Fishing Report

With the spring like days of last week, Jimmy Pickle was able to get out and fish a couple of afternoons. He had some good luck on the bass, catching 25 the first day and 17 the next.

 14 caught on the first day came within an hour and a half. All were good size, including this nice one.

I myself haven't been down in forever. Hope to change that soon. Anybody else been out fishing any? If so let me know how you did.

Fishing Report

It's been a while but the bass fishing seems to be getting better. Jimmy Pickle went out Wednesday afternoon and caught 22 in the deeper water. Not bad for just an afternoon.

Bass Fishing Report

Jimmy Pickle went down last Thursday and Friday.

He and his boat partners had good luck both days. They caught over 50 bass in the two days, cleaning 46 or 47. The others were big throw backers.

So grab some plastic worms and fish shallow, seems to be working.

Another Big Crappie

Jimmy Pickle caught this one last Friday, over 2 lbs.

A Nice Crappie

My nephew Jack shows off a nice crappie caught last week on the Lake by he and my dad.

Fishing Report

Well, more like a wind report.

I got to go down and get in some fishing Saturday afternoon. The wind was up and the Fishing Lake offered the only slack water.

I was glad to see a lot of folks there fishing. Looks like more folks are getting into crappie fishing.

I'm adding a new link to a crappie resource website over on the right hand side of this page under "LINKS"



As for my day I had the kids for about 45 mins. With the slow action that was about all they could take. They are more into catching than fishing. My little girl ,Allen Kaye, did land a good size bream and my son, George, landed this nice crappie........



After taking them back to the house I went back out. On a point near the Temple's I landed a 4-5 pound catfish on 4lb line with a ultra lite reel. 15 minutes later and halfway across the Lake, I finally got him in.....



Although the catfish was not what I was after, it was a lot of fun fighting him on that light tackle.

I moved on the the Fishing Lake and proceeded to miss on about 4 or 5 more crappie. They were hitting the lure real soft and I lost every one right up at the boat. I also missed a bunch of hook sets. It was difficult to tell when they hit the lure. Just very passive and weak strikes. That and my fish finder told me I was on them but they were just not aggressive.

This week's warmer weather should kick them into gear. The water temp Saturday was a consistent 65 degrees. Everything I have read tells me that means the spawn should be here quickly.

Heading in I ran into Mr. and Mrs. Lars Johnson fishing off their pier. They had an assortment of fish in the basket. Mainly bream, but also a crappie and a very nice spotted cat they had caught with what Lars called his "Aggie Rods".

I really enjoyed meeting them and had a nice talk with them.

Hoping to get back down sometime this week. Send me reports or photos if you have them.

Fishing Report

It's been a while since I last updated. Hope to be more regular from now on. I personally haven't been able to get down to the Lake and fish since last July.
Jimmy Pickle and Glen Robinson took advantage of the warm weather lately and went out Tuesday afternoon.

They caught 24 bass, along with a couple of 5 pounders. They also hooked up with 2 big catfish, a channel and a bluecat.

Most were caught shallow on Red Eye Shad.

Anybody having luck with the crappie?

Some Pictures Of Albert's Crappie

Some how I misplaced these pictures from back in May of some sample crappie Albert Saik was catching in May.

Fishing Report

Thanks to Clint McLean for the report and the pictures............

Monday July 4th
"I've been having a lot of luck fishing deep structure with a finesse or trick worm rigged on 1/8oz shaky head football jig. I caught about 10 in 2 hours today on a drop shop rig fishing deep structures and drop offs."

10lber Clint caught on 5/2/11. Caught with a Lucky Craft crankbait. Sexy Shad color


‎6-7lber. Caught on a drop shot rig about 15+ ft deep

Caught by pitching a finesse worm under a pier.

Fishing Update

The bass were pretty picky during May and parts of June. Shad are now being seen on the surface late in the day. Jimmy Pickle and Mike Barnes put in a full day last Thursday. Hitting the Lake before daylight, they had only 5 fish by noon. After a lunch break they went back out and boated 2 until taking another break about 4pm. Heading back out about 6pm they finally got hot, landing 17 more before lighting made them get off the water. They were mainly caught on Carolina rigged worms and Wing Dings.

Late afternoon and deeper seems to be the best bet now.

Russell Young sent in these pictures of some of the bass they caught back at the 1st of May. Sorry it took me so long to get them up.








I did get a report from Albert of a good fishing day a week or so ago for he and Ms. Debbie. Hoping they will send me some pictures.

I need a crappie report if any one has one.

I haven't been able to get down personally to fish. Sorry for the shortage of reports.

Be sure and check out the new official Lake Cavalier website here.......

Fish Fry Tonight

All Lake Cavalier members are invited to the annual Fish Fry tonight. The fish being served was taken out of the Lake when it was shocked recently.

Please try to come out if you can.

Here are some pictures of the shocking and fish cleaning.

Lake Shocking

Southeastern Pond shocked the Lake last Friday morning and had quite a haul. They were able to take out 642 pounds of bass that were under 17 inches.

A crew then headed over to Albert Siak's and cleaned a good many of them. A few people took some and cleaned on their own. Thanks to everyone for helping out. I thought we had a real good turnout to watch and help.

The fish will be used for the Lake wide fish fry in April.

I'll put up the report from SPM when we get it.

Fishing Report and A Reminder

Jimmy Pickle went out the last two afternoon's and had good days each day. The fish were back up shallow both days.

Also the Lake will be shocked this Friday morning. Come out if you can and see what they shock up. Also, if you can, please stick around and help clean the fish that are kept.

These fish are used for the fish fry put on by the Fishing Association. All Lake residents will be invited.

Fishing Report

Jimmy Pickle and his friend John Burkes went out earlier this week and had a good day.

Compared to the day Jimmy and Glen had a few days before it might have seemed slow, but the pattern changed somewhat. The fish had moved deeper, so they changed over to the deep diving crankbaits and caught 26 bass. The average was very good.

Here is John with a couple of "average" 3-4 pound fish..........



Here is Jimmy with the big fish of the day......................



Jimmy went back the next day and had a harder go of it, catching only 10 on a fairly calm, bright, blue sky day. Those are usually very difficult conditions out at the Lake.

But overall the fishing has been great lately.

Now, if only I could get down there to try it myself.

Big Day Fishing At The Lake

Jimmy & Glen headed back yesterday to try the bass again.

They started a little after lunch and by 6 pm had landed 72 bass!

72 bass in around 6 hours. That truly is a big day.

1st Fishing Report of 2011

Jimmy and Glen made it down to the lake Wednesday and had a good day. They caught 27 bass that afternoon.

They had the most luck up very shallow in a pre- spawn pattern. They caught one showing signs of sweeping a bed for spawning.

Water temps are up and with the weather this week should rise even more.

Jimmy said out of the 27 caught only 2 were under 17 inches.

Most were in the 4-5 pound range like the two 5 pounders shown here...............

It's Been Awhile

Since I have posted and since I've even been down to the Lake.

The dam work was completed and the water level is up some. I stopped by one day last week and the water is up about a foot in our boathouse.

Hope to be down soon and get back to fishing.

I will also get back to blogging on here. With the water being down it has been impossible for me to get my boat out and fish. As soom as I can, the reports will be back up.

The 4th of July Weekend At The Lake

Hope everybody had a good one.

We got down to the Lake Saturday afternoon and came back Monday afternoon, but I wasn't able to do any fishing. The whole family was down so it was knee boarding and tubing with the kids all day long. We went thru 36 gallons of gas in the boat in those two days.

Jimmy and Craig were able to go down Friday afternoon and caught 26 bass. They were on the summer deeper water pattern, using mainly Little George lures. They also caught a few with the blue and black jigs.

I hate to do this but I've got to preach a little bit.

I strongly urge all lake members who are enjoying tubing to read and be aware of the Lake rules about boat operation in the ski lanes. By following these rules it will be safer and more fun for all.

I saw a few dangerous actions out there. Please know the rules and use good common sense.

End of sermon.

Anyway it was a great weekend. The Fireworks around the Lake were wonderful Sunday night. I saw a lot of boats out enjoying the show.

This weekend really made me think of how lucky we are to live in the country we live in and how lucky we are to be able to enjoy a special place like the Lake.

Fishing Reports Updated With New Links

Last week we were after the crappie. As you can see by the post below, they were biting. Altogether, my dad, Albert Saik, and I, fishing either together or solo , caught around 66 crappie in a 3 day period during the full moon phase over Memorial Day weekend. Over a hundred pounds of fish. My dad cleaned every one of them. While we cooked some , we have a lot now put up.

We caught them two ways, either slow rolling the ultra lites ( as described in this post),
or by using jig poles around structure.

It is a fun challenge figuring these picky biters out.

On the bass front Jimmy and Glen went out yesterday after lunch and caught 41 bass. Like me a while back they fished the schools using mainly a wing ding lure, also Known as a Tail Kicker. thrown into the schools.

What is a wing ding or Tail Kicker? Well they are made by a Mississippi outfit called Redneck Lures. They are basically a Little George, except the line passes thru the body of the lure, then you tie on the treble hook.

They Look Like This

Here is an article on them



Now finding these are sometimes difficult but Jimmy and Glen say you can get them at Vann's in Brandon or at Tommy's Trading Post at the Hwy 43 landing at the reservoir.

Jimmy said they would throw it into the school and reel it when the bass were busting the top of the water. When the fish were inactive at the top they would let it sink and yo-yo it.

Here's a picture of Glenn with a 6 pounder caught yesterday..........

Proof That The Crappie Are Biting

My dad and Albert Saik caught 21 today in a couple of hours on the Lake, including these. All were slabs. Full report at the first of the week.
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