Cedar Creek Lake report - 3/30/2006
Ouch. I had already written this once and somehow lost it due to a web browser screw up. So, it will be shorter and less-informative this time, my apologies. Let's see: It's been a while since I've been on here, got out and fished at Cedar Creek because it was a nice day, um....
Caught a few small bass and bluegill on minnows and Bass Pro Shops® "Weedless" Tripple Ripple™ Stump Jumper® in black/chartreuse color, size 1/8 oz. Um... didn't catch any crappie, didn't see anyone catch any crappie. I downloaded a map and marked some spots on it that peaked my interest. Of course, the north side of the lake seems to be most productive in spring. Haven't really fished the south side yet to prove this theory, but I have read it thousands of times, so it must be true. Water was stained and about 54 degrees average.
Map notes:
The fishfinder activity in the top point of the island was astounding. The first cluster of trees coming from the main dock had both of our fishfinders going INSANE. We couldn't make any of them bite, in the morning when we first arrived or in the evening before leaving. I suspect they could have been crappie, since they were holding so tightly to the cover, but they could have easily been channel catfish, as well, since this was in 30' of water and they were schooled. I guess I'll never know. :(
The area behind the island will be a killer place once the spawn hits. It is shallow, has LOADS of cover, and, not to mention, has man-made gravel spawning beds in it :D. I saw a couple of guys catching medium-sized bass on Ratt-L-Traps here, in probably 10 feet of water, so it's production is low, but is THERE at least.
The only place Dad or I even got a hookset on a fish is also labeled. This area is a big cove filled with standing trees almost directly across the lake from the Old 150 Ramp. It also has stumpbeds lying outside of the line of trees, so cover is very thick (and very good for crappie, I'm sure) in this area. We caught several 4-5" bass and a few nice bluegill here, and I saw another guy catch a bluegill that was near us, so this was our only productive place of the entire day. This area also has a gravel spawning bed nearby, so it will be another of my spawning hotspots.
Hope you guys enjoy the info. Check these areas out next time you go and let me know how it goes. I would type more, but I'm afraid I'm going to lose this again :(.
Until next time! :D
*Note: I'm having trouble editing my image to fit the size requirements for the board, so I'll work on that and get it posted soon in a later reply.