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OCTOBER 2001
October 26
I guided at Enders Lake with clients and we caught good numbers of
white bass up to 1.5 pounds on Cabela's Slab tail spinner and Strike
King Rocket Shad around offshore dropoffs. Most of them were caught
suspended between 5 to 15 feet below surface over 20 to 30 feet of
water. The secret to catching these fish was swimming the lures in
the same depth as the shad were suspended and following them. We
also caught one nice walleye (24") on a Rocket Shad. The surface
water temperature remains in the low 50s and visibility is
approximately 24 inches.
October 25
I tried to guide on Red Willow in the morning with clients, but the
cold and strong wind made it tough to fish. We went to a private
sandpit in the afternoon to get out of the wind and caught channel
catfish up to 39 inches on shrimp and largemouth bass between 14 and
22.75 inches slow rolling spinnerbaits along the drop off in 10 to
20 feet of water.
October 22, 23
I went fishing at Red Willow and caught largemouth bass between 12
and 21 inches on a jig-plastic trailer combo and spinnerbaits
fishing around mouth of coves and secondary points back in coves
(underwater stumps and rocky points) in depths of 10 feet or less.
I'm still catching white bass and small wipers (up to 20") on slab
tail spinner in depths of 15 to 20 feet around underwater humps. The
surface water temperature is still in the mid 50s.
October 21
I went fishing at Red Willow with a
friend and we caught largemouth bass up to 18 inches on jig-plastic
trailer combos back in coves. We also caught wipers up to 26 inches
on Cabela's Slab Tail Spinner around underwater humps in depth of 15
to 20 feet of water. The surface water temperature is still in the
mid 50s.
October 19
I went fishing at Red Willow Lake with a friend, and we caught two
Master Anglers largemouth bass (23" and 21") and five others between
12 and 19.5 inches on a jig-plastic trailer combo and a spinnerbait
around main lake points and back in coves in depth of 10 feet of
water or less. The key was the presence of schools of baitfish
(shad) in these areas. I also caught a 15-inch smallmouth bass
flipping a jig under the boat dock. We caught white bass on a Slab
Tail Spinner around humps in 15 to 20 feet of water, and caught one
wiper (23") on a spinnerbait, slow rolling it along a deep point.
The water temperature is in the mid 50s and the visibility is
approximately 15 inches.
October 18
I went fishing at a private sandpit in the afternoon and caught 35
largemouth bass between 12 and 20.5 inches. Three of the bass were
Master Anglers (one 20.5", and two 20") caught on a spinnerbait and
jig-pork frog combo. I was slow rolling the spinnerbait and crawling
the jig -pork frog along the edges of the weedbeds in 15 feet or
less of water.
October 17
I fished at a private sandpit for about one
hour in late afternoon and caught five largemouth bass (14" to 19") and one
Master Angler northern pike (39") on a spinnerbait. I was slow rolling the
spinnerbait along the edges of deep weedbeds in depth of 15 feet or less of
water.
October 16
I went fishing at Red Willow in
late afternoon and caught largemouth bass between 12 and 18 inches
on a jig-pork frog combo and a spinnerbait. I also caught a few
smallmouth bass up to 14 inches on a spinnerbait off the face of the
dam. I'm still catching white bass on a Slab Tail-Spinner around
humps in 20 feet or less of water. The water temperature is in the
mid 50s.
October 13
I fished in the Big Bass World Championship at Table Rock
Lake in Missouri. It took a 3.69 lbs. spotted bass to win the tournament,
and the guy (from Kentucky) caught the winning fish about 150 yards from
where I was fishing on his fourth or fifth cast. I hooked and lost a spotted
bass a short time later by the boat that would've weighed about 2.50 lbs.
and that fish would have given me a 4th place finish! Hopefully next year I
will qualify for the BBWC again and win it.
October 9
I fished at Red Willow Lake with my friend in the afternoon, and I caught
three Master Angler largemouth bass, 23" and 22" on a crankbait, and 20" on
a spinnerbait, around the mouths of coves and secondary points in coves. We
also caught good numbers of white bass, and wipers up to 23.5", on Cabela's
Slab Tail Spinner around underwater humps in depth of 15 feet or less. The
water temperature is approximately 62 degrees with a visibility of 12 to 15
inches.
October 7
I fished at Red Willow Lake and caught largemouth bass up to 18" on
crankbaits, a jig with plastic trailer, and spinnerbaits around
mouths of coves and back in coves. The gizzard shads are moving back
in the coves dues to cooler water temps. I also caught good numbers
of white bass on a Slab Tail Spinner in 20 feet or less of water
around underwater humps. The surface water temperature is
approximately 60 degrees.
October 6
I went to the Angling Nebraska bass tournament at Sibilas Lake in
Kansas and placed 5th with four largemouth bass weighing a
little under 11 pounds. I caught my fish on plastic baits around
laydown trees along the creek channel. My tournament partner, Darrin
Van Houten, and I won the Team Angler of the Year by accumulating
the highest number of points during the regular season tournaments.
October 5
I fished at Red Willow Lake in the afternoon and caught two Master
Anglers largemouth bass. I took a 25-incher on a 1/2 oz. rubberskirt
jig and plastic trailer, and a 22-incher on a medium-diving
crankbait fishing around main lake points in depth of 10 feet or
less. I'm still catching good numbers of white bass and a few small
wipers on aSlab Tail Spinner in 18 feet or less of water around
underwater humps. The water surface temperature is in the lower 60s.
The temperature dropped four degrees due to the cold fronts that
came through the last few days.
October 2
I fished at Red Willow Lake in the late afternoon and caught 11
largemouth bass between 12 and 22 inches (2 Master Anglers - 22" and
21.5") on crankbaits and spinnerbaits fishing around main lake points
and in coves in depth of 10 feet or less of water. Also caught good numbers
of white bass on Cabela's Slab Tail Spinner in 20 feet or less of
water around underwater humps. The water visibility is now 12 to 16 inches
and getting cleaner every day. The surface temperature is still in the mid
60s.
October 1
Went largemouth bass fishing at Red Willow in the late afternoon and caught
7 between 12" and 18" on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around the
mouth of coves and secondary points in coves. Also caught a few off the dam
with a few bonus smallmouth bass up to 15".Surface water temp. is in
the mid 60s and the water visibility of 10 to 14".
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