Smithville Lake

[Jim Randash]

Hi Ronenhard, I am going to try Smithville Lake tomorrow. Do you have any ideas? Jim Randash

[Ron Erhard]

Hi Jim,sorry I did not catch your post earlier than now 10:30pm on thursday night.Call me I am headed to Truman in the mourning heard they are catching some big fish down there.(913)709-0127

[Jim Randash unlogged]

I endend up with my same results on Smithville Lake, Kansas. About 20 crappies 0 walleyes. I spent the first half of the day pitching jigs and crank baits from the weed line into 2 feet of water as the local bass fisherman seam to catch most of the Walleye. No fish, moved out to deep water over the creek channels. Ran crank baits from 4 feet down all the way to the bottom of the lake. picked up crappies deep but no walleyes, did not mark any walleyes supended in the bait fish that were all the way from 2 feet to 55 feet. Water temperature was 83 degrees, maybe at that temperatures the walleyes shut down. Anyone catch fish at water temperatures over 85 degrees in a shallow water lake?

[Jim Randash unlogged]

I endend up with my same results on Smithville Lake, Kansas. About 20 crappies 0 walleyes. I spent the first half of the day pitching jigs and crank baits from the weed line into 2 feet of water as the local bass fisherman seam to catch most of the Walleye. No fish, moved out to deep water over the creek channels. Ran crank baits from 4 feet down all the way to the bottom of the lake. picked up crappies deep but no walleyes, did not mark any walleyes supended in the bait fish that were all the way from 2 feet to 55 feet. Water temperature was 83 degrees, maybe at that temperatures the walleyes shut down. Anyone catch fish at water temperatures over 85 degrees in a shallow water lake?

[Kolby]

when it first hits 80 to about 82 degrees things seem pretty good. It's when 82 or higher sets in for awhile that things get funky for me here in Iowa. I hear how much the walleyes are supposed to be feeding in the warm water - I don't know about that, I think there are limits. I tend to go along with the theory that many walleyes are digesting their food quicker than they can eat so possibly some sort of dormant state takes over or stress of some sort makes them sluggish with extreme heat in mud summer. The fish I catch in these hot conditions are either the small fish that don't seem to be effected as much - normally on more aggressive presentations. When you do catch a nicer fish they tend to be skinny compared to spring and fall. And they normally come on live bait of some sort, bottom banging cranks slow, or dragged jigs after harrassing the heck out of them, just waiting to bump one in the nose. Also, sometimes you find them really concentrated in the weeds or close to moving water, both together if you have it. I suppose more oxygen and cooler conditions drawing in bait. I don't know what happens at 85 degrees - maybe that's when they loose their teeth! LOL!

[Kolby]

when it first hits 80 to about 82 degrees things seem pretty good. It's when 82 or higher sets in for awhile that things get funky for me here in Iowa. I hear how much the walleyes are supposed to be feeding in the warm water - I don't know about that, I think there are limits. I tend to go along with the theory that many walleyes are digesting their food quicker than they can eat so possibly some sort of dormant state takes over or stress of some sort makes them sluggish with extreme heat in mud summer. The fish I catch in these hot conditions are either the small fish that don't seem to be effected as much - normally on more aggressive presentations. When you do catch a nicer fish they tend to be skinny compared to spring and fall. And they normally come on live bait of some sort, bottom banging cranks slow, or dragged jigs after harrassing the heck out of them, just waiting to bump one in the nose. Also, sometimes you find them really concentrated in the weeds or close to moving water, both together if you have it. I suppose more oxygen and cooler conditions drawing in bait. I don't know what happens at 85 degrees - maybe that's when they loose their teeth! LOL!

[crappieman ul]

Try slab spoons on ledges, steep banks and humps. We use a certain brand but I suspect similar ones would work.

[crappieman ul]

Try slab spoons on ledges, steep banks and humps. We use a certain brand but I suspect similar ones would work.

[Lee Brown]

Ron, how'd you do at Truman. I fished there Fri afternoon and all day today, Got a 19 and a 15 on Fri and four keepers today, biggest 23 3/4.

[Ron Erhard]

Hi Lee,Good to hear from you.I caught 6 keepers 16 to 22inches first time on the lake.I will be back when I can stay the weekend.I thought the fish we caught very healthy for this time of the year compared to the fish we have been catching in Kansas.We caught all our fish on cranks.We tried pulling spinners never caught a walleye.How is the fishing at Bull Shoals? I still want to come down and get together.

[Jim randash unloged]

Ron, Call me Jim Randash 605-391-0551

[LeeBrown]

Ron, BS has been tough for me lately, I'll be concentrating on Stockton as that's where our next tourney will be, then back to BS for a tourney in Oct. The fish we caught at Truman were very healthy as are the fish we've been catching at Stockton but alot of the fish on Stockton are running 14"s tough catching keepers. My e-mail address is walleyesrus@aol.com, get in touch and maybe we can do BS in October. If any of you Kansas guys are looking to get another tournament in this fall come join us.