Stripers and 85 degree water

Chet Garling

Chet Garling

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We arrived at Bullfrog and launched a 26 foot tritoon at the north ramp Monday around noon, ran into our first boil in the new bullfrog buoy field while checking on the damage done to our houseboat during the previous storm, the only boil we were able to pull multiple fish out of for 2 1/2 days of fishing, we traveled up to Good Hope water was stained around and headed back down chasing shade, saw a small boil around mm117. We stopped at every shady spot as we worked our way back to the Bullfrog area and had very little success with small mouth and large mouth. Two fishermen only 20 or so fish each for the trip including about 10 or so small stripers one very very skinny.106 degrees Wednesday drove us off at sunrise on Thursday, hope to get back late September.
 
We just got back from a week on the Lake. Fishing was slow. We mainly fished from Knowles to Good Hope. We did see boils but they went down as fast as they came up. Not fishable. Bass fishing was very slow. We caught some in the mornings using top water lures, chatter bates and 3" ned rigs. Most were on the smaller side.
Other info - The river ends just below Scorrup. The water temp was 83+. The bay in front of exec boat ramp is currently 11' deep. The new boat ramp at bullfrog is extremely steep. Not good.
 
Based on extended forecasts we will have higher than average humidity and dew points this fall. That means less evaporation and night time cooling. If that holds to be true, September will be more like August fishing, October more like September, etc etc......
 
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WyoPowell said:
We just got back from a week on the Lake. Fishing was slow. We mainly fished from Knowles to Good Hope. We did see boils but they went down as fast as they came up. Not fishable. Bass fishing was very slow. We caught some in the mornings using top water lures, chatter bates and 3" ned rigs. Most were on the smaller side.
Other info - The river ends just below Scorrup. The water temp was 83+. The bay in front of exec boat ramp is currently 11' deep. The new boat ramp at bullfrog is extremely steep. Not good.
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Are you the guy in the blue wake boat? I think I saw you up there a couple times last week.
 
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