(Un)official Hoosiers Thread

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

16 hours ago, BassassinX said:

Any one have any suggestions for Morse reservoir this Saturday?  Never fished it,  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated   thanks

I've only fished it once and was able to catch numbers but didnt catch anything over 15".  This lake has a serious stain on it.  The day I fished it (3 weeks ago), the south end had 1' visibility and the north end had 6".  I couldnt locate any submergent or emergent grass.  Given tomorrow's weather, you should have success flipping around docks as the sun will have them pinned under them.  Are u fishing Angler's Dream?

9 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

Fished this afternoon for a couple hours.  I had a friend with me, so I spent most of the time untangling and getting him un snagged.  Only managed to catch five bass, all on frogs fished over weeds.

been there done that. LOL

[Team9nine]

10 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

Fished this afternoon for a couple hours.  I had a friend with me, so I spent most of the time untangling and getting him un snagged.  Only managed to catch five bass, all on frogs fished over weeds.

Gotta' love friends  was pretty breezy out there. Now we're going post frontal with NE winds - good times - LOL.

-T9

17 hours ago, BassassinX said:

Any one have any suggestions for Morse reservoir this Saturday?  Never fished it,  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated   thanks

If you really want to keep it pretty simple, spend most of your time in the large protected bay with the small island out front (Party Cove) on the lower right hand side of the lake fishing post spawners around docks and emerged vegetation (water willow) and also the main causeway bridge area (Carrigan Rd) including the right hand shoreline between it and the ramp. Two of the most consistent areas on the lake.

-T9

[Alan Reed]

A guy I work with in my new position told me about a location my house to fish so we have been fishing there all week after work. I just fished for an hour and caught 4 with the largest being 18 inches long and weighing 2.3 lbs. Not a bad start to the weekend. Going camping at Monroe this weekend so we will see how that goes. I've heard it is tough fishing.

[OddChase]

Crappie are full on under docks if anyone is itching to catch some. Took 45 minutes to catch 50 this evening. I'm starting to fish some new waters so bass reports are going to be slow. 

Also - favorite baits for fishing underneath bridges? These are bridges that are crossing mouths to fingers off the main lake. I'm thinking about drop shot, fluke wasn't working for me today. The water is about 20 ft deep under and coming up to the bridge, which is substantially deeper than the water before coming to the bridge. 

[BassassinX]

18 hours ago, BigBassLoveSenkos said:

I've only fished it once and was able to catch numbers but didnt catch anything over 15".  This lake has a serious stain on it.  The day I fished it (3 weeks ago), the south end had 1' visibility and the north end had 6".  I couldnt locate any submergent or emergent grass.  Given tomorrow's weather, you should have success flipping around docks as the sun will have them pinned under them.  Are u fishing Angler's Dream?

No, I'm fishing my club, Johnson county Christian Bassmasters.

 

Thank you for your suggestions

[tstraub]

I threw a ned rig for about an hour last night and came up empty. Then I put a what was left if a bluegill we cleaned out on a bottom line overnight.  Woke up to this guy this morning.

[frosty]

7 hours ago, tstraub said:

I threw a ned rig for about an hour last night and came up empty. Then I put a what was left if a bluegill we cleaned out on a bottom line overnight.  Woke up to this guy this morning.

Oh come on, I want to see you lip him!

[tstraub]

50 minutes ago, frosty said:

Oh come on, I want to see you lip him!

He was perfectly willing to let me lip him but I chose to go with the tail hold.

[frosty]

1 hour ago, tstraub said:

He was perfectly willing to let me lip him but I chose to go with the tail hold.

I bet he was! Going with the tail hold was probably a smart move on your part!

[billab9qu]

Hello from Michigan City,Indiana

[tstraub]

1 minute ago, billab9qu said:

Hello from Michigan City,Indiana

Hello welcome to the forum

[frosty]

3 minutes ago, billab9qu said:

Hello from Michigan City,Indiana

Welcome to the forum. 

[tstraub]

I'm still fishless on the ned rig I just keep coming up with weeds.  I did get 2 in the boat this morning on a pumpkinseed power worm

[frosty]

1 minute ago, tstraub said:

I'm still fishless on the need rig I just keep coming up with weeds.  I did get 2 in the boat this morning on a pumpkinseed power worm

Nice bass! I've only managed to get dinks and one super aggressive bluegill. Seems like they either grab it on the fall or while I was bouncing it along the bottom. 

[tstraub]

I've thrown 3 colors or ned rig.  June bug, pb&j and green pumpkin/orange.  Had a few bites but no hookups.  The lake I'm on is only 22 acres and not a lot of places I can throw an exposed hook.  I've probably been fishing it wrong.  I try to drag it but end up in the weeds so I've been swimming it over the weeds is just not producing fish yet.

[frosty]

4 minutes ago, tstraub said:

I've thrown 3 colors or ned rig.  June bug, pb&j and green pumpkin/orange.  Had a few bites but no hookups.  The lake I'm on is only 22 acres and not a lot of places I can throw an exposed hook.  I've probably been fishing it wrong.  I try to drag it but end up in the weeds so I've been swimming it over the weeds is just not producing fish yet.

Today I was fishing a pond that was about 2 acres, I was slowly bouncing it to the weed line, then just letting it sit for a minute, then I'd jiggle it around to make it shiver. I ended up cleaning off weeds after every retrieve though. 

[tstraub]

5 minutes ago, frosty said:

Today I was fishing a pond that was about 2 acres, I was slowly bouncing it to the weed line, then just letting it sit for a minute, then I'd jiggle it around to make it shiver. I ended up cleaning off weeds after every retrieve though. 

I'll keep at it and hopefully figure it out.  But my favorite rod is my blackout and it always has a T-rig tied on so it's hard to set down that rod and go with lighter tackle.  I'm just stubborn that way lol.

[frosty]

54 minutes ago, tstraub said:

I'll keep at it and hopefully figure it out.  But my favorite rod is my blackout and it always has a T-rig tied on so it's hard to set down that rod and go with lighter tackle.  I'm just stubborn that way lol.

Being stubborn is what gets the big fish. I'm impatient unfortunately, which is what gets the little fish 

[OddChase]

8 hours ago, tstraub said:

I've thrown 3 colors or ned rig.  June bug, pb&j and green pumpkin/orange.  Had a few bites but no hookups.  The lake I'm on is only 22 acres and not a lot of places I can throw an exposed hook.  I've probably been fishing it wrong.  I try to drag it but end up in the weeds so I've been swimming it over the weeds is just not producing fish yet.

I once read about a guy who uses a weedless wacky hook (the ones with a wire that locks behind the barb of a hook) and he puts a TRD on it and fishes it on a straight retrieve through the salad. Not sure about getting a fish out of the muck, but he was able to get them to hit without dragging a few pounds of weeds in every cast. 

[Team9nine]

On ‎6‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 10:02 PM, BassassinX said:

Great day on Morse,  culling fish is always fun

What, no details...

-T9

[neocrunch]

FYI... It's the last day to register for the Midwest Madness Kayak Fishing Tournament hosted by Wildcat Creek Outfitters & the Indiana Kayak Anglers. You can fish any public water in Indiana (check-in is at WCO in Zionsville). 

Registration

Rules 

Wish me luck!

[tstraub]

I got to the campground about 7pm last night and heard the should have been hear earlier story.  My father in law caught 6 bass in about 20 minutes in the morning.  Pattern was throwing a pumpkinseed worm into about 3 feet of water near the beach and working it down a drop off into about 12 feet of water.  

We tried the same thing in the evening and boated a few. Then again this morning.  He got one and I got 1 my son got skunked.  Attached is a picture of the big fish 17 1/4 inch.  I beat him by 1/4 of an inch.

[dsqui]

took a good buddy of mine out this morning for some musky.  his first trip for them ever we were both kinda worried he would be bored not catching a whole lot but he really enjoyed it.  we actually got skunked but he managed to make it a full 8 hours.  we  only seen one fish, he got a follow on about his 5th cast, fish was right around forty so i think that really helped him make it the rest of the time he hasn't really ever seen anything that big before.  seen some really nice bass but none of them wanted anything to do with the oversized gear we were throwing which really caught me by surprise usually the "d**n green carp"  hammer the bigger lures since its something they really don't see often.  all n all the final score was fisherman 0 fish 1 but it still turned out to be a great morning on the water

[frosty]

Took the family fishing. We decided to hike about a mile to a small pond. That was canceled just as we arrived at the pond due to a club out of Indy doing a youth outing. We decided it would be best to leave. As much as I hate to say it that really frustrated me, I guess I just wasn't planning on sharing the pond with about 20 other people after a long hike.  The joys of public waters. We went to a public park with a couple ponds, didn't get skunked but it was a really slow bite, probably due to not getting started until after 10. 

[Alan Reed]

On June 24, 2016 at 0:46 PM, neocrunch said:

FYI... It's the last day to register for the Midwest Madness Kayak Fishing Tournament hosted by Wildcat Creek Outfitters & the Indiana Kayak Anglers. You can fish any public water in Indiana (check-in is at WCO in Zionsville). 

Registration

Rules 

Wish me luck!

My wife, stepson and I all did it today.