Posts for: RJW
May 11, 2024 14:34:24 #
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Took another trip to Texoma lake and did very good! Biggest fish were a 19 lb blue cat and an 8 and 10 lb striper with numerous fish caught smaller as well. Great time!
Apr 2, 2024 13:23:25 #
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Using liver, didn't have any cut bait. Think I would have caught a couple more with cut bait
Apr 1, 2024 13:06:10 #
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Had a chance to fish a farm pond last week. Had a good time, with what little time I had. 6 lb 10 oz. Channel cat and a 4 lb 13 oz. As well. Lost one of similar size right at the bank. Dang it!
Mar 28, 2024 16:08:17 #
Kansas Angling Experience is pretty much booked solid by now. Clinton is a very good lake. Check any rocky areas, the walleye should be beginning their "spawning" stage. Crappie are probably pretty shallow and should be able to be caught from shore. Small minnows and small jigs should work for both. There is always a chance for white bass as well.
Mar 11, 2024 08:11:46 #
The Smokey Hill River has always been good for catfish. The Smokey Hill coming right out of Kanapolis dam has always been fairly good. But we have been in a very low water year so fishing everywhere from shore/bank has been a challenge.
Good luck
Good luck
Mar 10, 2024 18:53:45 #
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Fished texoma with a guide this Saturday, had fun with my boys and son in law. Always a great time down here. It was a little cold and windy but we made the best of it. A great day
Oct 9, 2023 19:38:15 #
Oct 9, 2023 16:34:00 #
Need to be careful with turtles. Using rubber gloves is a must. Some carry salmonella and other diseases. Kansas turtles, that live in the muck (most all of them), would not be on my list to eat, unfortunately for us. Kansas rivers tend to have a higher level of pollution then other states. All the farm run offs, pesticides, herbicides and the like. Just be careful. I usually just cut the line with a turtle, unless the hook is readily accessible.
Sep 24, 2023 18:06:57 #
Definitely agree with the guys on buying some barbless hooks. You can find some with a nub where the barb would be. Smooth but a tiny bit thicker than the rest of the hook. I am guessing the idea is to "help" keep the fish on the hook. And these will pass the cotton test
Sep 22, 2023 13:38:34 #
From what I remember Broken Bow is a very clear lake. So, early mornings or evenings are going to be you best fishing. Top water can produce in the morning but Carolina rigs with a more natural color worm or lizard would be what to use the most. Green pumpkin, pumpkin seed, watermelon. Ned rig can work really nice as well. But the bite will taper off as the sun comes up and you may have to work deeper water.
Sep 21, 2023 07:32:36 #
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Went to Cheney yesterday. Not much biting and we tried everything. We tossed jigs along the dam, drifted with worm rigged Lindy rigs, did some dragging with cut bait. Lost a nice one and caught a nice one. Mainly catching those small white perch. Caught a small channel cat and a small blue cat and I mean small. Like I said, lost a nice one, but managed to get an 8 pound channel cat in the boat. The fish haven't turned on yet. We trolled some deep divers hoping for a white bass or a wiper, but had no luck.
Sep 21, 2023 07:25:02 #
Fishing is still pretty tough, but the fish should turn back on anytime now. Our area problem is the low water levels everywhere.
Sep 14, 2023 14:09:50 #
Aug 30, 2023 16:27:52 #
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Fisher, that is exactly what I am talking about. Shorten the learning curve dramatically by getting a guide one or two times!
Aug 30, 2023 16:13:28 #
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Renting a guide with a boat or charter fishing, when you go some place where you are totally unfamiliar with your surroundings and are going to be there just a few days, definitely get a guide. I did this in Florida with my Father and brother. We had a great time, the next day we rented our own boat and tried to replicate what we learned from the guide the previous day and also took our wives along. We had a great time! Caught some snook, bonnet head sharks, flounder, lady fish and a black tip shark.