Indiana Info Fishing Report Thursday, November 19, 2009
Reports are slow coming in. Very few anglers are getting out. A few crappie and bluegill being caught in the Greene-Sullivan state forest pits.
A good bite for channel catfish in the White river.
The crappie and bass have been on the bite about everywhere on bright sunny days in the shallows, but with this cold front pushing though it's bound to shut them down for a few days..
A few sauger and stripers coming out of the Ohio river.
Carp and buffalo coming out of the Wabash river.
Hunters are taking many nice bucks.
There have been lots of car-deer accidents, so I'd like to remind listeners to be extra careful out there.
Things have really slowed down. Good fishing and hunting everyone !!
sam www.indianainfo.net/
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Indiana Fishing Report
Indiana Info Fishing Report
MONROE RESERVOIR: Went carping Sunday and ended up slamming the channel cats was over by Fairfax ramp and was throwing corn and boilies and the cats were hitting them fast. ended up with 14 anywhere from 2lb-8lbs if id had liver or shrimp it would have been a massacre fishing about 30feet from shore
Big Marks Bait & Tackle reports several of the local guides are reporting good catches of crappie in the 1 to 7 foot of water in 18 foot. using southern pro jigs tipped with minnows.
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HARDY LAKE: Went again yesterday, crappie bit well 16' on channel ledges. No real size, only caught a couple keepers out of about 30 fish. If you like to bass fish, I would say right now would be a great time to get after them. We caught tons of bass and stripes drifting the ledges, who knows what you could get if you were actually fishing for them! Also, talked with another boat, that was tearing the BIG bluegill and redear up, I watched them catch a bunch of good sized keeper fish. Redworms, 9' deep in the stumps.
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OHIO RIVER AT NEWBURGH: Went out pretty early this morning targeting saug's, stripers and cats. Fished for the cats first and only one fish in 2 hours. 9# blue. Hit the hump for stripers and caught 2 good fish. Then went back in the cove on the kentucky side. Dropped vertical lines over some cover using jigs and minnows. Pulled out 8 sauger's. My fish finder was just loaded up with fish. While I was waiting on the saug's I caught a couple small skipjack. From the way the fish finder looked and the number of people standing on the dam catching fish it looks like the skips and sauger might of actually moved up finally. First 2 gates were wide open. Rest were cracked so the current was great. I really wish I would of taken a picture of all the archs on my fish finder. It was crazy! I really wish I didn't have to work tonight. Great day to be on the water.
ANOTHER REPORT FROM NEWBURGH: We fished below Markland Dam yesterday . Kept 12 eaters ..lost several...released a bunch of cigars...All caught on jigs with minners in the mouths of feeders creeks...Beautiful day on the water. Water temp. is 56 degrees
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CLARK STATE FOREST: They are stocking the front two lakes with 700 rainbow trout each, and earlier this week all the lakes except the back two were stocked with good sized channel cats.
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LAKE WAWASEE: Got this report emailed to me from Fishinpole.
To my fishin buds,
Went out on Lake Wawasee yesterday evening with a new found lake fishing friend.
We looked for suspended fish over deep water and found slim pickings in the usual spots.
The fish weren't concentrated as I had usually found them this time of year.
The fish were found from shallow to down on the bottom in 60 feet depths.
We cruised for over an hour looking at the fish finder and trying spots all around the lake.
Finally I went to a spot that a friend suggested I try in the Fall and there they were in 30 feet of water and about 19 feet down.
It was getting dark as I anchored and I lit the lanterns to hang overboard to attract the bait fish and the bigger fish following them.
It took over a half hour for the first bite. It was a nice black crappie on a bee moth fished tight line. Then came bluegill and more crappie on minnows.
In an hour and a half we caught 21 crappie all between 10" and 13" long. The 6 bluegill were between 8" and 10" long.
The boat was anchored in a muddy bottom and the Danforth anchor started to slip and drag when the winds picked up.
But my fishing friend had an early appointment the next morning and so we quit.
For those of you that complain about all the Wawasee speedboats there were none. And on the ride across the whole length of the lake there was only one other fishing boat out there.
From the looks of the fish locations showing up on the sonar I think the lake has fully "turned over".
The day before I caught 45 nice bluegill in 12' of water in the weeds during the afternoon.
So dats my report and itz da trut.
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WAVELAND LAKE: A fair crappie bite is reported. Jigs tipped with minniws in 7 to 10 feet deep water in backs of coves. A few bass accidently being caught in these same areas by crappie anglers.
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Here is part of a thread that was posted on the site that came straight from Indiana DNR's St Joe fishing report made on Monday. Some of the members question the accururacy of this report. What do you and your listeners think about it ?? Accurate or not ??
Quote
Chinook salmon or king salmon
The chinook or king salmon has 15-17 anal fin rays and averages 30 pounds though some can reach over 100 pounds.
Bait: flys
Depth: shallow water gravel flats
COMMENT 1 FROM SOME OF THE MEMBERS: another thing i see in the post that is inaccurate...where in indiana boundries of lake michigan are there shallow water gravel flats...if you can find a grain of sand larger than a pea, its because someone threw it in the water out of boredom. it's like araibia on the southern end...nuttin but sand. COMMENT 2: haha yeah a 100 pounds is crazy haha that would plug up are creeks COMMENT 3: the salmon have spread out/spawned out and there are very very few left. COMMENT 4: This is true fish are all about gone on the spawn and their death is soon to follow, I wonder if this was a hacked report and not from Sam himself, 100lbs??? COMMENT 5: haha 100 pounders...that would be something!! Gotta love those DNR reports and their accuracy.
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Nice web link showing water temperatures on southern Lake Michigan: http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/michigan/m53.html
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Here is an article that may be of interest to you: Keeping carp at bay: http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20091026/OPINION/910260321
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FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES: http://fn.cfs.purdue.edu/fish4health/indiana/index.html
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We have seen several deer here in Morgan county that have been skinned and heads cut off being left along some of our county roads. Nasty sight to see. If you see anyone doing this please report it !!
Here's a TIP: Fight poaching by using hotline
While poachers don't wait for legal hunting times, hunting season increases the likelihood that licensed, ethical hunters will encounter poaching, which is the illegal taking of fish, game or non-game wildlife.
When that happens, DNR Law Enforcement urges hunters to use the TIP hotline to file a complaint. TIP is an acronym for Turn in a Poacher. Firearms season for deer runs Nov. 14-29.
A typical poaching situation occurs when a law-abiding hunter is sitting in a tree stand, waiting for sunrise (the legal time to shoot), and notices a spotlight shining the field from a pickup truck. The truck stop and shots ring out through the darkness.
"True sportsmen have an ethical responsibility to report this violation," said Lt. Mark Farmer, public information officer for DNR Division of Law Enforcement. "It is not fair to the honest hunter that a poacher can get away with this illegal method of hunting.
"Poachers are thieves and estimates indicate that poachers kill as much fish and game as legal hunters and fishermen do."
Farmer emphasized that anyone can use the TIP hotline but hunters may be more likely to witness violations.
The TIP program is a joint effort of sportsmen and women, private citizens, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to help eliminate the illegal taking of Indiana's fish and wildlife. Cash rewards are offered for information leading to the arrest of fish and wildlife law violators.
Neither videotapes nor signed confessions are required for successful prosecution of poachers. Citizens who provide TIP with information are not required to give their names or testify in court. This information is investigated by Indiana Conservation Officers.
The toll-free TIP phone number is 1-800-TIP-IDNR (1-800-847-4367). Complaints also may be filed at tip.IN.gov.
MONROE RESERVOIR: Went carping Sunday and ended up slamming the channel cats was over by Fairfax ramp and was throwing corn and boilies and the cats were hitting them fast. ended up with 14 anywhere from 2lb-8lbs if id had liver or shrimp it would have been a massacre fishing about 30feet from shore
Big Marks Bait & Tackle reports several of the local guides are reporting good catches of crappie in the 1 to 7 foot of water in 18 foot. using southern pro jigs tipped with minnows.
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HARDY LAKE: Went again yesterday, crappie bit well 16' on channel ledges. No real size, only caught a couple keepers out of about 30 fish. If you like to bass fish, I would say right now would be a great time to get after them. We caught tons of bass and stripes drifting the ledges, who knows what you could get if you were actually fishing for them! Also, talked with another boat, that was tearing the BIG bluegill and redear up, I watched them catch a bunch of good sized keeper fish. Redworms, 9' deep in the stumps.
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OHIO RIVER AT NEWBURGH: Went out pretty early this morning targeting saug's, stripers and cats. Fished for the cats first and only one fish in 2 hours. 9# blue. Hit the hump for stripers and caught 2 good fish. Then went back in the cove on the kentucky side. Dropped vertical lines over some cover using jigs and minnows. Pulled out 8 sauger's. My fish finder was just loaded up with fish. While I was waiting on the saug's I caught a couple small skipjack. From the way the fish finder looked and the number of people standing on the dam catching fish it looks like the skips and sauger might of actually moved up finally. First 2 gates were wide open. Rest were cracked so the current was great. I really wish I would of taken a picture of all the archs on my fish finder. It was crazy! I really wish I didn't have to work tonight. Great day to be on the water.
ANOTHER REPORT FROM NEWBURGH: We fished below Markland Dam yesterday . Kept 12 eaters ..lost several...released a bunch of cigars...All caught on jigs with minners in the mouths of feeders creeks...Beautiful day on the water. Water temp. is 56 degrees
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CLARK STATE FOREST: They are stocking the front two lakes with 700 rainbow trout each, and earlier this week all the lakes except the back two were stocked with good sized channel cats.
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LAKE WAWASEE: Got this report emailed to me from Fishinpole.
To my fishin buds,
Went out on Lake Wawasee yesterday evening with a new found lake fishing friend.
We looked for suspended fish over deep water and found slim pickings in the usual spots.
The fish weren't concentrated as I had usually found them this time of year.
The fish were found from shallow to down on the bottom in 60 feet depths.
We cruised for over an hour looking at the fish finder and trying spots all around the lake.
Finally I went to a spot that a friend suggested I try in the Fall and there they were in 30 feet of water and about 19 feet down.
It was getting dark as I anchored and I lit the lanterns to hang overboard to attract the bait fish and the bigger fish following them.
It took over a half hour for the first bite. It was a nice black crappie on a bee moth fished tight line. Then came bluegill and more crappie on minnows.
In an hour and a half we caught 21 crappie all between 10" and 13" long. The 6 bluegill were between 8" and 10" long.
The boat was anchored in a muddy bottom and the Danforth anchor started to slip and drag when the winds picked up.
But my fishing friend had an early appointment the next morning and so we quit.
For those of you that complain about all the Wawasee speedboats there were none. And on the ride across the whole length of the lake there was only one other fishing boat out there.
From the looks of the fish locations showing up on the sonar I think the lake has fully "turned over".
The day before I caught 45 nice bluegill in 12' of water in the weeds during the afternoon.
So dats my report and itz da trut.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WAVELAND LAKE: A fair crappie bite is reported. Jigs tipped with minniws in 7 to 10 feet deep water in backs of coves. A few bass accidently being caught in these same areas by crappie anglers.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is part of a thread that was posted on the site that came straight from Indiana DNR's St Joe fishing report made on Monday. Some of the members question the accururacy of this report. What do you and your listeners think about it ?? Accurate or not ??
Quote
Chinook salmon or king salmon
The chinook or king salmon has 15-17 anal fin rays and averages 30 pounds though some can reach over 100 pounds.
Bait: flys
Depth: shallow water gravel flats
COMMENT 1 FROM SOME OF THE MEMBERS: another thing i see in the post that is inaccurate...where in indiana boundries of lake michigan are there shallow water gravel flats...if you can find a grain of sand larger than a pea, its because someone threw it in the water out of boredom. it's like araibia on the southern end...nuttin but sand. COMMENT 2: haha yeah a 100 pounds is crazy haha that would plug up are creeks COMMENT 3: the salmon have spread out/spawned out and there are very very few left. COMMENT 4: This is true fish are all about gone on the spawn and their death is soon to follow, I wonder if this was a hacked report and not from Sam himself, 100lbs??? COMMENT 5: haha 100 pounders...that would be something!! Gotta love those DNR reports and their accuracy.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nice web link showing water temperatures on southern Lake Michigan: http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/michigan/m53.html
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is an article that may be of interest to you: Keeping carp at bay: http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20091026/OPINION/910260321
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES: http://fn.cfs.purdue.edu/fish4health/indiana/index.html
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We have seen several deer here in Morgan county that have been skinned and heads cut off being left along some of our county roads. Nasty sight to see. If you see anyone doing this please report it !!
Here's a TIP: Fight poaching by using hotline
While poachers don't wait for legal hunting times, hunting season increases the likelihood that licensed, ethical hunters will encounter poaching, which is the illegal taking of fish, game or non-game wildlife.
When that happens, DNR Law Enforcement urges hunters to use the TIP hotline to file a complaint. TIP is an acronym for Turn in a Poacher. Firearms season for deer runs Nov. 14-29.
A typical poaching situation occurs when a law-abiding hunter is sitting in a tree stand, waiting for sunrise (the legal time to shoot), and notices a spotlight shining the field from a pickup truck. The truck stop and shots ring out through the darkness.
"True sportsmen have an ethical responsibility to report this violation," said Lt. Mark Farmer, public information officer for DNR Division of Law Enforcement. "It is not fair to the honest hunter that a poacher can get away with this illegal method of hunting.
"Poachers are thieves and estimates indicate that poachers kill as much fish and game as legal hunters and fishermen do."
Farmer emphasized that anyone can use the TIP hotline but hunters may be more likely to witness violations.
The TIP program is a joint effort of sportsmen and women, private citizens, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to help eliminate the illegal taking of Indiana's fish and wildlife. Cash rewards are offered for information leading to the arrest of fish and wildlife law violators.
Neither videotapes nor signed confessions are required for successful prosecution of poachers. Citizens who provide TIP with information are not required to give their names or testify in court. This information is investigated by Indiana Conservation Officers.
The toll-free TIP phone number is 1-800-TIP-IDNR (1-800-847-4367). Complaints also may be filed at tip.IN.gov.
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