Need chub help

[TubeDude]

You probably tried these areas, but these are my "Go-To" areas for chubs.  

There are a couple of spots at Scofield below the dam that produce for us just about every time.  I usually toss a worm on a hook 12-18" below a bobber.  You will need to access from the north side.  Cast across the flow into the still or slower water.  The spillway channel usually produces, including down a hundred feet or so to a low check dam.  The area down by the foot bridge also produces well.  That being said, if outlet flows are high, the chubs tend to get disbursed and may be harder to find.  I caught a bunch there last year about this time.

Another area where I have caught multiple chubs is just west of the Madsen Bay boat ramp.  I fish a worm about 2-3 feet behind a clear filled bubble.  Cast out and let it set on the bottom, or slowly retrieve so it stays near the bottom.  I caught a bunch there two years ago.

There have been a lot of changes in the ecology and biomass of Scofield during the past two years.  I got a copy of the May 6 netting results from this year.  Chub numbers are WAYYYY down.  And there are increasing numbers of wipers up to 3#...and tiger muskies approaching 40 inches.  Gotta tell ya something.  Here's a chart showing the declining population of chubs in the annual nettings.