Super User Sam Posted March 22, 2007 Super User Posted March 22, 2007 Went to Kerr Lake - Buggs Island today, Thursday, March 22nd, and had a great time although the fishing was not that good. We left the Eastland Creek Ramp aroun 7:00 AM and stayed in Eastland Creek to around 2:30 PM. The water was very high, around 305, and is in the bushes and trees. The water temperature started out at 46 degrees when we left the ramp and the fishing was s-l-o-w. The water was very stained. The greenish and dirtiest water color I have ever seen in Kerr. And I was surprised as I knew the upper lake was dirty but I thought the lower end would be either clear or slightly stained. The clouds rolled in in the morning but when they finally broke up around Noon and the sun came out to warm the water it looked like the bass were starting to move. Of course it was time for us to go home so we could not fish the bushes and trees in the warm 53 degree water. That's right. We started out at 46 degrees; got up to around 48 degrees under the clouds; and when the sun poked out the water temperature soared to 53 degrees in the coves. My buddy caught a 14 incher on a pumpkin jig and pig and he lost one on a blue and black jig and pig set up before noon. As the water became warmer and we went into one of the coves, my buddy caught another 14 incher on a Yamamoto Kreature Bait and I lost one right at the boat on a chrome with black back Rat-L-Trap. I hate when that happens. Later in the day my buddy lost another one on the Kreature Bait and I nailed mine on a white and chartruse 3/8 spinner bait with two gold Colorado blades. My bass was also about 14 inches. It seems that the bass were holding off shore and were sacked over the original bank. Had we thought to bring any suspending jerkbaits baits we could have thrown over the bass in hopes of getting a reaction strike. The sonar showed lots of baitfish and bass staging off shore. With warmer temperatures on their way this weekend, Kerr should be a super fishery. Good luck to any of you guys who are heading out to Kerr or Gaston this weekend. Quote
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