Well. We didn’t do so well Monday fishing for the green fish (largemouth and spots) on this end of Beaver but had them feeding all around us Saturday down between Point 6 and in the Rocky Branch area Saturday when Duane and Donna Martin from Inola, Okla., caught three nice stripers. We only got the two smallest in the pic because Johnny cleaned it for us early so he could get the muscle strip to go catch some catfish, which they seem to like.
So the stripers are moving south following the bait along with the bass and the weights are being dropped. We had bait on from 3 – 7 inches long, and the only live bait that were hit was the bigger 6 – 7 in. shad that the stripers chased all the way to the surface.
So the top water bite is on. Water temps are running 68° to 70°. We are still getting to them putting the boat in the water here at the dam until about Thanksgiving, then it’s towing to Rogers as they move closer to the Prairie Creek area for the winter.
Here at Holiday Island, the bass and walleye are both doing good from here to Beaver with no bait problem. We have schools of small shad all over the flats, just find the bait and fish with it using anything from live minnows, jigs, crankbaits or worms, and you should get an easy dinner. The best time on both lakes now for that top water bite is early or late in the day when winds are light and the water is smooth. Fish where you see the fish busting the top, pretty simple, just get that outboard off or it’s over for you and whoever was catching before they got spooked and went down.
Good luck and share with a kid. Robert Johnson. fishofexcellence.com (479) 253-2258.