Pete's Derosario's admonitions for where to drop baits:
So, you got my email about bait etc. If I were going to put together a summertime gameplan here is what Id do. Early morning I would check out between Rose Valley Island and Rose Valley Cove. There is a nice "sandbar" between the island and the northern shore that seems to do well. That whole area could be holding fish.
Next place I would check is a bit down lake, at the points and mouth in front of Marshalls Creek. Then follow that coastline downlake to Boxley Point. If no love there, Id swing across the lake to the lighthouse. There is a bunch of rocks/riprap on the point that I speak of, and it is the entrance to Pigeon Run. I would check that point/channel and head down pigeon just a bit. Dont waste too much time here, if they are there, they are there. If not...........
Coming out of pigeon Id head back uplake. Its called fisher point. Id check out that point, and swing tight as you head uplake and stay maybe 30-50 yards off the bank. It is a little setback from the main channel and they just LOVE to hang out in there. Wish I was there now, actually. Follow that bank up to Bohemian Bay. If no luck there keep on moving until you make it back to the splits, swing right and check all the turf outside of the state park. Lot of water to cover, but with sidescan you are bound to find the schools of daytime herring and the lurking stripers beneath. No go? Keep on moving and check out the up lake side of Jetts Island.
So by this time,you should be doing quite well. If not, hopefully the baits are still frisky. Now, its time to find the deeper channels. One of my favorite 10-11:30 spots is the channels that swings in and out in front of High Point marina. By this time you will see the stripers at 25-35' deep, hopefully active. This channel should produce from here up to the splits.
When boat traffic gets very heavy look for anywhere the water is deep (30'+) and NOT in the main travel paths of boaters. A perfect example of this is the channel that runs between Big Ben flats (Rose Valley Island) and Paynes Shore (which is the downlake bank from Rose.)
If, and only if NONE of this works for you guys, you have two options. Go up to Tims for some stiff drinks and bitching, or head downlake to the Sturgeon Creek area. Your guesses are as good as mine down that way!!!!!!!
Pete Derosario's thoughts on bait:
Wish I could be out earlier on Friday. Its hard to hit the water at 9am when it is getting so hot by 12. Yuck.
Anyways, it has been a while since I have been on the lake. But, fortunately I have figured out the summer patterns pretty well over the years. If you are to catch bait here, you need to hang about 2 hours before first light, or 2:30-2:45before sunrise. I will throw 30 mins. after I hang and if no herring, MOVE!!!!!!!!!! To another bridge we go. Right now 208 and stubbs are where I would be. If you get there and someone is throwing net, just ask them how the herring are. If they say they have only caught a few (and you believe) DONT HANG THERE!!!!
Anyways, once you get bait, in the morning the mouths of creeks and points are where I would focus my efforts. Maybe have a board or two out, but focus on stripers bouncing in and out of the thermocline (with downlines). This time of year we look forward to finding HUGE schools and rocking them until our baits are gone and coolers are full. I like to start at mouths and points from the state park, rose valley, and all the way up to 208 bridge. Normally, but 10am, the stripers move into the channels. Lots of times you will find them between splits and 208 hammering on baitfish in and out of the main channels.
If you have no luck in this area, you can keep moving down to sturgeons creek. I dont really like fishing this side of the lake because there is a LOT of water in this area. But, desperate times call for desperate measures.
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