Cland 6/12 Striper/Walleye Report

I ended up going to Cland over Laurel Tues. night on the simple gut feeling of, "don't fix it if it ain’t broke"! I have been to Cland one night a week for the past 6 weeks and have had, what for me is very good fishing. I don't know if I've gotten better at it or if all the fish being confined in a smaller area has just made them easier to catch, but I figured I'd keep doing what has been working for me for the past weeks. Plain and simple, a jointed redfin worked very slowly with 8 ft of the bank while fishing parallel to the bank.

On to the report, Fished mid lake and had the best action on a steep bluff wall just out side of a small cove on the main lake. Ended up with 6 walleye between 18-22”, a couple of short stripes, and 3 Ky’s. All were caught on a Redfin. Action was best between 130-330. After daybreak we cast a variety of things(Spinnerbaits, deep diving Husy Jerks, Tail Dancer) and caught 2-3 small LM and 1 small SM. Most came at the backs of coves with fresh water coming in. We tried the nightcrawler bottom bouncing technique for the first time and all I can say is I need to improve my technique. Way to many hang ups!

I took a buddy with me who had never caught a striper so striper was high on the "to do" list. He caught a 15’ smallie and a drum on a white spinnerbait. He also caught a walleye and 2 short striper, one of which was the smallest striper I’ve ever seen, on a shad rap.

The shad spawn is really winding down but I guess I’m going to hit it again next week and keep going until I get skunked.

Congrats on the fish you been catching....That just goes to prove that the more you fish an area and as often as possible, you'll learn more about it and catch more fish. Plus your confidence improves more with each day you fish and continue to catch fish.....:)