I had a long lunch and was in the area the other day so I decided to go take a walk around Decker Lake. I had only seen it from the freeway, and it looked pretty fishy near that island. Little did I know that its only about a foot deep on the entire west side of the lake. There were a couple people fishing, but not catching. I did however see quite a few risers, and some whale-sized carp doin some aerials. Are there any other fish in there besides carp? does the water level rise much higher than it is now?
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Lol its a very diverse pond that west side is pretty low as with most lakes 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water i'll send a pm later on species and spots as i'm on mobile now. I'll say it kept me entertained all ice season. Lol
Thank You, that would be much appreciated.
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Nugs can you PM me some of that info as well?
Thanks
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The waters at about full now. I've seen it maybe 6" higher.
As far as fish... Channel Catfish, Black Bullheads, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Walleye, Utah Sucker, and of course Carp. I've caught them all personally.
Pink jigs work well for the sunfish, bass and walleye. Come may or so chucking them and retrieving right along the bottom works well. No jigging. Just a strait retrieve. The largemouths hold tight to structure. I like 3 1/2" dark colored tube jigs. Pitch it in, and try to finess them out. They're few and far between, but definately some nice fish.
A chunk of worm on bottom will catch small bullheads anytime. But, they are small. Most are between about 3-6". For channels and bigger bullies, I've had my best success with skinless carp meat marinated in a worm flavored bass scent. Go figure.
Carp will hit about anything. I usually hit a few on jigs and worms. Dough baits also do extremely well.
Right now, it's early in the year. For sure. Once may comes, it'll be hot fishing. North winds usually mean the fish aren't going to bite. Anywhere from the Decker lake youth center, around the main lake and to the other side is usually decent fishing. As has already been stated, the west side is really shallow. Mostly carp over there. The inflows can get a few white bass in them, though.
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