I've taken up fishing and have been setting trotlines for catfish. Been catching a lot of cats and am filling up the freezer getting ready for the fireworks once this crazy election is over.
Am fishing a shad lake and could use all the help I can get learning how and when to try and catch bass.
Please help!
I've been fishing the shady side of a bridge that runs north and south. The rip-rap.(the route 48 bridge...see map) Have caught some nice keeper size ones but I know I can do better. Need training on how to find the fish. Have a cheap fish finder that basically sucks in water less than 5 or 6 feet deep. Is that normal? Gee it's fun reeling in a bass.
The lake has several fisheries. Walleyes, hybrid striped bass, small and large mouth bass, crappies, and pretty much anything you can think of except muskies. It's a nuclear power plant cooling lake and is too hot for muskies I think?
I sure could use some help figuring it all out.
It's called Clinton Lake in central Illinois.http://www.mappery.com/Clinton-Lake-Illinois-Site-Map
I duck hunt there. It has a hot side and a cold side. The cold side is sort of small.