Fishing the channel (Strawberry)

[fishnotphish]

Does anyone regularly fish the channel between Strawberry and Soldier Creek? I used to fish it a bit but it’s been spotty for me. I’ve not even seen much on the finder back in there, although once I saw a strange looking beast swimming across it—it turned out to be a deer swimming over to the island with just its head above water. 

The section that branches off and joins the main reservoir across from the bay seems like it would hold fish but has been totally useless to me.

Anyone having a different experience?