Pictured (l-r) are local guides Robert Kennedy, Xieng Chanthavong and Austin Kennedy with some Beaver Lake walleye.
Beaver Tailwaters report:
If you’re looking for a place to escape from the heat but where the fishing is hot, Beaver tailwaters is the answer. The tailwaters provide all the trout catching action for which anyone could ask, and the cold, clear water refreshes the soul.
Healthy, gorgeous rainbows have been consistently reeled in throughout the week, many of them measuring over 16 inches. The best way to hook these excellent fish has been a mix of Fire worms, Fire bait (Pautzke sweet corn flavor) and spoons with a flash of red in them.
Gold is generally the color of choice for the White River, but our experience so far is that silver blades and spoons are catching more trout than the gold. The usual mix of yellow or orange Fire Bait and shrimp Fire gel on spoons is the best if you’re looking for a large quantity of take-home-for-dinner rainbows.
Early morning is the best time to be on the river this time of year.
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Hooked on Fishing Guide Service, Beaver Lake report:
Summer bite has been pretty good last few weeks and is only going to get more consistent. Look for stripers on the north end of the lake as they are arriving to their summer homes. There are still a lot of fish holding and traveling on channel swings in 100 to 150 feet of water and are starting to show up on the major arms on the north end.
Fish are surfacing early in the morning so keep a topwater plug handy to hit those rings on the surface. We are seeing the thermocline about 25 feet down so make sure you have your bait of choice close to that, and you’ll have some good success.
Live shad, minnows and bluegill are all working for striper. Crappie are holding on flats 15 to 25 f-o-w. Docks and brush piles have been good, along with open flats if you have Livescope to target those roaming crappies. Water temps are rising to mid-80s and holding.
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