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    Default Lake Evans/Fairmount Park Question

    Hello everyone, I was wondering (for those of you who fish there) has anyone had any luck catching anything? And if so what baits/lures worked for you? I have been going here a lot, and I only caught one small mouth and that was last Friday. I am sure it's just me, and my newbie ways, but I just want to make sure.

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    ajr90 - Did you really catch a Smallmouth out of Lake Evans? I don't think they would survive in Lake Evans, it gets too warm in the summer for Smallmouth Bass. But who knows, a nice one was caught out of Prado Park Lake a decade or so ago. As for fishing, you can catch Bluegill in any open area using 2 to 4 lb line, a #10 or 12 hook (I use circle hooks, hardly and fish get hooked in the throat) and a small bobber up a couple feet from the hook. Use small mealworms or waxworks as bait. For the bass, because there are so many weeds and moss now in the lake, you will do best in the late afternoon/early evening with surface lures and weightless plastic worms rigged weedless (Texas style) worked slowly thru the water weeds and moss. I have done pretty good with floating Rapalas "jiggled and wiggled" in open places in the weeds and moss.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishmounter View Post
    ajr90 - Did you really catch a Smallmouth out of Lake Evans? I don't think they would survive in Lake Evans, it gets too warm in the summer for Smallmouth Bass. But who knows, a nice one was caught out of Prado Park Lake a decade or so ago. As for fishing, you can catch Bluegill in any open area using 2 to 4 lb line, a #10 or 12 hook (I use circle hooks, hardly and fish get hooked in the throat) and a small bobber up a couple feet from the hook. Use small mealworms or waxworks as bait. For the bass, because there are so many weeds and moss now in the lake, you will do best in the late afternoon/early evening with surface lures and weightless plastic worms rigged weedless (Texas style) worked slowly thru the water weeds and moss. I have done pretty good with floating Rapalas "jiggled and wiggled" in open places in the weeds and moss.
    Honestly, I am not 100% sure. It looked like this:Click image for larger version. 

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    catching up on the different species of fish that are common around us/stocked. I based it off a YouTube video of someone who fished here last month and caught a small mouth, and it looked pretty damn close to what I posted above. Sorry for the blurry pic, I got caught up in it all and didn't take a good pic, I also didn't want to leave it on my hook too long because it was still little, I didn't want to work it up too much and have it die. Any way thanks for the tips, now I know what to look for and how t go about it. Thank you! I was fishing w/ wacky senko rig w/ 5in senko. I was looking for something similar to what I posted a pic of, but really anything that will take my bait is all I am after. With the info you gave me it should help me a lot thanks man.

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    I caught that one with a spinner. Here is more pics Click image for larger version. 

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    Looks like a Largemouth

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    I looked on You Tube to try and find that video that might show a Smallmouth caught at Lake Evans (Fairmount Park), but couldn't find it. What was the title of the video ajr90?..

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