For Us KC Area Guys - Fishing Reports

[pbrussell]

How big was your biggest? 

Once again, keep it on the shh but I've absolutely slayed them out at critzer on scrounger jigs with grubs as trailers.

[Mr_Scrogg]

Ive never had the pleasure of fishing it. TAKING NOTES DILIGENTLY!

[inunishi]

My new Monster boat.  Now just need time.

[Mr_Scrogg]

Looks good.

[inunishi]

the canoe is wider than my luggage rack.  When I first put it up their I through it off the Jeep.

[Mr_Scrogg]

I upgraded my 48" Bars on my Yakima rack to 66" to accommodate 2 yaks side by side. Admit car looks a tad funny, but holds both my kayaks great.

[pbrussell]

So, spring has started but it really hasn't. I don't like this weather right now. They're predicting a big snow storm this weekend...

sheesh.

[retro basser]

Sucks dont it?  I'm trying to convince myself it doesnt matter if its still winter since I cant get free to get the boat out but it doesnt seem to do much good.

 

At least were getting precip. 

[Bluebasser86]

So where was everybody at for the big trout tourny today??? Jon, his son Christopher, and I were out at Lake Shawnee for the "warmer" hours of the day. Actually it was 27 when we got to the ramp at 9 and it was 28 when we left at 2:30. They were in the same spots they were last week and in good numbers but we didn't get as many big ones as last week. I did break my PB again, this time with a 6.70 pound monster. 

We had one spot that was just loaded with whites that were all over a jerkbait almost every cast. They weren't real big and didn't fight like they normally would in the 42 degree water but they were still pretty fun to be catching them that fast. We caught a bunch of whites and trout both and Jon even had a bluegill on his Ned rig. A Little Cleo was best but we also caught trout on small cranks and a Ned rig. Christopher pretty much focused on the trout all day and caught his share of them too. 

[Hi Salenity]

I've been in the water not on it!

Co-Co Key baby!!!

[sizzlefry]

I would have been there but my boater is allergic to cold  I still think I would rather be at the co co key turny lol.

[bassinKS]

How big was your biggest? 

Once again, keep it on the shh but I've absolutely slayed them out at critzer on scrounger jigs with grubs as trailers.

my  biggest from out there was 6lbs 12oz the pic of it was on my old phone and when I switched to my iphone I lost the picture or I would post pictures.

I have tried to keep that little lake on the down low dont tell many people about it but my very closest fishing buddies and my dad lol but now its on here so its pretty public it is kinda tricky to get to though and if you dont have a boat you are very limited to where you can fish and even if you do have a boat you better be willing to hit quite a few trees almost no need to fire up the big motor either I only use it to put it back on the trailer.

[inunishi]

SatMar 30

59^°

48^°

Cloudy

CHANCE OF RAIN:

10%

 

WIND:

SE at 9 mph

Details

SunMar 31

63^°

42^°

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF RAIN:

20%

 

WIND:

WNW at 10 mph

Details

its getting close.

[Bluebasser86]

Supposed to be 56 this Thursday, anyone up for that Lake Shawnee trout tourny?? 

[bassinKS]

Just FYI for you guys in the KC area, I was home for spring break and noticed that there is an Academy Sports going up next to the oak park mall. Figured i would let you guys know if you havent heard about it yet because i know their H2O baits are awesome and alot of people swear by them.

[sizzlefry]

probably better off at wyco for number of people we would be in at wyco its just to much money to drive to lake shawnee buy boat permit fishing permit and trout permit plus gas so if you can do wyco me and chris are in on it and I bet selenity would join.

Supposed to be 56 this Thursday, anyone up for that Lake Shawnee trout tourny?? 

[kanasbassfisher08]

Just FYI for you guys in the KC area, I was home for spring break and noticed that there is an Academy Sports going up next to the oak park mall. Figured i would let you guys know if you havent heard about it yet because i know their H2O baits are awesome and alot of people swear by them.

are you sure cus that would be sweet!

[RJ986]

are you sure cus that would be sweet!

 

Here's an link about it from Dec 19, 2012:

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/12/19/olathe-scores-academy-sports.html

[bassinKS]

Ya, I was just back home from K-State for spring break and had to go get new shoes and I saw it, i was pretty excited to see it so when I go home to visit my parents I have another place to take my money. It goes on the list with Rogers, Bass pro, Cabelas, and DSG....its not good for me to have those so close when I visit home.

[Bluebasser86]

probably better off at wyco for number of people we would be in at wyco its just to much money to drive to lake shawnee buy boat permit fishing permit and trout permit plus gas so if you can do wyco me and chris are in on it and I bet selenity would join.

All you need at Lake Shawnee is a state trout permit which is only $12.50. Jon and I don't have money to both buy Wyco permits, it will cost way less in gas to drive to Lake Shawnee than the permits for Wyco will for us, plus the trout are a lot bigger at Lake Shawnee 

[Hi Salenity]

I seriously doubt I can go.

Workin

[sizzlefry]

what about boat permits

All you need at Lake Shawnee is a state trout permit which is only $12.50. Jon and I don't have money to both buy Wyco permits, it will cost way less in gas to drive to Lake Shawnee than the permits for Wyco will for us, plus the trout are a lot bigger at Lake Shawnee 

[sizzlefry]

All you need at Lake Shawnee is a state trout permit which is only $12.50. Jon and I don't have money to both buy Wyco permits, it will cost way less in gas to drive to Lake Shawnee than the permits for Wyco will for us, plus the trout are a lot bigger at Lake Shawnee 

how much are they

[Bluebasser86]

what about boat permits

There isn't any boat permit, it's just like if you go to a state lake, it's free to launch and no lake or boat fee and no ramp fee. All you need is a trout permit and you only need that if you're going to fish for/keep trout. It's a state trout permit which is 12.50 a person for a year. That lets you fish any state run lake with trout and keep the trout you catch. Lake Henry at Clinton state park is the only other close state run body of water I know of that this applies to but they stock much smaller trout. The state record has been broken 5 times in the last 2 years at Lake Shawnee, all 5 of them were over 10 pounds and the largest one was over 15 pounds, that's why I make the drive out there. Wyco stocks some nice ones but I've fished it for years and never caught anything even close to what I've caught from Lake Shawnee. We were just whacking the white bass out there last week on jerkbaits too so I'm hoping they'll keep playing this week also because they were a lot of fun too and a whole lot less slimy than trout. 

[Bluebasser86]

John and I went to Lake Shawnee today. Started really slow, Hit the spots we've done well at the last few trips and had 2 dink trout to show for it. Decided to try a new area and I switched to a small, homemade trout jig under a bobber and we were in business. Caught several trout, including my biggest of the day,

a couple bluegills, and then the screen on the depthfinder blew up with fish. I was pretty confident what it was after last week and a couple cast with jerkbaits and power minnows confirmed we were on a massive school of whites. We caught whites until we got tired of catching them. The trout kept eating the jigs under the bobber and so did the bluegills and a couple bass too. John got his biggest trout of the day on our second pass down the bank with a jig under a bobber.

Caught a ton of trout and whites, quite a few bluegills, and 4 or 5 bass. Small jigs caught a majority of the trout, bass, and bluegills. Most of the whites ate jerkbaits. Jon caught 3 trout and a bass on a Luck E Strike wart hog crank too. Great weather and pretty good fishing all day made it a really nice day.