Matt_Magnone
05-15-2014, 12:22 PM
It's amazing what we all take for granted in life and what can be taken away from us in blink of an eye. As many of you know the Wounded Warrior tournament is this Saturday. For those unaware of what this event is all about its about giving back to those who serve or have served our country by offering them a day on the lake fishing. A small price to pay for them taking the initiative to protect our lives.
Every year it's the same way. As the days near to the event there are minimal reports as people are almost protective over their stuff. Keeping bites low key so you have the ability to win or place high in the standings. I respect that thought. The fact of the matter is that this even isn't for us, its not for money its for the active/ retired armed forces. In the grand scheme of things, you'd think that if more anglers banded together to find a generic bite, it would make it even better for the anglers as a whole. I guess things don't work that way.
Here's a generic idea what the lake is doing right now. The water had cleared up dramatically after the previous winds we had but in the last few days the algae has come back. While not a problem for fishing at all, the guys that may have pre-fished for the event several days ago may have to abandon previous found bites. The last day I was on the lake was 3 or 4 days ago. I found fish flooded in the brush in the backs of every major cove/ bay. Mostly fish between 2-4 pounds. As I worked out to more post spawn main lake type stuff there was a good number of fish on structure in 25'. Main lake points had the better groups of marks. As always, the deep trees were holding a huge amount of fish suspended in them. It'd be up to you guys to work the angles to get them out. The primary forage based on everything I've found in the last few trips has been Bluegill or Bass based.
If anyone has ANY questions on how they should prepare for the event, please stop into Last Chance Bait and Tackle and we'll figure out something to get your group of guys hooked up.
Here's typical stuff im putting myself around.
Every year it's the same way. As the days near to the event there are minimal reports as people are almost protective over their stuff. Keeping bites low key so you have the ability to win or place high in the standings. I respect that thought. The fact of the matter is that this even isn't for us, its not for money its for the active/ retired armed forces. In the grand scheme of things, you'd think that if more anglers banded together to find a generic bite, it would make it even better for the anglers as a whole. I guess things don't work that way.
Here's a generic idea what the lake is doing right now. The water had cleared up dramatically after the previous winds we had but in the last few days the algae has come back. While not a problem for fishing at all, the guys that may have pre-fished for the event several days ago may have to abandon previous found bites. The last day I was on the lake was 3 or 4 days ago. I found fish flooded in the brush in the backs of every major cove/ bay. Mostly fish between 2-4 pounds. As I worked out to more post spawn main lake type stuff there was a good number of fish on structure in 25'. Main lake points had the better groups of marks. As always, the deep trees were holding a huge amount of fish suspended in them. It'd be up to you guys to work the angles to get them out. The primary forage based on everything I've found in the last few trips has been Bluegill or Bass based.
If anyone has ANY questions on how they should prepare for the event, please stop into Last Chance Bait and Tackle and we'll figure out something to get your group of guys hooked up.
Here's typical stuff im putting myself around.