This one's for Mike

Steve_W · November 05, 2006, 07:02:44 PM

got this one sat morning ,with a strike works jig and a yamamoto hulla grub as a trailer

caught a few smaller ones but the bigger fish wanted a jig falling slow around laydowns

Get well soon the jig fish await

Mike Cork · November 05, 2006, 07:26:36 PM

WTG I love a good jig bite

thanks for catching one for me

clubber · November 05, 2006, 09:47:38 PM

TimTool, are those Newton bass???

Steve_W · November 05, 2006, 09:54:38 PM

You Know it
Got to love some warm water bassin

clubber · November 05, 2006, 09:57:07 PM

Yeah, wish I lived closer to Newton. But I am planning on going to Coffeen one day this week.

MendotaBassMaster · November 05, 2006, 11:37:00 PM

Went out to Mendota Lake today and got a big fat nothing. It is the local lake here in town. We are about 12 miles from LaSalle/Peru. Ang suggestions for some cold water bassin or am I resigned to being done for the year? There doesn't seem to be any cover of any kind in this little lake. Rock bottom and from everything I can find out the lake is only 11 feet deep in the deepest part. No one seems to be able to produce a contour lake so I don't have much help. Thanks

Steve_W · November 06, 2006, 12:09:11 AM

hello mendota
I usually fish power plant lakes,my water is still in the 70's,but sat they wanted it slow,so I would try using a jig or maybe a swimbait slow off the bottom,also hit any local tackle shops in the area for lake info
and if you post a fishing report, here >>>>>>> http://ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php/board,58.0.html
You might find someone else in the area can help you out

topcat · November 06, 2006, 12:27:00 AM

Nice bass......

Topcat

Lipripper · November 06, 2006, 08:22:59 AM

Tim thanks for catching that Bass for Mike

and I'm going to be heading that way on Thursday so you still want to try out a long pole

MendotaBassMaster isn't that one of them strip pit mines down that way. I know there are lots of them down in that area.

MendotaBassMaster · November 08, 2006, 12:32:34 AM

Nope this is a little lake here in the town. There are actually two lakes here. One is Lake Kakusca(spelled wrong I am sure) that you can take a boat out in and hardly any where to bank fish and the one I fish is right next to it that I am told is only 11 foot deep at it's deepest but I am not really sure as I cannot find anyone that has a contour map of the lake. Fred's bait shop doesn't and that is the only bait shop in town. I don't know where the strip mines are but think they are in Spring Valley about 12 miles away.

Lipripper · November 08, 2006, 07:03:49 AM

MendotaBassMaster here is a link to the report I did for the strip mine pits

Mazonia Strip Mine Pits

LoonyToon · November 08, 2006, 10:42:33 PM

Give it about another week MendotaBassMaster and the stratification process should be about through....2 at the most....that as you may know is the water turnover.......vegetation is dying, wind current powers most strats on lakes as they have little or no current unless it is a power producer.........Oxygen levels are probably real low in the areas your fishing and the bottom slop your bringing up may be green, but the hydrilla is brown, as are the pads, mats, etc..........

Check with your Fish and Game people -DNR- for Illinois and they may have something from doing fish counts/samples/electroshocking or even mapping, I know they did that here in Delaware, then sold the books at Trap Pond.......Later and happy fishing