Pinchot Largemouths

The largemouth bass on Pinchot are pretty active still with anglers reporting good trips. Some fish are being caught on 10 inch plastic worms on the edges of the creek channel. Most guys are catching bass on white pearl soft jerkbaits and spinnerbaits worked around the outside edges of any grass patches. Senkos and Slop Sticks are also catching a good number of bass.

I've been catching both largemouth and smallmouth off of the point at the main boat ramp using a Gray Shad spinnerbait. Smallmouths seem more active in the mornings and largemouths in the evenings, at least on this particular point at the main ramp. I'm slow rolling the spinnerbait so it just barely ticks across the bottom. The smallmouth have been averaging 18 inches and the largemouths are averaging 15 inches.

Crappies are very hard to come by lately and not many anglers are fishing for them. There have been some walleye anglers on the lake lately but walleye are scarce on Pinchot. We know of 4 or 5 walleye caught each year on Pinchot. There aren't many caught but they are usually over 25 inches when they are found. Deep water drop offs near the dam are the most productive walleye areas. Try slow trolling a crawler harness with bright blades or drifting a nightcrawler on a jig head.

Musky and pickerel routinely steal anglers lures in the area of the lily pads, near the Rossville bridge. Don't be surprised if you set the hook to find the end of your line has been bitten off.

We expect the stripers to be active this upcoming weekend once this warmer weather hits the end of this week. Target rocky coves with hard jerkbaits and big topwater baits like a Smithwick Devil's Horse lure for some awesome topwater striper action.

As always, we will be stocked to the gills with live bait and tackle for this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Stop by before you head out and say hello!

Tim