03-28-2008, 12:29 PM
[cool][#0000ff]When I tubed it last week, the open water out to the edge of the reed line was less than 2 feet for a long ways. It dropped to about 3 feet as I rounded the closest edge and then to about 4 feet along the outside edge. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The lake should rise another foot or two...at least. The reeds pretty much ring the whole lake, and there are small fish and crawdads in all of it. Very fertile. Also lots of bass using the reeds both as cover and a dining room. Tough to fish but worth it if you find where the fish are holding.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Starting about May, the catfish take up residence in the thick stuff to spawn. Fishng a bobber and bait next to the reeds, and inside little pockets can get a lot of action.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After the white bass and carp spawn, there will be lots of fry hiding in the reeds and the white bass and walleyes often forage right in the middle of the junk. I have seen "boils" back inside where it was impossible to fish. But, casting weedless plastics and small single hook spinners along the edges can get fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Short answer. Plenty of depth and plenty of fish in the reeds along that stretch of shoreline. Some spots are deeper than others. You just need to work them to find the best ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The lake should rise another foot or two...at least. The reeds pretty much ring the whole lake, and there are small fish and crawdads in all of it. Very fertile. Also lots of bass using the reeds both as cover and a dining room. Tough to fish but worth it if you find where the fish are holding.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Starting about May, the catfish take up residence in the thick stuff to spawn. Fishng a bobber and bait next to the reeds, and inside little pockets can get a lot of action.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After the white bass and carp spawn, there will be lots of fry hiding in the reeds and the white bass and walleyes often forage right in the middle of the junk. I have seen "boils" back inside where it was impossible to fish. But, casting weedless plastics and small single hook spinners along the edges can get fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Short answer. Plenty of depth and plenty of fish in the reeds along that stretch of shoreline. Some spots are deeper than others. You just need to work them to find the best ones.[/#0000ff]
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