08-07-2020, 07:14 PM
Fished at Lincoln everyday this week. I fished for wb on Monday for cat bait on Tuesday, wb on Wed. for fresh bait on Thurs. and Fri. Fishing has been very good for both. White bass are finicky eaters; they stuff themselves on midges all morning and reject any other offerings. I use a small silver Mepps spinner to find the ones that cannot give up the urge to give chase. I caught one YOY baby bass that was about the same size as my spinner. Easy to catch a couple dozen bigger wb on every trip. Fun to catch and great fresh bait.
Not a lot of fishing pressure at Lincoln and even the power squads have been limited to after the morning fishing hours. The water lever is dropping noticeably with the demand for irrigation. Still plenty of water to launch -- about 4 feet in the channel.
There is a family of skunks that has taken up residency on the launch berms. I have encountered them every morning at about daylight. They patrol the launch area in search of whatever they can find for grub. I had one pass me on the launch today as i was preping to launch. He was within easy range, about six feet, so controlled my urge to panic and I froze up until he passed. No harm done.
The skeeters ain't too bad this year... at least for me. The midges and smidges are really bad. (Clarification: a smidge is a midge splattered on your windshield, a midge is a protein particle that nourishes the white bass,) A few mink observed but no beavers. The ospreys have had a successful hatch and they are staying close to their nests as they teach the younguns how to fish.
The catfish: Fishing has been great on my last two trips. Caught about 18 Wed. and today I caught too many to count -- had to be better than 30. All were between 24 and 27 inches, with the singular exception of the 31 incher I caught last week. The males are still pretty ugly with a lot of open wounds. The females are big and fat with green backs and white bellies. A good time to take kids fishing.
The algae is getting worse every day... depending on which way the wind blows. A north wind will make the Lincoln area look like a pasture. Bad.
Anyhow, that's my report. In summary, fishing is great and getting better. Some cooler weather would make the fishing better for the fish and the fishermen. The big cats are out there and will be showing up soon.
To be continued...
BLK
Not a lot of fishing pressure at Lincoln and even the power squads have been limited to after the morning fishing hours. The water lever is dropping noticeably with the demand for irrigation. Still plenty of water to launch -- about 4 feet in the channel.
There is a family of skunks that has taken up residency on the launch berms. I have encountered them every morning at about daylight. They patrol the launch area in search of whatever they can find for grub. I had one pass me on the launch today as i was preping to launch. He was within easy range, about six feet, so controlled my urge to panic and I froze up until he passed. No harm done.
The skeeters ain't too bad this year... at least for me. The midges and smidges are really bad. (Clarification: a smidge is a midge splattered on your windshield, a midge is a protein particle that nourishes the white bass,) A few mink observed but no beavers. The ospreys have had a successful hatch and they are staying close to their nests as they teach the younguns how to fish.
The catfish: Fishing has been great on my last two trips. Caught about 18 Wed. and today I caught too many to count -- had to be better than 30. All were between 24 and 27 inches, with the singular exception of the 31 incher I caught last week. The males are still pretty ugly with a lot of open wounds. The females are big and fat with green backs and white bellies. A good time to take kids fishing.
The algae is getting worse every day... depending on which way the wind blows. A north wind will make the Lincoln area look like a pasture. Bad.
Anyhow, that's my report. In summary, fishing is great and getting better. Some cooler weather would make the fishing better for the fish and the fishermen. The big cats are out there and will be showing up soon.
To be continued...
BLK