So. Indiana Challenge

[dougslong]

I live in So. Indiana and most of the lakes here are flooded. We had 14 in. of rain last month. How would you fish this lake??? What bait would you use.

[CiK]

Flipping and pitching conditions.....IMO.

[Embrey]

what lake?

[woody]

Hey Doug

I've always had luck fishing the submerged brush back in the coves and inlets with a black and blue jig w/big black chunk trailer- Most of the fish would hit the jig on the fall or a second or two after the jig hits the bottom-

I hope all is well with you- Tight Lines!


-Mark

[keithdog]

I agree with Woody. Black/blue jig. I like a swim trailer like a Yum Money Craw to give the jig even more vibration.

[3dkicker]

Flooded lakes can be a challenge. Buggs Island floods every spring and we still catch fish. It'll be 293' above sea level in the fall and then fill to 300' which is normal pool and then go up to 311'. That's an 18' swing in a short period. So here's some choices
1) go back into the creeks and fish the trees and follow the creek channels pitching and flipping to everything, or running a spinnerbait, or topwater.
or
2) stay out on the main lake. Find the points with the sharpest drops and work them and fish the trees and bushes that are now flooded. This is much easier to find the fish and figure out what they are relating too. Sometimes it's a specific type of tree or a specific depth. These fish only have to move a short distance up and down the bank to maintain a specific depth whereas the ones in the creeks might have to swim 50-100 yards to stay in 3' once the water starts rising or dropping.

[dougslong]

Patoka lake is 10 feet above summer pool, the army corps has been dropping the water by 6inches a day by releasing water through the emergency spillway