Thread: LSG's Magazine Article

I just got through reading LSG's article in this month's Heartland Outdoors magazine. If anyone who reads it and can't catch a bucket load of white bass and maybe, a big buffalo, they just ain't ever going to catch much. It was very well written and full of good info. The only thing I would say is that I have never caught any blue cats at Shelbyville. But, large channels and blues are often mistaken for one another, they look very similar. Folks often say they catch blues at the lake I live on but they are just not there. I sure wish they were, blues sometime weigh over 100 pounds.

I may try some of Steve's techniques and modify them slightly to catch catfish instead of buffalo. You have to use live bait on flatheads, usually. Channels will go for about anything. I catch them while crank baiting for crappie. I would bet if the white bass are hitting shad, the cats are underneath waiting for drop downs the white bass kill. A flathead would be waiting for a white bass.

Steve is a very good teacher--writes well too

I have been wearing out the white bass this week. My in town work is slow so I took a week off to guide every day. Those that have been with me this week have been treated to the most fish they have ever seen. Thursday I took a client out that brought his own 155 qt. cooler. We filled it by 9:30. 306 whites from anchored position in three hours. He cleaned fish until 11:30 that night. He had many good people to give them too and the population in Shelbyville is so much that we are really doing the lake a favor by getting them out.

I have cleaned an average of two hundred a day for a week. With many two pound fish and some even bigger. Blue Fox Vibrax Spinner number three and number four. Four hard cranks let it fall for a two count then four hard cranks again. They nail it so hard that the rod about jumps out of your hand. Dave I even caught a flathead on the spinner this week. About ten pounds.

I know they talk about great runs of whites up in Iowa in the rivers and The Illinois but I bet this equals or tops anything I have ever seen.

You got me pumped!

Thanks for sharing!

Took a group of youths fishing yesterday at a private strip mine. We had well over 50 fish in the 4 hours of fishing. Filleted them up and had a great dinner lake side.

The fish were biting, even though it was 90+ degrees with a heat index of 104 degrees. It was hot and humid and the fish were hungry. They were damn good.

Where can I find that Heartland Outdoors magazine? I'd like to read that article. My wife and I are wanting to head to Shelbyville this weekend. Since it's too hot for the muskie I convinced her to try for the crappie and white bass.

Originally Posted by natedog212002

Where can I find that Heartland Outdoors magazine? I'd like to read that article. My wife and I are wanting to head to Shelbyville this weekend. Since it's too hot for the muskie I convinced her to try for the crappie and white bass.

I pick mine up at Marv and Kathys bait shop at Bo-Woods when I buy minnows

The motel right south of the dam at Shelbyville usually has it.

natedog- dont be discouraged by the heat for muskies! I know for a fact of two nice ones caught on friday morning. Talked to a guy at the fish cleaning station who had been fishing for them and then switched to crappie. He had a 37 incher and a 42 incher. Had pics too

Nate go to the heartland website and find the closest place to you that advertises and they will have it. Or sign up and they will send it to your house. Tell Linda Humpy told you about it.