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Fishing News and Reports => Fishing News and Reports => Topic started by: ctom on 10/22/13 12:43 UTC
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I went to the Lake City docks again this morning and arrived about 10 minutes before the sun broke the horizon. It was a chilly one out there at 24 degrees and my guides liked to collect ice....until I warmed them up with friction.
Crappies, sunfish and walleyes. The sunfish started off with larger fish and the size got smaller as the day got brighter. Size was in the range of 7-1/2" right up to a couple at 10". The walleyes were hanging deep and every once in a while one would hit me. Walleyes were generally about 17 inches but they are still swimming. The crappies....what a size range today. Most of the crappies started around the 9 inch mark, but several hit the boards that taped out at 13 inches. Those are what's for dinner along with a couple of the sunfish.
As per usual, when I am getting into the fish I keep a few more that what we'll eat at a sitting to share with a friend or the kids. We've got a little old grandmotherly type of widow who likes fish down the street and she's about due for a nice fresh meal.
It was good to get out in spite of the chill. A good bite made everything even better. Catching all of the fish entirely on hand-made baits and jigs boots it right up there with it being a great morning.
I ended the fishing using a 1.75" small fry in my pet color of purple/chartreuse tail. The larger crappies came out of 21 feet of water and crushed this bait at 4 feet. I think I have a couple welts across my face from missed hits. lol
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Tom, Can I ask what size jig and what pound test line your using when fishing twenty feet deep?
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Today I had rods with 4 pound xl and used 1/32 heads cast with either a #8 or a #6 sickle hook. I have several small baits that work on the #8 hooks real nice. No floats, just tight lining. The fish started hitting deep while it was still pretty dusky. As the day got brighter the fish actually moved up in the water column. Its ironic, but the largest fish hit the highest up in the column, like only four feet down. But the largest fish didn't even show their noses until about 9:45....I honestly thought they were going to be a no-show. I didn't bring any paddletails along today and I'm kicking myself for that.
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Great report, I love it when those big slabs move shallow in the deep water in the fall. We catch a lot of fish 18 inches deep in 20 feet of water. most fisherman fish underneath them in the fall/winter
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When you say Lake City dock are you talking the marina? Lake City brings back a ton of memories, Diggers bait and tackle was there, the little Root Beer stand just outside of town, and the good old Sunset motel
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The one and only Brent. Dwayne Diggins....aka Digger....ran one heck of a shop back then and was one of two people who "knew" Lake Pepin. As you say, the good old days.