Hagg Lake transition

[bucketmouth]

Does anyone know much about the transition taking place at Hagg Lake and the subsequent effect it has on the bass fishing?

The water level and water temp both continue to fall. As a rusult the bass fishing seems to have fallen off. What are the bass doing?

Moving to deeper water? Moving to mouths of creek inlets? Going shallow? Anyone know?

They're not biting on hard baits or plastics anywhere near as well as they were 3 weeks ago.

[Plugcutter]

Bucketmouth,

You might want to change your tactics. The fish have to fatten up before the winter sets in. They're feeding but, not on your gear. Fish real worms instead of plastic, try flies like the mudder minnow or big poppers with long tails. Plug cut perch and troll the shallow water early and then deeper as the sun rises. Put Preperation H on your blades, stand on the other end of the boat or hold your mouth in a little different position.

Get out on the water earlier and put KY jelly on the bottom of your boat.

Good luck.

PS: take me with you.

[BassMan]

bucketmouth..... Typically when the water drops the fish go deeper, try fishing along the damn and deep main lake points with carolina rigs and deep running crankbaits.

jb

[bucketmouth]

I have tried fishing deeper with carolina rigs but still not doing too well.

Will try the dam area next trip. Thanks for the tip.

Deepest crankbait I have goes around 20 feet. will try that too.

[hawgcatcher]

Son and I went up there one evening last week and waded in mud up to the mouth of Seine Creek. Thought there might be a few coming around with the idea that our surface plugs were what they wanted. No go. Saw some very small one following but no takers. Started to leave the park and saw a big, beautiful moon behind the hills to the south east. Ahh no wonder why. Too bad we couldn't fish late. I bet they fed all night.

[wildlife fishing]

Hello,
I was there guiding two weeks ago. The weather was hot and bright sun. Lots of top water action in the AM. until about 10am. then to the bottom they went 25ft plus was the key.
Some nice largemouth but no smallies. used green pumpkin and perch cranks.
The dam end (No pun intended) seemed to hold all the fish. went to the other end and no action and no fish even seen in the creek.
I will be back there this weekend and then to Tillimook both guide trips salmon and Bass.

Now booking for fall bass, walleye and the 3 S's

Wildlife