Pictured below are Austin and his wife from Mo., with a pair of nice Striper, caught with Juan Granados with Hooked On Fishing LLC
Beaver tailwaters
Fishing conditions continue to trend upward, with only a few slower days mixed in. Recent rainfall has improved water levels, and the shift toward warmer weather is helping push water temperatures up, leading to increased overall fish activity.
Walleye are now transitioning out of the spawn, with many fish moving into a close-to post-spawn phase. We are actively catching post-spawn females, confirming that progression. Males are still holding shallow over chunk rock, but more fish are beginning to slide out and reposition as they recover and start feeding more consistently.
With warming conditions sticking around, this transition should continue to build momentum, and the bite should become more reliable day-by-day.
White bass are also showing up in better numbers. Anglers are starting to connect with them more frequently while targeting other species, and their spring run should continue to strengthen as temperatures rise, and flows remain steady.
The trout bite has stayed consistent. Most fish are still being caught on Pautzke products, and there have been some quality fish in the mix, including several in the 20- to 24-inch range.
Overall, everything is lining up well. With warming weather, improving water conditions, and fish moving into post-spawn patterns, the coming weeks should offer solid opportunities for anglers getting on the water.
Austin Kennedy, Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake water level is slowly coming up with the recent rain showers we are getting, south end of the lake is currently muddy, and the mud line is traveling towards the main lake. Striper fishing is picking up with the water temps holding around 50°.
They are moving daily and following the bait, windy points or flats that have bait pinned are good places to use your graphs to locate these bait balls and the stripers are not very far from them. Some days you can find active birds feeding on these bait balls getting pushed by the stripers, when you don’t see birds, you will have to put your graph to work to locate these feeding fish.
Crappie fishing was good before the rivers got muddy, they were holding on brush piles 10 – 15 feet of water and when bait is present on these flats you can catch roaming crappie using your livescope using 1/8 oz jig.
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