Hope it helps![/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Friday- we fished both Cedar and Seven Mile Canyons. We had a moderate bite for crappie and bluegills holding tight to brush. Crappies were caught on several types of jig/bobber combinations. A few of the crappies pushed 15 inches. Both chartreuse and white jigs seemed to work best. Bluegills were caught by tipping jigs with a piece of night crawler. Winds were light and gusty and water temps were around 55 F.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Saturday- we trolled for stripers in the morning, just downstream of Good Hope Bay. We caught stripers on crank baits including silver Wally Divers, silver Thunderstick Jrs., and blue Glass Shad Raps. Most of the stripers were 14-15 inches and in great shape. We caught a few larger stripers (2-3lbs) that were still “fillet-worthy”. We trolled with snap weights to get baits down deeper (20ft) and planer boards. Trolling speed was about 2.8 mph and main channel water temp was about 54 F.[/font][/size]
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[font "Arial"][size 3]The winds were light in the afternoon and the sun was out, so we took advantage of warming water to fish for shallow bass. We caught several smallmouth and largemouth, and a few walleye at the top of Good Hope. Fish were caught earlier in the afternoon by fishing deeper and slower with jigs (brown and black). As the water warmed late in the afternoon, we caught fish shallower on Senkos in green and Husky Jerks in silver. Largemouth appeared to be on beds. Three of the smallies were 2-2.5 lbs. Water temps in the backs of the canyons and coves reached 61 F.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Sunday- we trolled for stripers along the south shore of Good Hope. Initially the bite was slow, but the action picked up around 9:00am. We did extremely well trolling planer boards with clown Shad Raps running about 14 ft and firetiger Berkley deep divers running at 18 ft. Boat speed was 2.8-3.0 mph and main channel water temp was about 55 F.[/font][/size]
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[font "Arial"][size 3]The clouds rolled in and the wind began to howl around noon. A 2-4 ft chop was rocking the main channel. We hid in the backs of canyons and found the crappie extremely active where brush was present. Crappies were holding further away from structure than seen on Friday. Jigs (1/32-1/16 oz) in chartreuse were most effective about 4 ft under a bobber. Water temps were about 55 F. The lake “pancaked out” late in the evening and we fished for an hour. Fish were very active. We caught more walleye, crappie, stripers, and bass using Husky Jerks, jigs, and Senkos. Water temp was 57 F in the backs of coves and canyons.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Arial"]Monday- the rain hit hard and the wind howled. Boating back to Bullfrog was a drencher! Main channel temps were about 54 F.[/font][/size]
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[font "Arial"][size 3]Hope it helps![/size][/font]
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