fishing the cool water.

zooker · 07-03-06, 12:04 PM

this morning i had a plan to fish way points i have marked #17,#37,and# 93. these way points show the excat location of some of the coldest water flowing into the lake. they are under water springs and artision wells.. normal lake temps at daylight were 85.3 but the temp at #17 the water temp was 69.4 degrees this spot is in 4 feet of water. first thing i used was a trick worm hung 2 lost 5 -short biting it-i switched to a 1/4 strike king jig in my currant favorite color of "sticky bud" with a green pumkin ultra vibe trailer. loaded the pnj with some fish formula galic. popped it in the spot bounced it once hooked up a 2.5 pounder. i went on to pull 9 fish out of a spot no bigger than a pick up truck bed.i had to replace the trailer cause it lost the kicker legs. moved to #37 8 feet down was a artiesion well big flow amounts. the rock pile round the well is about the size of the boat..took 4 bass off this cool spot.inculding my big for the day 3.5-4 pounds and the dink of the day a 8" pee dabber. ran to #93 this is in fairly deep water 17 feet down has a small amount of flow good for at least 1 decent fish. caught a war mouth -blasted things- a short striper. and 2 bass nothing huge all in all i had 9 keeper sized fish.. i think i am figuring these blasted pnj's out..

i know the question is how did i find these spots? well seeing i plum REFUSE to say which lake they are in. i will tell ya it has to do with trout fishing, that is right trout fishing. when trolling for trout almost every fisherman uses down riggers. on these down riggers is a 6-12 pound steel/lead weight that pulls your lure down to fish. attached to these weights are a tempature probe. i found these cold spots while trolling for striper in years past. lets just say i found plenty of striper and lm on these spots.. the trick was i spent the time to find out excatly where these cold spots are for use in the hot water temps like today..
there are those that say they kno a lake then there is those that REALLY know the lake.. oh yeah it was NOT badin

pig n jig · 07-03-06, 12:55 PM

Zooker, You had a good day. The water temp here on Keuka is 74.2 degrees.Thats the warmer surface water temp.You got lake trout down there ?I 'm catching alot of hammer handles and every once in a while a 3 & 4 lber will hit the spoon. Those damned spiny water fleas are so thick in the water, they cling to your line and man does your hands stink from pulling gobs of the spinyfleas off your line.Cortland Flea flicker line isn't working all that great, although it does seem to help. P N J

flbassman · 07-03-06, 12:56 PM

Hammer Handles? Sprint Fleas? Flea Licker LIne? Please fill me in....

pig n jig · 07-03-06, 01:14 PM

A hammer handle is a small sized lake trout of about 12-16 inches in length. I am sorry, they are spiny water fleas. Cortland line company makes a special line designed for the spiny water flea problem there is in the great lakes & Finger lakes region. I will post the line, here is the spiny water flea. http://www.protectyourwaters.net/hit..._flea.php#what

pig n jig · 07-03-06, 01:19 PM

http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/st...icker_Line.htm

zooker · 07-03-06, 03:40 PM

the spiney water fleas can be a total pain in the butt.. cortland stuff works better than alot of the mono.
no trout pnj just striper when i first moved down here i chased striper all over the state then sold the boat..and started bass fishing every thing went straight down hill from there..

zooker

pig n jig · 07-03-06, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by zooker

the spiney water fleas can be a total pain in the butt.. cortland stuff works better than alot of the mono.
no trout pnj just striper when i first moved down here i chased striper all over the state then sold the boat..and started bass fishing every thing went straight down hill from there..

zooker

It is fun though anit it ?

P N J

lizardsrule · 07-04-06, 12:08 AM

Nice spots, and locations. I guess I need to get one of these down riggers. I would love to be able to find the cooler water on lakes. Very cool how you put your knowledge and skills together to find a great spot.

Lizards

pig n jig · 07-04-06, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lizardsrule

. Very cool how you put your knowledge and skills together to find a great spot.

Lizards

Just when you think his head is used for nothing more than a mobile hat rack, He will surprise the heck out of ya.

Zooker, you know you could share a whole lot more information than you have been.I anit got enough time to learn it all on my own spending time out on the water.

P N J

zooker · 07-04-06, 10:01 AM

zooker

07-03-06, 12:55 PM	#2
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Zooker, You had a good day. The water temp here on Keuka is 74.2 degrees.Thats the warmer surface water temp.You got lake trout down there ?I 'm catching alot of hammer handles and every once in a while a 3 & 4 lber will hit the spoon. Those damned spiny water fleas are so thick in the water, they cling to your line and man does your hands stink from pulling gobs of the spinyfleas off your line.Cortland Flea flicker line isn't working all that great, although it does seem to help. P N J Last edited by pig n jig; 07-03-06 at 01:11 PM.

07-03-06, 03:40 PM	#6
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	the spiney water fleas can be a total pain in the butt.. cortland stuff works better than alot of the mono. no trout pnj just striper when i first moved down here i chased striper all over the state then sold the boat..and started bass fishing every thing went straight down hill from there.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-04-06, 12:08 AM	#8
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Nice spots, and locations. I guess I need to get one of these down riggers. I would love to be able to find the cooler water on lakes. Very cool how you put your knowledge and skills together to find a great spot. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

07-04-06, 10:01 AM	#10
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-03-06, 12:04 PM	#1
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	fishing the cool water. this morning i had a plan to fish way points i have marked #17,#37,and# 93. these way points show the excat location of some of the coldest water flowing into the lake. they are under water springs and artision wells.. normal lake temps at daylight were 85.3 but the temp at #17 the water temp was 69.4 degrees this spot is in 4 feet of water. first thing i used was a trick worm hung 2 lost 5 -short biting it-i switched to a 1/4 strike king jig in my currant favorite color of "sticky bud" with a green pumkin ultra vibe trailer. loaded the pnj with some fish formula galic. popped it in the spot bounced it once hooked up a 2.5 pounder. i went on to pull 9 fish out of a spot no bigger than a pick up truck bed.i had to replace the trailer cause it lost the kicker legs. moved to #37 8 feet down was a artiesion well big flow amounts. the rock pile round the well is about the size of the boat..took 4 bass off this cool spot.inculding my big for the day 3.5-4 pounds and the dink of the day a 8" pee dabber. ran to #93 this is in fairly deep water 17 feet down has a small amount of flow good for at least 1 decent fish. caught a war mouth -blasted things- a short striper. and 2 bass nothing huge all in all i had 9 keeper sized fish.. i think i am figuring these blasted pnj's out.. i know the question is how did i find these spots? well seeing i plum REFUSE to say which lake they are in. i will tell ya it has to do with trout fishing, that is right trout fishing. when trolling for trout almost every fisherman uses down riggers. on these down riggers is a 6-12 pound steel/lead weight that pulls your lure down to fish. attached to these weights are a tempature probe. i found these cold spots while trolling for striper in years past. lets just say i found plenty of striper and lm on these spots.. the trick was i spent the time to find out excatly where these cold spots are for use in the hot water temps like today.. there are those that say they kno a lake then there is those that REALLY know the lake.. oh yeah it was NOT badin __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09 Last edited by zooker; 07-03-06 at 12:11 PM.

07-03-06, 12:56 PM	#3
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Hammer Handles? Sprint Fleas? Flea Licker LIne? Please fill me in.... __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

07-03-06, 01:14 PM	#4
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	A hammer handle is a small sized lake trout of about 12-16 inches in length. I am sorry, they are spiny water fleas. Cortland line company makes a special line designed for the spiny water flea problem there is in the great lakes & Finger lakes region. I will post the line, here is the spiny water flea. http://www.protectyourwaters.net/hit..._flea.php#what

07-03-06, 01:19 PM	#5
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/st...icker_Line.htm

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