July 30 - August 3
I guided on Red Willow with clients and we caught 23 Master
Angler fish including 21 wipers (25.5" to 32"), 1 channel catfish
(31"), and 1 northern pike (36"). All were caught on live gizzard
shad. We're still fishing the same patterns as last week, and we're also
catching good numbers of largemouth bass, white bass, and small wipers on
small crankbaits and topwater plugs around main lake points next to deep
water. The water temperature is in the low 80s and the water level is still
dropping. Boaters should be alert for underwater hazards.
July 23 - 29
I guided on Red Willow Lake with clients and we caught 36 Master
Angler fish including 31 wipers (25" to 31.5"), 4 channel catfish
(31" to 31.5"), and 1 largemouth bass (20"). All were
caught on live shad except the largemouth bass, which was caught on a
topwater plug (Pop-R). We're fishing around the end of main lake points and
underwater humps next to the creek channels in depth of 35 feet or less.
Most of the wipers are suspended off bottom. We're also catching good
numbers of white bass, small wipers, and largemouth bass on topwater plugs
around points next to deep water when they are chasing shad on the surface.
The water temperature is in the upper 70s and the lake water level is still
dropping (approx. two feet the last 7 days.)
July 15 - 22
I guided on Red Willow Lake with clients and we caught 25 Master
Angler fish including 20 wipers (24" to 33.5"), 3 largemouth bass
(22", 21",and 20.5"), and 2 channel catfish (33" and
31"). All were caught on live bait (shad and shiners) except one wiper
(29.5") caught on a jigging spoon. We're also catching good
numbers of small white bass and small wipers on jigging spoons. We're
fishing around mid-lake underwater humps next to the creek channels and end
of deep main lake points. We're catching lots of these fish suspended
off bottom (15 to 20 feet with the bottom depth 25 to 35 feet). The fish are chasing
shad in that mid-depth ranges. The water temperature is in the low 80s and
the lake water level dropped over 3 feet in the last 7 days.
July 14
I fished in the Angling Nebraska bass tournament at Medicine
Creek Reservoir and finished in 2nd Place with three largemouth bass
weighting 8.10 pounds. The winner had three bass weighing a little over 10
pounds. I caught my fish on deep diving crankbaits and plastic worms around
main lake points and lay down trees in the mouths of coves.
July 6 - 13
I guided on Red Willow with clients and we caught 42 Nebraska
Master Angler fish including 34 wipers (24" to 31"), 6 channel
catfish (31" to 35"), and 2 walleye (28.5"). They were all
caught on live shiners and bluegills, except 3 wipers (29", 27",
& 24") caught on a 1.5 oz. spinnerbait, and 2 wipers
(27" and 26.5") taken on topwater plugs. We fished around main
lakes points and underwater humps in depths of 30 feet or less. I'm finding
and catching lots of wipers suspended off bottom chasing shad in the
mid-depth range. The main lake water temperature average is upper 70s.
July 1 - 3
I guided on Red Willow with my clients and we caught 23 Nebraska
Master Angler fish including 21 wipers (24" to 30"), 1 walleye
(28.5"), and 1 channel catfish (30"). They were all caught on live
shiners except one wiper (27") caught on a 1.5 oz. spinnerbait. We
fished the same patterns and depths as the week of June
25 through 30. I'm seeing more wipers schooling and suspending off
bottom, chasing shad in the mid-depth range. The water temperature average
is in the mid 70s.
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