ANDY MYERS LODGE EAGLE LAKE OCT 20 FISHING REPORT
Oct 24th, 2015 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Oct 24th, 2015 at 12:00 AM
WATER TEMPS HAVE FINALLY SLIPPED BELOW 50 IN MOST SECTIONS OF THE LAKE, MID 40’S EXTREME SOUTH AND AT 50 EXTREME WEST WITH VARING DEGREES IN BETWEEN. THAT BEING SAID FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH TURN OVER IS COMPLETE IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE LAKE BECAUSE IN MY OPINION OTHER THAN A BRIEF SCATTERING OF FISH AS TRANSITIONS OCCURRED IT REALLY DID NOT EFFECT FISHING SUCCESS. PATTERNS AND LOCATION, YES. RELATIVE SUCCESS RATES IF YOU WERE ON TOP IT, NO.
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE SCATTERING THAT IS TYPICALLY BLAMED ON TURNOVER IS FALL BAITFISH MIGRATIONS PARTICULARLY SPOT TAIL SHINERS, DACE, AND SUCKERS.
THIS CAUSES WALLEYES TO BE ON THE MOVE WITH MUSKIES AND PIKE TO SOME DEGREE FOLLOWING THEM IN MOST SECTIONS/AREAS OF THE LAKE. WITH WATER TEMPS SOON REACHING MID 40’S CISCCOS, TULLIBEES, AND WHITEFISH WILL SHORTLY BE STAGING NEAR SPAWNING AREAS AND THAT WILL STIMULATE THE NEXT SERIES OF MOVEMENTS PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO MUSKIES AND PIKE.
LAKE TROUT AND WHITEFISH ARE ALREADY ON THE MOVE FROM WEST ARM AND PORTAGE AND SHOWING UP IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE LAKE ESPECIALLY VB. ALL THIS HELPS STIMULATE THE FALL BITE AND PINPOINT LOCATIONAL PATTERNS. AFTER A HOT BITE SPELL FOR 2-3 WEEKS THEN A 4-5 DAY LULL WITH THE FIRST REALLY BIG MAJOR DROP IN WATER TEMPS, IT HAS REALLY LIT UP IN RECENT DAYS.
BASS ARE ON THE MAINLAKE HUMPS IN BIG NUMBERS AND VERY HUNGRY AT 12-22′ AND WILL REMAIN THERE TILL LATE NEXT SPRING WHEN WATER TEMPS REACH LOW 50’S AND THEY HEAD FOR SPAWNING AREAS. BEST WALLEYE FISHING IS ON SHALLOW HUMPS AND BARS IN SECONDARY BASINS AT 18-28′ IN MAINLAKE SECTIONS AND IN CURRENT AREAS IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE LAKE. BIGGER LIVEBAIT IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE BEST PRESENTATION OPTION AND JIGGING THE BEST DELIVERY METHOD.
THE BIG NEWS THIS TIME OF THE SEASON IS THE FALL TROPHY MUSKY HUNT AML IS HISTORICALLY FAMOUS FOR. SO FAR 4 FISH 53″+ 40#+, 12 50″+,AND 69 FISH 40-49″ HAVE COME TO THE NET FOR AML GUIDES AND ANGLERS.
KEY LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN MAIN LAKE POINTS, BARS, ISLAND CLUSTERS, AND WIND BLOWN CURRENT AREAS IN NARROW S AND/OR FUNNEL AREAS CONNECTING/BETWEEN BASINS AND DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE LAKE. THE FALL PATTERNS HAVE BEEN JUST A BIT BEHIND IN DEVELOPING THIS SEASON AND NUMBERS OF FISH UP SHALLOW GENERALLY HAVE BEEN LOW THE PAST 2 WEEKS BUT WHEN YOU FIND THEM UP HIGH THEY ARE USUALLY A WOLF PACK OF 2-4 , TYPICALLY AGGRESSIVE AND CATCHABLE WITH A COMBINATION OF CASTING TUBES/DAWGS,CRANKBAITS (TRIPLE D’S,DEPTH RAIDERS,GRAMAS,CISCO KIDS,ETC),AND LIVEBAITS ON QUICKSETS.
MOST OF THE FISH IT SEEMS HAVE BEEN OFF THE BREAKS AT 17-25′ OR DEEPER MOVING UP AND BACK PERIODICALLY AND ESPECIALLY COINCIDING WITH MOON PHASES AND PEAK SOLUNAAR TIMES. THESE FISH HAVE RESPONDED BEST TO LIVEBAIT, JIGGING TUBES AND RIPP’N DAWGS, AND PARTICULARLY TROLLING.
THIS PAST 2 WEEKS TROLLING HAS BEEN AVGING 2-5 FISH PER DAY IN THE BOAT,MOSTLY FISH 42-48″ WITH A BIGGER ONE MIXED IN HERE AND THERE,THE BIG FISH MOVEMENT AND TROLLING BITE IS JUST BEGINNING,BIGGER FISH SHOWING UP DAILY. WIND DIRECTION AS FAR AS LOCATIONAL PATTERNS HAVE NOT BEEN A BIG FACTOR AS WIND DIRECTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN STABLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. MORE IMPORTANTLY IT HAS BEEN WHAT DIRCTION THE WIND IS BLOWING ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY AND THE RESULTING WATER CLARITY . PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS WHICH DICTATES TROLLING LOACTIONS TO CONCENTRATE ON OR NOT, PROPER BAIT SELECTION, RUNNING DEPTH, AND SPEED FOR THE BEST BITE. ALSO SINCE DROPPING BELOW 50 JUST THE LAST 2 DAYS THE COMBINATION OF DRAWING FISH FROM STRUCTURE TO THE BOAT AND THE LIVEBAITS AND FREE LIVEBAITS HITS AT 18-24′ HAVE INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS CRAP SHOOT AND MORE A PREFERENCE OF WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO,TROLL OR CAST AND LIVEBAIT. BOTTOM LINE IS THE BITE IS ON WITH GOOD FISH BOATED DAILY!
THE OCT 3-10 AND 10-17 HUNTS WERE ACTUALLY BEYOND WHAT IS PREFREED CAPACITY AND THE 17-24 WEEK WAS NEARING FULL AS WE PREFER TO LIMIT ANGLERS NUMBERS TO `18 FOR A HIGH QUALITY GUIDED EXPEREINCE SO THE HUNT WILL BE EXTENDED IN 2016 DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THRU THE LAST WEEK OF OCT. TO SPREAD THINGS OUT AND KEEP THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND SUCCESS TO A PREMIUM. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE ULTIMATE CANADIAN TROPHY MUSKY TRIP WITH 40#+ POTENTIAL ON ANY GIVEN DAY OR CAST POP AN E-MAIL OR PHONE CALL FOR INFO AND AVAILABLITY.
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STEVE HERBECK
PROP. EMERITUS, GUEST FISHING INSTRUCTION PROGRAM COORDINATOR, MASTER GUIDE, US MARKETING LIASON