Bass And Beavers????

[Chris Farmer]

Ok at my home lake I fish almost weekly. I have this one honey hole that I can normally  catch fish from every time I go out. But the last three times I been my spot has not produced. And I have noticed three big beavers ( 40 lb or better) have moved into the area. Could these beavers cause these bass to move out of the area?

[AK-Jax86]

I would think the beavers presence would cause te bass to move.

[PABASS]

My experience with beavers are limited this year every beaver area was void of bass, however a follow club member states they can be productive with large fish.  I am not sure based on my experience, however perhaps when they are gone it makes for nice cover.  I do know when I first heard a large beaver slap its tail I thought someone was shooting a gun at us and perhaps that shuts the bass down, although the other location the beaver wasn't as aggressive.

[basshole8190]

The bass around here love sweet beavers lol but not sure abouut real beavers

[bigbill]

I notice the beaver we're too busy repearing there dam. But they did take breaks to slap there tails in front of us. Besides the beavers we also have freshwater otters at twilite before first light. Then there gone as it gets lighter.

The word last year was they were going to bring in a professional trapper to remove the beavers. This morning I didn't see a one.

We do catch bass when the beavers are around if they stay away from where we're fishing. But it's the snapping turtles that shut the place down. The second a turtle pops it head up the fishing is over.

[buzzed bait]

I used to fish a place that was overrun with beavers and honestly I didn't see it impact the fishing much at all.  One part of the lake that we always fished hard had the most beavers in the area, but also had the areas with the biggest bass.  I found that they would move near the beaver dams and pick off the baitfish that held tight to that cover.  I also hit an area one time that was a lake within a lake where a beaver had damned up the water and created another body of water.  It was hard to get into, but when I got back in there it was untouched and full of fish!  All said, my experience with beavers is they do not bother the fish but they will scare the absolute s**t out of slapping that tail!

[GeorgiaBassBros]

All the places i fish that have beavers are fine unless theyre in the immediate area. My suggestion would be to "remove" the beavers if possible. They sure like to destroy things

[bassguytom]

I love throwing a jig into a beaver hut epically in the fall. I catch some of my biggest bass around beaver huts.

[papajoe222]

If the beavers recently moved in, the bass at your honey hole have likely picked up stakes and moved and not to get away from them.  Beaver brush piles and dams are a form of cover that bass love, likely more so than whatever cover was in your spot.  Find the nearest beaver house and you'll likely find your fish.

[pbizzle]

I used to fish a place that was overrun with beavers and honestly I didn't see it impact the fishing much at all.  One part of the lake that we always fished hard had the most beavers in the area, but also had the areas with the biggest bass.  I found that they would move near the beaver dams and pick off the baitfish that held tight to that cover.  I also hit an area one time that was a lake within a lake where a beaver had damned up the water and created another body of water.  It was hard to get into, but when I got back in there it was untouched and full of fish!  All said, my experience with beavers is they do not bother the fish but they will scare the absolute s**t out of slapping that tail!

You mean a lagoon?

[Tuckahoe Joe]

All the places i fish that have beavers are fine unless theyre in the immediate area. My suggestion would be to "remove" the beavers if possible. They sure like to destroy things

 

 

This has been my experience.  I know the beavers are there but as long as there not around at the particular time I'm fishing, I usually do ok.  If I see a beaver swimming by every 15 minutes, the fishing is usually slow.  A couple days ago I was fishing a Hula Popper and had a beaver swim into my line.  It kept swimming, pulled the popper into the side of its neck, and then I got to fight a beaver for 3 or 4 minutes.  Luckily it got itself unhooked.  I didn't want to lose my popper but if it hadn't come off soon, I would have cut the line.

[buzzed bait]

You mean a lagoon?

 

Perhaps, but I believe a lagoon refers to salt water so i'm not sure if that fits in this case but yes same idea

[Bluebasser86]

Beaver dams are one of my favorite places to fish and almost always produce. All the sticks make lots of places for baitfish and bass to hide. No reason the beavers should be chasing the bass off since they don't eat fish. They do tend to like backwaters and shallow areas which aren't the best option if the weather has been hot like it has been lately. 

[The Young Gun]

I fish lots of rivers with beavers and the small mouth don't mind to my knowledge. But I wouldn't ever aim to hook a beaver... Bad news..

[Hyrule Bass]

why is this considered a fishing report? certainly doesnt seem like one. seems more like a thread asking about bass and beaver correlation...

[Chris Farmer]

why is this considered a fishing report? certainly doesnt seem like one. seems more like a thread asking about bass and beaver correlation...

I thought the same thing i'm not sure why they moved it..

[Hyrule Bass]

I thought the same thing i'm not sure why they moved it..

seems it happens to a lot of threads that arent fishing reports. someone mentions their scenario and ask a question about it pertaining to bass behavior and it gets moved to fishing reports. i never understood that, especially when the thread seems to pertain more to bass and their behavior, as opposed to "hey i caught this on my latest trip" or "i went out today and got skunked, still had a good time though"...

[bigbill]

I fished in front of two beaver huts today. One beaver came out and seen me and left. I stayed fishing and caught two bass and a big pickerel. Two days since the heavy rains and it's picking up.

[speed craw]

Beavers can be beneficial and the enemy . I have had awsome days with a dropshot in and around cover , however when they were out and swimming the fishing shut down immediately. For what i have read they dont eat fish , but they can cause serious devastation of property and moving water systems.If there is a small break in the dam allowing allowing water to flow , start there usually fish are very close.

[aquaholic]

Maybe someone can help me out. I fish a pond and i constantly see rodents swimming in it.  All around the pond there are trees that are chewed around the base, and quite a bit of downed trees in the water. There is no dam or den that i see. And recently i was about 10 ft from one of these bad boys in a tree. Although i couldnt see the tail. What i see on the internet is that beavers dont climb trees and woodchucks dont chew on trees. Ive never heard a tail smack either.  Anyone have any idea what im dealing with?