Can you find the honey hole at this lake...

[bait4me]

I am looking to go fish here this summer.  I was told by several people that guys are catching 5lbs.+  I can not figure out were these guys are catching them off of the lake map.  I do know there is a lot of submerged trees on the east side of the lake.

Let me know if you can find the honey hole.

http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/programs/lakemapping/pdfs/wagontrain.pdf

[WRB]

Looking at this small lake on Google maps, the lake is 2/3rds dry. The man made structures and original creek channels are your best choices when the lake refills. Suggest you study the sat overhead photos closely. The fact that this body of water freezes and is very shallow at the time the sat photo was taken, I doubt that this lake has a good population of bass.

WRB

[bait4me]

No It is full!!! last spring it filled up almost to the top of the over flow!!! there is a path that runs close to water so that you can fish off the dam and it was under water this spring the boat dock didnt have enought chain on it and was sitting as high as it could go and it had 2 inches of water on it.  The dikes that you see sticking out in the lake were almost underwater they were about 6 inches from being uderwater.  The entire summer the lake was draining.  It only stoped becaue of the ice over this winter now that the ice is gone it is still going back down to its normal level.  The satalite photos is way to old.

THE LAKE IS FULL!!!

[Grey Wolf]

Learn the lake your self. This may sound harsh but it really is hard to look at a picture and tell you where the honey hole is.

Fish accordingly (time of year , water temp. , structure , cover , water clarity). use a wide range of baits like plastics , jigs , spinner baits , cranks.

Look for shallow water adjacent to deeper water early in the year. Throw search baits until you start hitting some fish then fish with your plastics and jigs to try to pull some larger fish out.

[mfo]

zoom we had a tourney there last summer , and although I didn't attend I heard the fishing was good.

mark

[Oscar O.]

i agree, the best way to find the "honey hole" is too find it on the water. Depending on how warm it is where you are, you might be able to just use search baits to find fish, then fish that area more thoroughly with worms and jigs etc. Using a map aids in findiong these spots because it shows depth. Good luck.  

[Dean]

I agree 100% with what Bass-Brat said. Before I go,. . .

Welcome mfo!

[Cory20]

Wow I wish NY would publish some 2 ft interval contour maps.  I'm jealous!  

Good luck finding those honey holes.

[jrhennecke]

At best we would just be guessing.

[hjerk24]

Seems like a cool post- got me thinking.

Find it yourself...nice replies!!!

I forgot, we are all fishing for $1,000,000

I though this was a resource site?

Sorry- but get annoyed with replies after awhile.

If i knew the best spot on the lake--i'd tell ya, what to use, and best times to fish!

Peace, and great fishing.

jamie

[bait4me]

Thanks so far for the info even tho you havent really given me any.  The thing I was asking if you saw any places that might be good.  I cant find anything like humps long points nothing.  It is just so basic I cant figure out were to go.  I guess I go throw the spinner bait around the lake a few times.

[hjerk24]

I thought it was a cool post!

After Horton won at Champlain- guys fished the same area the next few weeks, and caught zilch!!!  

Keep em' coming.

[jrhennecke]

Seems like a cool post- got me thinking.

Find it yourself...nice replies!!!

I forgot, we are all fishing for $1,000,000

I though this was a resource site?

Sorry- but get annoyed with replies after awhile.

If i knew the best spot on the lake--i'd tell ya, what to use, and best times to fish!

Peace, and great fishing.

jamie

I agree that sometimes the replies are kinda harsh.  The thing is it's a map.  The young man didn't say I am going to fish this lake and if any of you have fished it can you tell me any good spots.  I look at that map and see several places that might be good at different times of the year etc... To look at a map of a place I've never been and tell someone were the "honey hole" is, I'd just be guessing.  I have to agree that the best way to find them is to get on the water and chuck some baits.  There is plenty of information on here to get him in the general area.

[fishizzle]

No way to certainly tell but I'll go out on a limb

I guess no one else here has book smarts

I know bass can't read but here goes

I like the left bank especially if it has trees

I like the 90 deg. point at the south end near the road

I like the 12' dark blue line near shore midlake

I like the 14' mark midlake where the 2 points underwater meet the 14' belly across from the map key

I especially like the south end of right hand island near the 10' mark in the north part of the lake

On the right side above the map key, I like the cove area where the two underwater points almost meet in 8' of water

I like all of the dikes especially if they have rip rap

Also on the north end I like the small cove on the left from shallow to deep water as the sun rises

Also look for the deepest trees and weeds and grass near trees

That is the textbook way

I hope this helped and Good Luck

[fishizzle]

One of those spots has a higher probability of producing bigger bass than the rest of the lake

It may or may not be there but I'm helping him to start

Call it sticking your neck out

If you want to chop it off here it is        

[fishizzle]

I revolk the book smarts comment

[hjerk24]

My goodness---- he just asked where the honey hole was (kinda seemed like he wanted us to visually dissect a map)....I am letting this one alone, has no positive outcome for me to continue reading.  Good luck all---hope you catch the lunkers , wherever they may hide on this lake.

Peace, and Good fishing to all!

[MemphisFisherman]

In my opinion, telling someone to get out on the lake and search for himself isn't really bad advice, it could be good advice.  I think the problem may have came in how he asked for help.  Nobody can look at a map, and just "find a honey hole".  It all boil's down to different condition's, everyone here knows that.  Maybe if it would have been worded "can someone help me find a place to start" then he wouldn't have gotten the reply he did.  At any rate, good luck man, the best advice I can offer you is the same as many here have given, and that is to get out and try out the lake yourself, it's a small lake right only something like 300 acres?  shouldn't be too hard to learn the lake.

[JRL]

I would start by trying to find that 8' deep stump in the middle of the 10' flat.   Then fish the rest of the 10' flat.   Mid to late morning I would move to the southern edge of the flat where the depth changes from 12' to 14'.  Probably would vertical jig the 16' area.

[Garnet]

I love the area around the entrance to the boat launch. It would get a beating from me with cranks and jerkbaits.

Is the lake smallies or largies?

Is there much weed?

Garnet

[bait4me]

The lake is largemouth bass.  I fishes that lake last summer to early fall.  I caught a 42" muskie out of the southeast corner of the lake.  As far as weed I have not had any prolbems withs weeds as far as getting them on my lures and stuff I have only fished off the bank.  The lake was completly drained about 5 years ago they had bad bad bad carp problems and have now said no live bait execept for worms.

They have stocked the lake with bluegill, LM bass, muskie which were stocked at 13" long and a LOT of walleye.  I havent heard much on the muskie fishing but I caught one.  All I have heard about is the bass fishing.  I do know the were to two point kind of come to gether there is a sunkin bridge that goes across the lake it is suppose to be good for walleye.

I dont know if this info is helping but Ill throw it out there.

Thanks so far I am going to try and get out soon will let everyone know how it goes.

[jrhennecke]

Fishizzle's disection of the map is right on and provides you with a number of places to start.  There is nothing wrong with asking questions and everyone on here will help the best they can.  Just try to be as specific as possible.  Good luck and I hope you get on the big ones.

[FD.]

With colder water temps I would stay in the creek channel and on the deep flats.  As the water warms I would fish the north end around the islands for spawning fish.

As for the comment about "just go fish it", I don't think that's fair.  Everything I read about fishing new water is, first, get a good map and study it.  If you don't know what to look for on a good map, then this is what I thought was the place to ask.

[Grey Wolf]

With colder water temps I would stay in the creek channel and on the deep flats. As the water warms I would fish the north end around the islands for spawning fish.

As for the comment about "just go fish it", I don't think that's fair. Everything I read about fishing new water is, first, get a good map and study it. If you don't know what to look for on a good map, then this is what I thought was the place to ask.

So be it. That's your privlege.

[ba7ss3in]

Zoom, those fish may be gone by summer. I can see to spots that I like. The 8ft hump at the north end and the bottom left corner because of the deep water close to the bank. Those fish may move up to feed early morning on top-water and then move back of shore during the day. Start at the east corner and parallel the bank with top-water baits.