Some Luck at Lake Side

Jun 09 2019

James Mathis

Fingerling

Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
94

Reservation Number : 21531
Property Name : Lake Side
Reservation Date : 06/09/2019 All Day -
Total Fish/Sizes : 18 / 1-5.6 lbs
Lures Used : Soft plastics, crank bait, frog, popper

Caught 18 total. Biggest three were 5.6, 4.0, 3.6 lbs. Several others 2.5-3 lbs. Missed quite a few nice fish. Soft plastics did most of the work, with three on crankbait. Nothing on frog, popper, or whopper plopper knock-off. Most on brush piles or relating to weed beds.

Jun 10 2019

Steve Alexander

Admin

Member Since :
2002
Number of Posts :
1189

James,

How did you miss the nice fish? Frogs? 

Jun 10 2019

David May

Slot Fish

Member Since :
2018
Number of Posts :
136

How was the water clarity when you were there?

Jun 10 2019

James Mathis

Fingerling

Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
94

Steve, I didn't get any hits on a frog. I missed fish generally because they would take the bait and start moving to deep water and toward me, and I didn't get all the slack out and didn't get good hook sets. My bad. Also, I hooked several near the old fences and brush piles, where they wrapped me up and broke off.

Jun 10 2019

James Mathis

Fingerling

Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
94

David, the water clarity continued to be muddy/murky from where they've dredges out the banks around the shallow half of the lake. The fish were pale in color as they usually are in murky water, but they looked healthy and fought great. I think once the sediment settles and vegetation and lily pads grow back in some of the areas, it will be an even better fishery.