Pictured is Chuck from Oklahoma, with a healthy 21 ½ in., 4 lb. rainbow trout, caught with Austin Kennedy of Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service.
Beaver Tailwaters report:
Fishing on the Beaver Tailwaters has been steady and productive this week. With the Corps of Engineers slowing generation compared to the past few weeks, flows have settled, spreading the trout out nicely throughout the river system.
- Best Baits: Pautzke Fire Bait, Fire Eggs, and live minnows.
- Techniques: For Fire Bait and eggs, fish them right on bottom using light terminal tackle for a natural presentation. With minnows, drifting has been the most effective approach, especially in current seams and along gravel runs.
- Hot Zone: The stretch between Spider Creek and Hwy. 62 bridge is producing the most consistent action right now.
- Generation: Reduced from previous weeks, allowing for easier wading and more fishable water.
- Water Temp: Holding in the mid-50s, keeping trout active.
- Flow Rates: Variable, but generally low enough for both boaters and bank anglers to have good opportunities.
- Walleye: Still being caught in deeper water (15–20 ft.) on minnows, though trout remain the main target this week.
With a break from the summer heat moving in this coming week, conditions should only improve. Expect fish to remain spread out, with consistent action on both bait and minnows.
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Hooked on Fishing Guide Service, Beaver Lake report:
Get to the lake early before sunrise and use your graph to locate bait and fish on main lake points, heading towards the channel, that’s been the most productive. Keep moving and cover water since these fish are not sticking around once they feel the boat pressure.
Get creative with your bait presentation and get it close to the thermocline. Fish are shooting up from deep water and feeding for short periods where the bait is holding around 30 ft. down in open water and then heading back to the cooler water. Don’t be afraid to look for bait and fish in deep water 60 – 150 ft.
Water temps holding around 85°. Crappie are holding on flats 15 – 30 f-o-w close to a channel swing. Trolling crank baits will get you some fish if you don’t have Livescope to target the open water fish. Docks and deep brush piles are holding fish, too.
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