02-15-2012, 12:23 AM
[cool][#0000ff]It was originally the outflow pipe for the waste water from Geneva Steel. Geneva closed in 2002 but the old cooling ponds are still in place and they are continuously fed by cold springs. There are valves on the ponds and they are periodically opened to allow spring water to flow out into the lake through the old pipeline.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]When Geneva runoff flowed into the lake it was quite warm...and full of nasty chemicals. It attracted lots of fish but gave them a bad odor and taste...and was probably quite unhealthy. The water coming from the pipe these days is about as clean as any water source for the lake but is cold water. Still, if it is flowing at all it attracts fish. And the gravel underbed of the pipe and the structure of the pipe and the buoys also attracts fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Anglers trying to find the bubbleup usually have to rely on having marker buoys...or water visibly bubbling up out of the pipe along its length. But when there are no buoys and no outflow...as were the conditions last Friday...you have to know where to look or do a lot of casting to try to find the fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I have fished the bubbleup during all months of the year and under just about all conditions. I do not use GPS numbers but I have my shoreline reference points to line up to find the lineup of the pipe. Then I make shallow S turns out along the line until I find structure and/or fish with my sonar. Once I find active fish (biters) I toss out a marker buoy and then continue to prospect east and west along the pipeline...looking for more fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]On Friday I could only find fish in an area about 100 feet long by about 30 feet wide. If I made casts into other water I got no love. That's the way it is a lot of times. Other times there are fish all over the area and it is impossible to avoid them. When the white bass are really thick you simply need to dip a bare jig head in the water and you go bendo. The trick then is to use larger lures in an effort to try to find a walleye...or at least the larger white bass.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[signature]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]When Geneva runoff flowed into the lake it was quite warm...and full of nasty chemicals. It attracted lots of fish but gave them a bad odor and taste...and was probably quite unhealthy. The water coming from the pipe these days is about as clean as any water source for the lake but is cold water. Still, if it is flowing at all it attracts fish. And the gravel underbed of the pipe and the structure of the pipe and the buoys also attracts fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Anglers trying to find the bubbleup usually have to rely on having marker buoys...or water visibly bubbling up out of the pipe along its length. But when there are no buoys and no outflow...as were the conditions last Friday...you have to know where to look or do a lot of casting to try to find the fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I have fished the bubbleup during all months of the year and under just about all conditions. I do not use GPS numbers but I have my shoreline reference points to line up to find the lineup of the pipe. Then I make shallow S turns out along the line until I find structure and/or fish with my sonar. Once I find active fish (biters) I toss out a marker buoy and then continue to prospect east and west along the pipeline...looking for more fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]On Friday I could only find fish in an area about 100 feet long by about 30 feet wide. If I made casts into other water I got no love. That's the way it is a lot of times. Other times there are fish all over the area and it is impossible to avoid them. When the white bass are really thick you simply need to dip a bare jig head in the water and you go bendo. The trick then is to use larger lures in an effort to try to find a walleye...or at least the larger white bass.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[signature]