Beaver Tailwaters
Recent days have started with cool mornings and then warmed up to comfortable days. We have seen varied generations from Beaver Dam. The river level is staying pretty consistent this week.
Spoons continue to be the go-to lure in the shallow water. Additionally, black jigs, Rooster Tails, lures with a spinner and Rapala Countdowns have worked very well. Fire Eggs with shrimp Fire gel or worms continue to work well in 3-10 feet of water.
With the mild weather this week, that should turn on the bite in the tailwaters. Using light terminal tackle, fish the eggs on bottom and if able, drift the worms. Most of our fish have been caught near Houseman Access this week. If you’re still searching for the walleye, Beavertown is the place to be, even up to Holiday Island. Using many methods, the best has been jigging soft plastics and live minnows. Look for these fish in 10-15 FOW. Like always, for additional information, please follow my Facebook page for day-to-day updates. Stay warm and catch some fish, just as Robert of Busch Mountain Fishing Guides who’s holding a very nice walleye, did last week.
Hooked on Fishing Guide Service, Beaver Lake
Striped Bass can be found throughout the entire lake at the traditional spots – long points, offshore humps, islands, channel swings, end of mudflats and coves. Stripers have been chasing shad to the surface early in the morning and late in the evenings on calm, cloudy days then moving deeper in the water column midday. Look for threadfin shad for schoolie-size stripers with occasional larger fish. Trolling live shad and minnows is producing fish consistently. Deep dropping live bait and artificial is catching fish consistently. Spend extra time graphing to locate fish will usually reward you.
Traditional crappie spots are holding fish – docks, treetops, brushpiles, stumps, mudflats and channel swings. Livescoping and spider rigging on big mud flats have been producing quality fish in 5 – 15 FOW. Water level: 1117.23, water temperature: 46.1° – 54.8°
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