Any tips for puddingstone lake?

[kzhlin]

Hey guys,

I'm going to go to puddingstone lake this weekend to try it out.

Any tips or advice or lures, baits, locations?

Thanks,
Kevin

[BASSMAN418]

Boat or shore?

[dday07]

if in a boat
1.drop shotting
2.around schools of shad-deep cranks
3.in the morning,try top watering near the shorelines.if no action,go to steps 1 and 2

[kzhlin]

Thanks guys. What about from the shore?

[BASSMAN418]

Mid morning....from boat watermelon zoom fluke around points let it sink then twitch twice and watch your line

[dday07]

Thanks guys. What about from the shore?

topwater if your there early or late or even spinnerbaits
dropshotting
plastic worms-senko type baits watermelon or green pumpkin are good
locations-sailboat cove around point area
north shore around swim beach
east shore-anywhere
fishing has been tough so be patient

[qaze0]

Yamas #157 from point of sailboat cove.

[kzhlin]

thanks guys! will be going there this sunday. ill let you know how it goes after.

[kzhlin]

by the way, what kind of fish should i be expecting? trout? bass?

[riverside_angler]

not trout!

[old pudd fisher]

Lots of gills..but a bit small sometimes,some good size ones can be caught with red worms, meal worms and wax worms on light line with a # 8 size hook and you might get lucky and hook up with a Crappie that way, the pudd has some big ones in it. The bass are sneaky in that lake and can be caught in many ways. My favorite lure is plastics like dark colored Robo Worms, use 8 pound test and fly line if possible.....The key for that lake is watch your line for any movement at all. A ten pounder can move it just as little as a half pounder set the hook if you see that. Anyway hope it helps and it works for me at the pudd. Well sometimes.

[kzhlin]

1. so for the gills, worms on bobber?

2. and i should fish the sailboat cove?

[old pudd fisher]

If you just want to catch some fish gills are your best bet there in the summer. Just do what I said in my reply and it should work. The north end of the swim beach cove can be good and the docks in the sail boat cove and also off the piers. Just move around if you can, good luck.

[Dmax]

So how did it go? I know lately the gils have been hitting on wax worms but only in the morning on the north and east side. A couple of nice cats have been caught lately on nightcrawlers too.