pauldconyers Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, MN Fisher said: I'm not local, but here's a link to I-Boating's maps. Just zoom in to whatever lake you want to check and it's got full contour map plus locations of launch points. I've centered it just south of KC, use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out, drag and drop to change position. http://fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.com/i-boating-fishing-web-app/fishing-marine-charts-navigation.html#8.14/38.7130/-94.6437 Man I love stuff like this! Are there other website or apps on my phone I should try or you guys would recommend? Quote
BTSyndrome Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 Ha ha, I think 80-90% of the lakes I fish, all year, are not even 25 feet deep. But the bait does need to bump the bottom not just get down to it... Quote
Russ E Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 23 hours ago, pauldconyers said: Hey KC local guys, had a quick question for you about deep cranking locally. Was talking to Bluebasser86 in a different post about if I would ever use 10XDs that claim to go 25 feet deep in our local lakes. Being that this will be the first year I plan on hitting the water with electronics and haven't mapped and local bodies of water I guess I just have assumed there would be many spots that a 25 foot crank would come in handy. Am I wrong in that thinking? I mostly fish Jacomo, BS Lake, Longview, Smithville, Prairie Lee and such but I would like to also hit some spots a bit further south and also across the state line. For these lakes is a 10XD just out of the question? What about an 8XD? Around kc I rarely catch bass deeper than 15 feet. On Smithville and most Eastern kansas reservoirs, bass don't go much deeper than that. I use a 6XD occasionally, but don't go much deeper than that. If you fish lakes like table rock the bass hang out a lot deeper. Quote
redbirdsfan44 Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Anyone fish lacygne today? Water temp? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 3, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 3, 2019 5 hours ago, redbirdsfan44 said: Anyone fish lacygne today? Water temp? I didn't today but it was 49 at the outlet last week, 42-40 at the bluff, can't imagine it's come up any since then but the stack has been going every day since I've been. There was fish biting to the west a bit on Friday. 4 Quote
KansasBassin Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Didn't know if this was old news or not. I got it in an email from KDWPT this weekend.... Largemouth Bass Virus Found At Melvern Reservoir Largemouth bass virus was detected this summer at Melvern Reservoir. Largemouth bass virus is a pathogen that can cause severe declines in largemouth bass fisheries. It is not transferable to humans, and it usually affects older, larger individuals largemouth bass. Resulting mortality is sometimes observed during warm summer months. Members of a largemouth bass population resistant to the virus typically rebuild the population over time. Quote
Russ E Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, KansasBassin said: Didn't know if this was old news or not. I got it in an email from KDWPT this weekend.... Largemouth Bass Virus Found At Melvern Reservoir Largemouth bass virus was detected this summer at Melvern Reservoir. Largemouth bass virus is a pathogen that can cause severe declines in largemouth bass fisheries. It is not transferable to humans, and it usually affects older, larger individuals largemouth bass. Resulting mortality is sometimes observed during warm summer months. Members of a largemouth bass population resistant to the virus typically rebuild the population over time. Thats not good. It has been bouncing around the midwest for around 15 years. here is a KWDP link from 2007. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 5, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, KansasBassin said: Didn't know if this was old news or not. I got it in an email from KDWPT this weekend.... Largemouth Bass Virus Found At Melvern Reservoir Largemouth bass virus was detected this summer at Melvern Reservoir. Largemouth bass virus is a pathogen that can cause severe declines in largemouth bass fisheries. It is not transferable to humans, and it usually affects older, larger individuals largemouth bass. Resulting mortality is sometimes observed during warm summer months. Members of a largemouth bass population resistant to the virus typically rebuild the population over time. I don't know that Melvern will be that badly effected because of the lower population density and the very low number of larger adult fish which are the main fish effected. Gardner got it several years ago and it's come roaring back now that they've become resistant to the virus in that lake. Quote
Russ E Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 55 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said: I don't know that Melvern will be that badly effected because of the lower population density and the very low number of larger adult fish which are the main fish effected. Gardner got it several years ago and it's come roaring back now that they've become resistant to the virus in that lake. just hope that doesn't migrate over to La Cygne. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 5, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, Russ E said: just hope that doesn't migrate over to La Cygne. I don't know if it has the same effect on Florida strain fish as it does Northern strain. There's been discussion by some that maybe the lake already has it because it's been so difficult in the past few years. I've been fishing the lake for almost 2 decades and I guess I didn't know there was a point recently when the lake wasn't difficult. Clearly the big fish are still there, and that's one of the biggest telling factors in a lake with LMBV. Gardner was a great lake for big fish, and when it got it a 2 pound fish was suddenly a huge one (around 07-08). Then in 2015 it was like someone turned the lights back on and there was quality fish starting to show up again. We had a couple 3 pound fish caught in our weeknight tournaments, then a 4, and last year one over 5 and a few others over 5 by guys in the group fun fishing the lake. So I guess the silver lining is that it's not a death sentence for a lake, but it sure can knock it down for several years. 1 Quote
Russ E Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Bluebasser86 said: I don't know if it has the same effect on Florida strain fish as it does Northern strain. There's been discussion by some that maybe the lake already has it because it's been so difficult in the past few years. I've been fishing the lake for almost 2 decades and I guess I didn't know there was a point recently when the lake wasn't difficult. Clearly the big fish are still there, and that's one of the biggest telling factors in a lake with LMBV. Gardner was a great lake for big fish, and when it got it a 2 pound fish was suddenly a huge one (around 07-08). Then in 2015 it was like someone turned the lights back on and there was quality fish starting to show up again. We had a couple 3 pound fish caught in our weeknight tournaments, then a 4, and last year one over 5 and a few others over 5 by guys in the group fun fishing the lake. So I guess the silver lining is that it's not a death sentence for a lake, but it sure can knock it down for several years. it definitely still has big fish, but they are rarely easy to catch. I have only fished it 3 years and if anything it has gotten better lately. Either that or I have learned the lake better. 1 Quote
Dirtyeggroll Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Russ E said: big fish are rarely easy to catch. I made a small edit for you 1 Quote
pauldconyers Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 7:10 PM, Bluebasser86 said: I didn't today but it was 49 at the outlet last week, 42-40 at the bluff, can't imagine it's come up any since then but the stack has been going every day since I've been. There was fish biting to the west a bit on Friday. That is one big crappie! 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 12, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, pauldconyers said: That is one big crappie! 14 1/4", both of them he caught were exactly the same size, pretty standard size for out there. Quote
pauldconyers Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Driven by there for work many times, thought about trying to get out there sometime. Hear lots of great things! Quote
Sprocket Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 I want to know about the Garmin gloves???? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 12, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sprocket said: I want to know about the Garmin gloves???? That's actually a band for my Garmin Virb remote control for my Virb camera I run on the boat. The gloves are KastKing Sol Armis gloves, they're the nicest sun gloves I've owned. Quote
Shawk63 Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 Got a question for you guys who have fished Wyandotte County Lake. I fish from a kayak that I cartop and Im only 5 minutes from Wyco lake. The extra permits turned me off from fishing there, but was thinking about giving it a try this year. I primarily fish on the weekends and I’m wondering how the crowds are and if the it’s worth the extra money? Quote
Russ E Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 39 minutes ago, Shawk63 said: Got a question for you guys who have fished Wyandotte County Lake. I fish from a kayak that I cartop and Im only 5 minutes from Wyco lake. The extra permits turned me off from fishing there, but was thinking about giving it a try this year. I primarily fish on the weekends and I’m wondering how the crowds are and if the it’s worth the extra money? I also only live 5 minutes away. I fish it quite a bit. If the weather is nice, weekends can get pretty busy. there are a lot of pontoon boats out there. with the 20 mph limit, they can plow a lot of water. If you go out early, you can usually beat the pontoon crowd. It is a good Kayak lake. Pretty sheltered, so it rarely gets as rough as other lakes in the area. There are nice Smallmouth and Largemouth in that lake, but they are hard to find. If you don't mind catching smaller bass, a ned rig will usually keep you pretty busy. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 17, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Shawk63 said: Got a question for you guys who have fished Wyandotte County Lake. I fish from a kayak that I cartop and Im only 5 minutes from Wyco lake. The extra permits turned me off from fishing there, but was thinking about giving it a try this year. I primarily fish on the weekends and I’m wondering how the crowds are and if the it’s worth the extra money? It gets really busy on the weekends at times but the worst times are during the summer months when the lake fishes the worse. That's when the pontoon cruisers come out and wake the lake up bad. You can hide back in the coves but there's usually not many fish back there in the summer months except early and late. It's an excellent lake early and late in the year though. I'd still fish it without a doubt if I lived closer. You can look through this long running thread we had going for awhile all about the lake. Quote
Shawk63 Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 Thanks for the feedback, guys. I skimmed thru the Wyco Lake thread and now I pretty excited about fishing there this year. Quote
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Dirtyeggroll Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: Love the summary at the end. Nice job. 1 1 Quote
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