Share your Pineview knowledge with me, please

[BridgerM]

I've had the pleasure of fishing a few waters this year as a first time boater. PV has taken the lead over Mantua and Willard for bass action. We have learned a lot in the course of a few trips and even found some fish. I have a topo map that is really helpful and an inexpensive sonar unit also.

Im hoping you more experienced anglers can share what you know about PV. For example, when the fall turnover happens, what the main forage is for bass and/or TM, depth that bass/TM might be holding onto cover, current water temp?

Aside from bass, TM, perch, blugill, trout, what other fish are in there? Cats?

I'd like to learn more about the behavior of the reservoir and the ecosystem.

So, share what you know. I'd love to learn as much as i can from y'all. Trying to get up there this Sun, 9/22.

Thanks, Mike
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[one8sevenn]

There are bullheads and carp.

Right now, you can catch muskies almost anywhere. They are a fish of a 1000 casts or 5.3 miles of trolling.

Smallmouth can be caught right now in the rocks using crawdad (Brown, Pumpkinseed, Motor Oil) tube jigs.

Largemouth are going to be holding to structure and standard bass baits should apply. I have never had much luck with Largies at PV.

Crappie will be suspended or holding to deeper structure. Jigging tubes or grubs tipped with meal worms is the best bet. The issue with crappie is the color. One day hot pink or chartreuse can be the ticket and then the next day it could be white or black.

Perch can be caught around any structure or weeds with a jig tipped with worm or just a plain old worm. If you get into them and they stop biting that normally means there is a musky in the area.

Bluegill can be caught along side of perch using the same techniques. I haven't caught a gil in PV for a few years, but I'm sure they are in there.

Bullheads can be caught around the inlet with worms or meal worms. The inlet is the only place I have caught them.

Carp are difficult to catch at PV, but this time of year they will be jumping like crazy and the refusal to take a fly is bothersome.

Sometimes a wayward trout is catch at PV, but then again sometimes a blind squirrel finds a nut.

I hope this helps.
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[albinotrout]

I was up there a couple of weeks ago. I found the gills liked chartreuse jigs, tip it with a worm and it became a feeding frenzy. Think small hooks though because the gills I found were small. The crappie was suspended and like the plastic jig as well, same with the perch. Main thing for te predators is look for structure. They love it.
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[tubbyama]

Very nice summary, thanks!
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