pelican lake 5.10.12 - 5.12.12

[NETOSCOUSIN]

Went to pelican lake with (neto) randy we caught a lot of fish . We spent 2 full days the lake. we do this trip every year. This year was the most challenging for lmb but we got into them they were thick into the reeds . The gills we a dime a dozen they bite every cast.water temp was only 62 degrees.most fish were.were caught on watermelon senkos.
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[a_bow_nut]

Looks good.

I was wondering how you were making out up there.
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[Springbuck]

Do you catch bluegills on watermelon senko's, too?

Looks like I'm gonna have to hit in ASAP. Pelican in May is always a top 3 trip of the year.
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[Flyfishinglover]

Nice XD. I might hit over there in the summer and grab my little boat to catch some nice bass and blue gills. looks like my type of cover area XD
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[Kent]

Nice report Arron. Glad you and Randy got into some.
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[N.E.T.O.]

It was a really good trip, and the weather was better this time than I can ever remember. Hardly any wind to deal with at all. However, even though the conditions were optimal, the fishing was TOUGH. Every bass we caught was deep in the reeds, so you had to fish weedless rigs. They weren't even hanging out at the edges of the reeds like they usually are. You had to pitch directly into the reeds and we lost a lot of gear, even using weedless stuff. Fireline is a necessity. Very few hooks were lost...but lots of plastic. Also, we lost quite a few fish due to them taking our lures down into the bottom of the reeds. That usually resulted in a couple of trophy reeds...and no fish. And sometimes you'd be literally dragging a fish across the tops of the reeds bringing it to the boat if you were lucky enough to get it out of the bottom of the reeds after hooking it! The quality of the fish is way up this year. Averaging a lot bigger than usual. Several 14+ inchers. I think the water is still just a little too cold as it was hovering around in the low 60's/high 50's while we were there.

The Bluegill bite is on once the water warms up and if you can find them. We found several willing schools and occassionally stopped and Bluegill fished to get our fish numbers back up. Quite a few 9" Bluegills and most were at least 6" or so. Very healthy this year, and plentiful. Even out in the middle of the lake you can catch them.

We also stopped at Currant Creek on the way back on Saturday and were surprised to find nobody there...but the fishing was ON. Lots of Rainbows, a few Cutts, but no Tigers were caught (which is why we went there...).

Randy
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[EvilTyeDyeTwin]

Sounds like a great trip. Pelican and Currant Creek...2 great places to fish! I have never been to Pelican...but I can not wait to get out there one of these years. Currant Creek is great, espcially for those tigers. Near the dam with spinners close to shore is a great way to get 20+ of those beauties in a day. Thanks for your post guys...GLAD you had fun!
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