going to LaCygne

[LifeintheBASSlane]

hey guys im going down to la cygne this weekend and i havent fished that lake yet, so what are some good lures and colors i should use down there so i can catch some fish?

thanks alot  

[ring fry]

Welcome to the forum.  La Cygne this time of the year on a nice day will be packed, cabin feaver sets in for everyone.  Spooks, pop-r's, chrome traps, white spinner baits on the north end of the lake.  If you go south the water will be a lot colder but there won't be as much (or any) traffic.  Rogues, senkos, and flukes down there fished s-l-o-w.  And, of course, black n blue jig n pig anywhere.

Good Luck!

[LifeintheBASSlane]

thanks man , i was also thinking about throwing a shaky head w/ a watermelon finess worm with red fleck in it  or  throwin a drop shot..so keep the advise comin guys!!!!

[skunked_again]

i was there for a few hours yesterday and the fishing was still a bit slow. the north bank west of the hot water outlet was all i fished and only caught 3 fish. i used mainly 2 baits: lucky craft CB200 american shad and chompers 3/8 oz. football jig green pumpkin. good luck.

[twors]

I'am heading down there friday myself to hopefully beat some of the crowd cause I know that place gets hammered big time on the weekends. I've only fished there once myself on the 6th of Jan so I'am taking what worked then fo me...1/4 oz traps. I plan to fish the bluffs on the north end along with the flats near the outlet. Fishing report says the caught a 8 and a 10 pound LM during the first wek of feb....? Regarding the warm water outlet....the actual outlet into the lake is like a 1/4 mile north of the plant. The warm water runs down a canel that parallels the shore on the east side of the lake. I say this cause I spent like 30 minutes aimlessly bombing around the lake in my jon boat looking for the warm water outlet....I figured the outlet would be right by the plant...I figured wrong...LOL!

[LifeintheBASSlane]

so is most of the lake still cold  or is there only one place where the water is warm and thats by the warm water discharge?

[twors]

Now, I've only been there once so I don't have tons of experience fishing this lake but from what I can tell, the power plant outlet pretty much warms the whole north end of the lake. I see temps in the mid 50's at least 400 yards from the outlet while the south end had temps in the low 40's the day I was there. At the outlet, I seen 65 surface temps. So, you don't need to park in front of the outlet...theres plently of good fishing water from what I seen. Be aware that sometimes the power plant will shut down for whatever reasons and the warm water flow will stop. If your driving large distances, I would call the marina for current conditions. http://www.linncountyks.com/html/lakelacygne.html