Clearview Lake - May 20th

Fished Clearview Lake. Water temps in the mid-60's. Small front came through. Total of 11 fish. Largest was 37lbs. Smallest was 12lbs. All fish came on goldfish and bluegill.

White River - Indy - 4/29/08

Fished at the Tuesday Night Blowout in front of Westside Bait & Tackle. Everyone caught some carp with Roy catching the biggest at 14.5lbs. All came on corn. Also caught a nice crappie, a tint flathead, tons of gills, and some smallmouth bass. Water temps were in the low-mid 60's.

Mill Race Park - Columbus Indiana April 8, 2008

Fished the back pond at Mill Race Park in Columbus today. Caught 0 carp, but ended up with 6 crappie and 3 bass. The crappie were going nuts.

Conditions - Breezy
Air Temp: 68 degrees
water Temp: Low-mid 50's
Baits used: Corn, dough, and jigs

Summit Lake Carp - April 6, 2008

Joe and I headed to Summit Lake in eastern Indiana to fish for some monster carp. While we didnt catch any monsters, we landed a few around 14-15 lbs.

Conditions: Night, lake calm
Water depth: 5-10 foot near weeds
Bait: Corn, boilies, doughballs
Water Temp: 46-50 degrees

Santee Cooper, South Carolina Days 1 & 2

Day 1 at Lake Marion: 60 MPH winds kept us off the boat. We (Doug, Jim, Penny and Tim) fished the banks near John C. LandIII landing. I missed once nice catfish and a couple of small fish on a jig/pig.
Water Temp: 60 degrees
Air Temp: 46 degrees (20MPH wind with gusts to 60)
Water Depths: Shallow - 15 foot
Baits Used: Skipjack, mullet, and jig/pig

Day 2: Fished around Wyboo today in the boat. Weather was much better and Dougs boat ran well. Water Temp: 61-63 degrees
Air temp: Low 60's
Water Depth: 3-22 foot
Fish caught: 3 blues (20, 15, 13) and Jim missed a nice flattie on live bait.
Baits Used: Skipjack, bream, and white perch

Ohio River - March 2, 2008 - Tanner's Creek

Water Temp: 35F at the ramp, 37 in the river
Air Temp: 45 degrees
Level: 33 Foot (Kinda high)
Water Conditions: Muddy, fast flow on the rise with TONS of debris (Had to dodge TREES and refrigerators)
Structure fished: Deep holes on ledges, submerged wing dams, creek mouths
Bait: Lots of pods on finder, got bait at WW discharge

Fish boated: 2 blues (1-25, 1-7)

Ohio River at Tanners: Jan. 21,2008

Air Temp: 6 degrees
Water Temp: 35-37 degrees
Bait: Non-Exsistent
Water Level: 29-30 and stable after a long fall the last few days
Debris: Lots of debris
Baits Used: Shad and skipjack

No skipjacks were present at the warm water discharge. Fished ledges, breaks and holes with Doc Lange of hookedoncatfish.com Had to break through 2" of ice at the ramp and on Tanners all the way to the Ohio. Great company today...miserable fishing.

Ohio River - Jan. 7th, 2008

Air Temp: 65F
Water Temp: 37-41F
Water level: 27.9ft and stable
Place: Aurora Indiana
Water conditions: Good current, stained, some debris
Bait: Shad/skipjack/sucker Bait in creeks was scattered.
Fish caught: 3 blues, 3 channels
Moon Phase: New moon
Fishing Hours: 11AM-11PM Bite was better before dark

Ohio River - 12/31/07

Place - Tanner's Creek Ramp
Water Temp - 36-40F
Air Temp - 47F
Water Level - 31Ft and stable but falling (Cincinnatti Gauge), lots of debris
Bait - Shad/Skipjack Bait very plentiful in creeks
Fish caught - 2 blues, 2 channels (Biggest 9lbs)
Thats that

Ohio River December 28th, 2007

Place - Tanner's Creek Ramp
Water Temp - 41F
Air Temp - 45F
Water Level - 33Ft and falling (Cincinnatti Gauge), lots of debris
Bait - Shad/Skipjack Bait very plentiful in creeks
Fish caught - 3 channels (Biggest 6lbs)