Rocky fork lake

[alycat]

My other club had it's tourney this weekend and the fish weren't as active as last week. Took most everything on plastics and crankbaits. But the catfish were sure biteing!! Caught 6 one over 12lbs on a crankbait!!

[preprism]

They don't all spawn at the same time. Some say the total spawn takes a mont or more. I'm gonna try to fish Paint Creek a couple of times over the next couple of weeks, got any advice for someone who doesn't know the lake well?

[alycat]

All I can say is look around for trasition areas. close to deep water. thats where I've been getting most of my fish. I'm not familiar with most of the lake around here but I've been learning. I must have changed lures 10 times this past weekend before I found some thing they would take. Last week it was jigs and brushhawgs. This week it was 4'' worm on a shakey head. And the wind blown rough shore seemed to produce more than calm water. Also since most of the lakes are up they seemed to be relating to where the original or normal shore line would be. I hope this helps..

[preprism]

Thanks, looks like a typical postspawn situation. Have you ever had any luck fishing the bluffs on the lower part of the lake behind the island?

[alycat]

I tried that area but nothing. Did hear though that some people had luck there. I had most of my luck on the south side rock walls before you get to the marina. Seemed that a mixture of rock wood and close to deeper water worked the best for me. also most of my stikes ocurered 10 to 15 feet from shore where the water depth dropped off to 9 to 15 feet.

[preprism]

Yep, same here. That bank has always been productive. I seem to do well on the bank at the mouth of Paint Creek too.

[alycat]

Good luck to you!! I'm fishing the Ohio river at the Chilo ramp this weekend. I think I'll heed my own advice and try to work transition areas. Unless it keeps raining then we will probly switch to East fork. But I think I'll start off deeper and work my way up since there is a cool front coming through. And try to find some dropoffs to work over.

[preprism]

If u go to East Fork, I've always had good EARLY fishing on the bank on the dam side of the ramp at the west end of the lake. It's always been good during summer patterns for a fish or two. It's shallow and doesn't hold the fish when the light hits it for any length of time. All of the fish have come from the first 50 yards from the ramp toward the dam riprap. Tubes, top water and shallow cranks were the baits I have used. I have backed off but without any results.

I've also had results on East Fork in general with a 1/8 oz jighead and a 4"Senko.

Mark

[alycat]

I fished East Fork this weekend they changed because they thought the river was too bad. Well East Fork was rough. the water has changed it's stained green and about 80 degrees. a few people came in with fish but I got skunked for the first time this year. They said they got them off of points deep diving crankbaits. but I had no luck my partner got two on a shakey head. I only got a few taps didn't even boat a short one. I'll be there again in 2 weeks I hope it's better by then.

[preprism]

Sorry to hear you had one of those days. It happens to everybody.
I've been on the bank for the last week to 10 days with relatives visiting and some recent dental surgery. I'm planning on getting back on the water tomorrow or Thursday. I have to get back to Paint Creek in prep for a 7/10 ABA. I'll keep working the deep water after the early fishing is over. When I lived in OK., this is when the dock fishing really picked up.

Mark

[lilmule]

Things happen,but not a bad day overall,my own experience with paint creek is parking lot was always muddy in the spring,and rocky fork was iffy to me,also fished aba.
Yet deer creek always paid off.

[alycat]

Thanks and good luck to you. I also have a tourney that day at East Fork again. I think I'll go at it alittle different this time. Work the road beds and humps in deeper water. Use a carolina rig and 30+ crankbait. But you know how it goes what ever you plan for it's always something else. Thats why my tackle bag weighs 60lbs!!