Kayak Trip Report, Cotaco Creek

I fished Cotaco Creek today. I’ve been planning to make the drive around the lake (I live in Madison) for a couple years, but just never got around to it. Great little creek, actually more of a small river. The creek for the mile or so I fished up stream of Sharp Ford Rd Bridge is about 10 to 15 feet deep with laydowns on both sides. The water was clear today, mild current and 47 degrees. I found one or two Crappie on just about every laydown. Best bait was a 1/16oz white Marabou jig. The fish were 4 to 6 feet deep and facing upstream on the laydowns and would give that beautiful “THUMP!” when they hit. No finesse today, but the fish weren’t bunched up so you had to keep moving. I kept a limit for the freezer with many more keepers returned for another day.

FYI for the Green Carp fishermen. I caught a couple dozen Bass today, most 12” to 15” (pounders), but lost one about 6 pounds trying to lip it at the boat. I’m guessing this creek is loaded with Bass right now gutting up on shad since they also hit my white jig.