Local Fishing Reports

Another fishing report Today or tomorrow,,,, depends on the weather

Palm Sunday,,, March 16th,, Air temp. 46* water temp. 41*,,, Location Aqua Gardens,, aka Shadyside Lake.

It took most the day to connect. I saw one minnow flipping that was the give a way to where to find them. Friday I spoke to a long time fishing friend, he told me the bass were following the shad minnows. His words were, "On the fish finder you could see clouds of minnows, below the minnows, huge bass were prowling"

To save you some time and gasoline, Captain Jack will give you his spot to fish and catch some nice bass. BUT the deal is,,,, Catch and release. That way the younger fishermen have a chance of catching a nice one.

Shadyside has two lakes the North and South, I fished both today but found the shad in the north lake only. If you don't have a boat you still can get in on the action. Boaters and non boaters head to the first walking bridge on the north lake. (It is the yellow painted bridge) The shad are schooling starting at the bridge and going east ( towards Alex Pike) They are about 10~ 20 feet from the bank easy casting distance. They are so thick the water is darker in color so you can see the schools. Now and then one or two will flip out of the water.

Throw a minnow type lure ,,Rattle trap, Spinner bait, or Long A Jurk bait.

(I got all of my fish on a suspending Long - A)

The weather is going to be a factor this week. With a lot of rain all the ice will melt off with the lack of sun the water temp should stay mid 40's The Magic number is 50*~ 55* Get your gear ready,,, the week of the 24th ~29th everything should be in place for early spring fishing.

Get a kid hooked on fishing, it a life time addiction.

C.J.S.

French Lick Ind. is under water.  Police and Fire Departments are using pontoons to get down the main streets.

Next weekend Patoka is holding a huge bass outing, Monster fish will be caught because of the high water. They will be caught  on plastic crawdads, plastic lizards & plastic worms. All around trees, bushes, and shrubs that are  underwater.

Our youth group leader is wanting to take a couple kids out every now and then, he thought maybe this might help some of the boys that don't have a good male role model. He said it is up to me and my hubby where to take them, as he has not been fishing since his son was a teenager some 18 years ago. I suggested Shadyside, local and easy to get in and out of, he would like something with some shade for the summer days, we are going to try the areas suggested on the other thread about fishing, if you come up with any other places, please let me know. (a couple of the boys are mentally handicap, so easy catching would be great)