View Single Post
  #1  
Old 06-16-2014, 04:04 PM
Alphahawk's Avatar
Alphahawk Alphahawk is offline
Master Trout Magnet
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Columbia, TN
Age: 73
Posts: 5,490
Default Gills on a hump.

Paddled my kayak for 5 hours today at Laurel Hill looking for Gills. Finally found them on a hump coming out of 51 feet of water in the middle of the lake! The hump was 27 feet deep with the Gills holding 10-15 feet. I had a rod rigged with a 3/32 ounce lead head with Trout Magnet and vertical jigged and caught 20 of them before I lost contact with them. This came at the end of my 5 hours....I must admit I worked hard to catch a few fish today....but it was worth it to know that I can find the Gills somewhere in the lake with the si. I looked at many beds today and no fish on them. I am thinking in this heat it might be best to put the kayak in around 5:00 p.m. thinking they will come shallow in the evening looking for food. No pics of the fish but did get the good sonar shot. I have over 1/3 of the lake scanned. I will have to count how many beds I have marked but it is well over 50....and still have the majority of the lake to scan. It will be a great spring next year for me down there. The work has been done. Just wait for water temps to hit low 60's and start fishing. Life is good!



Regards
Attached Images
File Type: jpg S00139 Gills on Hump.jpg (945.4 KB, 140 views)
Reply With Quote