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MOST RECENT REPORTS ARE AT THE BOTTOM - WELCOME TO 2008!!! I AM FINALLY MAKING SOME MUCH OVERDUE UPDATES TO MY WEBSITE.
I PLAN TO KEEP CURRENT FISHING REPORTS POSTED. I ALSO PLAN ON KEEPING YOUR (AND A FEW OF MY) PICS POSTED.
- AFTER A DOWNWARD SLIDE FROM 2003 TO 2006, THE FISHING ON LAKE LURE WAS MUCH IMPROVED IN 2007. LATE
WINTER/EARLY SPRING SAW GOOD CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS FISHING. LATE SPRING WAS SLOW OVERALL TILL THE SUMMER BITE KICKED IN.
THIS WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR ME WITH A 6LB. 6 OZ. SMALLMOUTH EARLY ON A MAY MORNING. FISHING WAS VERY GOOD WITH SOME GOOD
LARGEMOUTH AND BIG WHITE BASS TILL LATE AUGUST. THE BITE WAS RATHER POOR TILL A GREAT DECEMBER CRAPPIE BITE. AND AS OF
THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY 2008 THE BIG CRAPPIE SEEM TO BE HOLDING THEIR OWN.
- THE RATHER POOR FISHING IN PREVIOUS YEARS HAS MADE IT VERY HARD
TO PREDICT THE FISHING. BUT THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE IS MAKING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE FISHING. I GUESS WE'LL SEE WHAT THE REST
OF 2008 HOLDS FOR THE LAKE LURE FISHING.
- FEBRUARY WAS TOUGH
AS USUAL. THE CRAPPIE BITE SLOWED A BIT AND THE BASS BITE WAS WELL BELOW PAR. MARCH HAS BROUGHT A FEW LARGEMOUTHS IN THE BOAT
ALONG WITH SOME HUGE PRESPAWN PERCH. THE WATER TEMP IS HOVERING AROUND 45 DEGREEES BUT WITH A FEW WARM DAYS AND NIGHTS THE
TEMP SHOULD START HEADING TOWARD THE 49 DEGREE MARK AND THE CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS SHOULD START HEADING SHALLOW TO PREPARE
TO SPAWN. HOPE TO SEE SOME SMALLIES SHOWING UP SOON. MARCH IS PROBABLY THE MOST TRANSITIONAL MONTH OF THE YEAR. FISH CHANGE
HABITS AND LOCATIONS MORE AND ARE EFFECTED MORE BY COLD SNAPS THIS MONTH THAN ANY OTHER MONTH.
- ITS NOW THE 1ST WEEK OF APRIL. MID MARCH SAW THE WHITE BASS AND CRAPPIE BITE HEAT UP. AFTER A COUPLE
OF VERY GOOD WEEKS, THE BITE SLOWED AROUND THE FULL MOON (AS USUAL). THE LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH ARE LATE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
A 6 LB. 13 OZ. LARGEMOUTH WAS A WELCOME MEMBER IN THE BOAT ON A STORMY MARCH SATURDAY THOUGH. THE BASS ARE STARTING TO SHOW
UP ON THE BANKS AND IN COVES INDICATING THE SPAWN SHOULD BE ON THE FULL MOOM IN APRIL. LOOKS LIKE WE STILL HAVE SOME GOOD
PRESPAWN FISHING AHEAD.
- MAY 13TH. THE BASS FISHING HAS BEEN
EXCELLENT FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS NOW. GOOD NUMBERS OF LARGEMOUTH AND A FEW SMALLIES. THE FISH ARE THRU SPAWNING AND ARE FEEDING
TO REGAIN SOME WIEGHT. TODAY WAS A LITTLE TOUGHER AFTER A STRONG FRONT BLEW THRU YESTERDAY THOUGH. MY CLIENTS STILL MANAGED
TO BOAT 10 OR 11 (DEPENDS ON WHO WAS COUNTING : )THE FISH WILL SOON BE HEADING FOR THEIR SUMMER TIME HANGOUTS. I HAVEN'T DONE
ANY CRAPPIE FISHING DUE TO THE GOOD BASS BITE. THE LARGEMOUTH FISHING USUALLY SLOWS DOWN FOR A WEEK OR TWO THIS TIME OF YEAR
AS THEY TRANSITION FROM SHALLOW WATER TO DEEP WATER. WATER TEMPS ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60'S. THE BLUEGILL AND BREAM ARE
ON THE BANKS AND SEEM TO BE BITING.
- JUNE 12TH. ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
SUMMER FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS BUT I THINK ITS A LITTLE EARLY. IT FINALLY COOLED OFF TO THE UPPER 90'S YESTERDAY AFTER 3 STRAIT
DAYS OF TEMPS OF 102+!!! THE EARLY MORNING TRIPS ALLOW YOU TO MISS THE MOST OF THE HEAT. THE FISH ARE STILL BITING FAIRLY
WELL. THE WHITE BASS HAVE BIT GOOD WHEN YOU CAN FIND THEM. THESE FISH ARE PULLING MACHINES AND WORTH A LITTLE TIME SPENT TO
FIND THEM. THE LARGEMOUTH ARE BITING BUT YOU HAVE TO EARN THEM. WATER TEMPS IN THE MID 80'S MAKES THEM A LITTLE LAZY BUT WILL
STILL BITE A PROPERLY PLACED LURE. THE BIG (BREAM) ARE STILL BITING GOOD. THEY USUALLY COOPERATE WHEN NOTHING ELSE WILL.
- ITS THE 1ST WEEK IN AUGUST AND THE DROUGHT HAS US IN ITS GRIP. AS OF LAST WEEK ALL THE BOAT RAMPS AT
THE TOWN MARINA AND THE RESORTS ARE CLOSED DUE TO LOW WATER!!! I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING TO FIND A PRIVATE RAMP TO LAUNCH AT.
THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE NEVER SEEN LAKE LURE DROP DUE TO LOW WATER IN THE ALMOST 30 YEARS OF FISHING THIS
LAKE. THE SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOW IS AT A TRICKLE AS WELL AS THE BROAD RIVER.THE FISHING HAS BEEN TOUGH, BUT EXPERIENCED
FISHERMEN HAVE BEEN CATCHING SOME SMALLMOUTH AND LARGEMOUTH BASS. THE SCHOOLING BITE IS VERY EARLY AND SHORT LIVED. ANGLERS
WITH LESS EXPERIENCE HAVE A HARDER TIME WITH THE BASS TECHNIQUES SO THEY HAVE BEEN CATCHING SOME NICE BREAM IN DEEPER WATER.
I STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS IF THE LAKE IS STILL DOWN SO BE SURE AND EMAIL OR CALL AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE OTHER OPTIONS
WE HAVE. AND PLEASE PRAY FOR RAIN!
- ITS THE LAST DAY OF SEPT. AND THE LAKE IS FULL!!!
THANKS TO THE GOOD LORD FOR SENDING US THE REMNANTS OF THE HURRICANES TO RELIEVE SOME OF OUR DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE FISHING
TOOK A DOWNWARD TURN AFTER THE FAST RISE OF THE LAKE LEVEL THOUGH. THE LAST FEW TRIPS HAVE YIELDED ONLY A FEW SMALLMOUTHS
AND A LARGEMOUTH OR TWO. WE'VE CAUGHT A FEW CRAPPIE BY ACCIDENT, THIS MIGHT BE A SIGN THEY ARE FIXING TO BITE. HOPEFULLY
THE FISHING WILL IMPROVE WITH STABLE WATER. SEPT. HAS PROVED VERY TOUGH THE LAST 3 YEARS THOUGH. HOPEFULLY OCT. WILL
BE BETTER. I'VE HAD SOME OF MY BEST DAYS ON LAKE LURE IN OCT. IF THE FISH WILL SCHOOL UP AND BE WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO
BE THE FISHING CAN BE FUN.
- ITS FEB. 2009 AND ALTHOUGH THE PAST 3 DAYS HAVE
BEEN IN THE 70'S, 4 DAYS AGO I COULD NOT GET MY BOAT ON THE LAKE SINCE IT WAS FROZE!!! FEB. IS USUALLY TOUGH ON LAKE LURE
BUT THE CRAPPIE WILL USUALLY COOPERATE SOME. DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER TRENDS, MARCH IS USUALLY A GOOD TIME TO CATCH CRAPPIE
AND WHITE BASS. I AM ALREADY GETTING SEVERAL TRIPS IN MARCH SO IF YOU HAVE A CERTAIN DAY YOU WANT TO FISH BE SURE AND CALL
WELL IN ADVANCE, IF YOUR SCHEDULE IS FLEXIBLE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A TRIP WITH SHORT NOTICE. THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE IS
MAKING SEVERAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE FISHERY AND I FEEL THEY ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE LAKE HAS FISHED WELL
OVERALL THE PAST 2 YEARS, A WELCOME IMPROVEMENT OVER THE 3 YEARS PRIOR.
- ITS THE
MIDDLE OF MAY. I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SLACK ON THE FISHING REPORTS. MARCH HAD A GOOD SPELL OF CRAPPIE FISHING AND THEN TURNED
OFF. MOST OF APRIL AND ALL OF MAY HAS HAD GOOD LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH FISHING. IF THINGS GO AS THEY SHOULD THE WHITE
BASS AND LARGEMOUTH WILL START SCHOOLING UP VERY SOON AND HOLD THIS PATTERN FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE SUMMER. THE CRAPPIE CAN
BE CAUGHT AT TIMES IF YOU TARGET THEM. THEY LIKE TO ROAM IN OPEN WATER AND CAN BE HARD TO LOCATE. THE BREAM ARE BITING AND
MAKE A GOOD TRIP FOR KIDS OR 1ST TIMERS. THEY ALSO CAN FILL IN A FEW HOURS ON A TOUGH DAY.
- MAY 28TH. THE SCHOOLING FISH HAVE STARTED SHOWING UP. SEVERAL NICE WHITE BASS, SMALLMOUTH, AND LARGEMOUTH HAVE CAME
OVER THE GUNNEL IN THE PAST WEEK. FISHING GOT A BIT TOUGHER WEDNESDAY DUE TO FLOODING OF THE LAKE. THE SCHOOLING FISH
HAVE SLOWED BUT FISH CAN STILL BE CAUGHT ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE TO WORK HARDER FOR THEM. I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE MUCH NEEDED
RAIN THE GOOD LORD HAS PROVIDED. IF THE STAINED WATER RECEEDS THE SCHOOLERS SHOULD BE BACK TO THEIR GAME. TRIPS ARE SLOWLY
STARTING TO FILL SO IF YOU HAVE CHOICE DATES YOU CAN FISH THE EARLIER YOU CAN BOOK THE BETTER.
- JUNE 23. THE SCHOOLING FISH HAVE BEEN BITING. TODAY WAS TOPPED OFF WITH A NICE 23" LARGEMOUTH CAUGHT BY A CLIENT
ON A TOPWATER BAIT!!!. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE NORM, MANY MORE QUALITY FISH ARE SHOWING UP THIS YEAR. THE LAKE COLOR IS BACK
TO NORMAL. WATER TEMP IS HOVERING AROUND 78-80 DEG.
- OCTOBER 16TH. I GOT BEHIND
ON MY REPORTS. THE FISHING WAS UP AND DOWN FROM JULY TILL NOW. MOST OF SEPTEMBER WAS SLOW BUT THE FISH ARE REALLY GETTING
INTO THEIR FALL PATTERNS. IF THE WEATHER STAYS ON A NORMAL PATTERN THE FISHING SHOULD BE GOOD. THE WHITE BASS, CRAPPIE, AND
PERCH ARE SCHOOLING UP GOOD BUT THE LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH ARE STILL SCATTERED OUT. THE FISH BIT WELL LAST YEAR IN THE
END OF OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER, HOPE THIS HOLDS TRUE THIS YEAR AS WELL. THE LAKE IS SUPPOSED TO BE LOWERED STARTING
DECEMBER 1ST SO THERE IS STILL TIME TO GET IN SOME FALL FISHING. THE LAKE WILL BE DOWN TILL MARCH BUT I AM SEARCHING FOR A
WAY TO HAVE ACESS THRU THE WINTER. IF YOU WANT TO GO THRU THE WINTER MONTHS BE SURE TO GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND AN EMAIL.
- THE CRAPPIE HAVE BEEN BITING VERY GOOD FOR THE LAST MONTH. IF YOU WANT A CHANCE TO CATCH SOME OF THE BIG LAKE LURE
CRAPPIE, BE SURE TO CALL OR EMAIL TO GET A TRIP IN BEFORE THE DECEMBER DRAW DOWN.
- I AM
COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TILL LAKE LURE IS BACK UP TO FULL POOL. THE DATE HAS BEEN MOVED FROM MARCH 1ST TO MARCH 11TH. I BELIEVE
I CAN NOW GET MY BOAT ON THE LAKE THANKS TO THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE DOING SOME BOAT RAMP REPAIRS. MARCH IS USUALLY A GOOD TIME
FOR CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS. HOPEFULLY THE VERY COLD WINTER WE HAVE HAD WILL GET THE EARLY LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH BITE GOING.
IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE WE HAD A GOOD BASS BITE IN MARCH, BUT WHEN IT WAS ON IT WAS EXCELLENT WITH SOME VERY GOOD QUANTITY
AND QUALITY BEING CAUGHT.
- ITS MAY 20TH 2010, THE FISH ARE SCHOOLED UP AND READY TO BE
CAUGHT!!! GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU ARE WANTING TO GO FISHING, SOME OF THE BEST WHITE BASS AND LARGEMOUTH ARE CAUGHT IN THE NEXT
WEEK OR TWO SO DONT WAIT!
- ITS JUNE 1ST, 2010. THE FISH ARE WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AND
BITING WHAT THEY SHOULD!!! I LIKE IT WHEN ITS THIS WAY. GOOD NUMBERS OF RATHER LARGE WHITE BASS AND NORMAL SIZE LARGEMOUTH
HAVE BEEN BITING ALONG WITH AN OCCASIONAL SMALLIE MIXED IN. AS PER MY PREVIOUS REPORT, THIS CAN BE SOME OF THE BETTER FISHING
ALL YEAR SO IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING, DONT PUT IT OFF, NOW IS THE TIME.
- JULY 12TH 2010.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VERY GOOD SIZE WHITE BASS CAUGHT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THE SCHOOLERS WERE AT THE TOP OF THERE GAME WITH
SOME VERY GOOD TOPWATER BITES AND "DEEPER BITES". THE BITE HAS SLOWED SOME DUE TO THE EVER INCREASING WATER TEMPS.
THE FISH CAN STILL BE CAUGHT YOU JUST HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER FOR THEM. GOOD AND BAD NEWS, 1ST THE BAD. WITH THE SLOW
ECONOMY I HAVE ALOT OF OPEN SLOTS TO FILL. THE GOOD NEWS, WITH THE SLOW ECONOMY THERE ARE ALOT OF OPEN SLOTS FOR YOU TO PICK
FROM. CALL OR EMAIL IF YOU WANT TO SPEND THE MORNING FISHING LAKE LURE. AND KEEP AN EYE OUT, I PLAN ON HAVING A "SAMPLE
VIDEO" OF THE LAKE LURE FISHING ON YOU TUBE SOON.
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