Simp Posted December 23, 2010 Posted December 23, 2010 So me and my buddy (erau618) went out with a couple of friends to have a little fun fish off. We went to a local power plant lake because all the other lakes are frozen!! :-X Well water temps were at 50 up to 55 later in the day. Perfect temps for jerkbaits and there happens to be a great population of had there two. We also went on a weekday and so we had the lake to ourselves. It all added up to a great day of fishing. We probably boated 30 bass easily here is short video and pic. ---- Quote
Super User bassfisherjk Posted December 23, 2010 Super User Posted December 23, 2010 Those are some real nice fish Simp,way to go! Quote
Hamby Posted December 23, 2010 Posted December 23, 2010 You guys eat fish out of a powerplant lake? They may be safe, but it just doesn't seem like a good idea. Quote
Simp Posted December 26, 2010 Author Posted December 26, 2010 Yes my nickname for him is ZZ Top! ;D BTW we didn't east any big fish. We had a friendly two boat tourney for kicks and giggles. However I did fillet up some slot 12-14 inch bass plus some huge crappie. This lake is as well known for it's crappie as it is for bass. I caught one that was close to two pounds and lost another that was around 2.5lb I'd say. Dang thing was a monster! I'm a big believer in catch and release but there is nothing wrong with keeping and eating fish that's part of a management plan. With that said you will never see me not release a bass 3lb or over. As far as clean water concerns. I always look at the reports our state puts out, but we don't even come close to eat enough fish to be worried about merc levels. Quote
Hamby Posted December 26, 2010 Posted December 26, 2010 Hey man, nothing wrong with eating some fish...i'm just paranoid about eating them out of a powerplant lake. Although, this lake is pretty big, so probably not bad at all. There's another powerplant lake near where i fish and i wouldn't eat anything out of it, but it's A LOT smaller. Quote
Fish Chris Posted December 26, 2010 Posted December 26, 2010 Nice ! Sounds like you guys had a fun day Hey, I've always wondered about some of those power plant lakes that don't get any colder than say 50 degrees...... Seems to me that Florida strain bass would do well in them ? I wonder if they have such a lake in Alaska LOL Peace, Fish Quote
Simp Posted December 27, 2010 Author Posted December 27, 2010 Nice ! Sounds like you guys had a fun day Hey, I've always wondered about some of those power plant lakes that don't get any colder than say 50 degrees...... Seems to me that Florida strain bass would do well in them ? I wonder if they have such a lake in Alaska LOL Peace, Fish At this lake the power plant is on the northern end by the dam. They have a fairly large portion of it sectioned off so we really can't even get to the best fishing. The two most popular community holes are a point that is closest to the plant that you saw see in the video, and a cove across the lake that the warm water can flow into with the right winds. So if you can imagine a tournament being held every weekend during the year. You end up with the cove being filled end to end with boats. Then the buoy line marking the no fish zone having boats lined up from one end to the other being a cast apart. Then 2-4 boats on that point. Even with all that pressure the fishing is usually outstanding. Why? Because there is a huge population of shad and other things for the bass to feed on all winter. These fish we caught weren't your typical winter fish where they just fight for a second and quit. These guys were drag pullers! Quote
Hamby Posted December 27, 2010 Posted December 27, 2010 What does the temp get to in the summer? Normal illinois temps or is it warmer in the summer too? I agree, they should stock those lakes with southern strains of bass. Quote
Simp Posted December 27, 2010 Author Posted December 27, 2010 It gets warmer quicker then is does anywhere else. The north part of the lake can get very warm but at the same time it seems like in my experience that plant is ran less during summer. Plus the fish can move down lake for cooler temps. In summer, tournaments are held at night on that lake rather then the day as well. Quote
Helluva_Engineer Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Hey man, nothing wrong with eating some fish...i'm just paranoid about eating them out of a powerplant lake. Although, this lake is pretty big, so probably not bad at all. There's another powerplant lake near where i fish and i wouldn't eat anything out of it, but it's A LOT smaller. The impact on the lake itself should be minimal to non-existent depending on the type of plant. A nuclear plant, for example, has no concerns of this type. Quote
Super User CWB Posted December 29, 2010 Super User Posted December 29, 2010 Great day Simp! Is ZZ coming to KY lake? That's one dude I want to party with! Quote
Helluva_Engineer Posted December 29, 2010 Posted December 29, 2010 Which are the ones that pollute? More and more fossil fuel plants are moving toward technology to recapture and become "emissionless" so environmental impact is reduced. That said, coal plants are probably the worst polluters for fish because of the trace levels of mercury in plant emissions. Heck, during normal operations they even have higher dose rates than nuclear plants. To get this back on topic, I wish I had a lake like that near me. Quote
paul. Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 great trip bud. y'all smoked 'em! glad you can fish all winter. Quote
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