Fern Ridge Report

DJD · 08-22-2009, 08:49 AM

Got one fish in a side channel just under 2lbs friday. The hot weather has pushed them out deeper I suppose, but that should change this weekend. Purple 5" senko; what else. I may have finally found a job in the Albany area so I may not have to leave the area!!!! Pretty happy about that! Good fishing to all this fall; I think its starting already!

Bill Rogue V. · 08-23-2009, 06:34 AM

DJD: Your post sure brings back some memories. My college pals and I would fish Fern Ridge for fall crappies and every once in a while, a bucketmouth would try to swallow our bobbers. Man, those crappies were good eating.

DJD · 08-23-2009, 01:20 PM

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DJD: Your post sure brings back some memories. My college pals and I would fish Fern Ridge for fall crappies and every once in a while, a bucketmouth would try to swallow our bobbers. Man, those crappies were good eating.

Man , that sounds good! Where did you find those fall crappies; there have been just a few caught this year that I know of, all pretty big ones! Most were caught along the hiway(126)

Bill Rogue V. · 08-24-2009, 05:18 PM

DJD: We got them along the highway earlier in the late summer, then off the dam in fall. Miss it!

Basshound · 08-27-2009, 05:08 PM

Allright dan, its suppose to rain tomarrow morning. where you gonna be ?

fishnfun · 08-27-2009, 08:48 PM

I'm gonna be at Fern Ridge for the first time tomorrow. I'm pretty psyched any advice?

DJD · 08-27-2009, 10:49 PM

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I'm gonna be at Fern Ridge for the first time tomorrow. I'm pretty psyched any advice?

Boy! I hope you know what your doin" lol! I have been getting beat up out there all week; but the rain might get 'em going. If you are in a boat I would try the mouths of all the tributaries going into the lake, concentrating on reed patches and any kind of wood or docks you can find! Spinnerbaits, crankbaits and , of course, senkos would be my first choices! Good luck to you and let us know how you did! Perhaps I might even see you out there!

fishnfun · 08-28-2009, 06:10 AM

Ya my dad and I are going to be in our boat, we are hoping this little front gets them going

DJD · 08-28-2009, 05:09 PM

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Ya my dad and I are going to be in our boat, we are hoping this little front gets them going

Went out friday morning and caught 2 fish in two different spots; one about 8" and one about 10" long. Both fish ate the senko! Hope you guys did better than me!

fishnfun · 08-28-2009, 09:55 PM

Well... we only caught two fish (two keepers we didnt count the 4 inch long fry that would latch onto the end of our senkos). One was 5-2 and the other was 5-0. Those were out only two bites all day though.

DJD · 08-28-2009, 10:07 PM

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well... We only caught two fish (two keepers we didnt count the 4 inch long fry that would latch onto the end of our senkos). One was 5-2 and the other was 5-0. Those were out only two bites all day though.

nice!!!!!!!!!

fishnfun · 08-28-2009, 10:14 PM

Were you around for that rain we got this afternoon? I got the biggest one on a frog right in the middle of it!

DJD · 08-29-2009, 10:50 AM

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Were you around for that rain we got this afternoon? I got the biggest one on a frog right in the middle of it!

I fished until about 2pm; got pretty wet and finally quit, was my advice any help to you?

fishnfun · 08-29-2009, 12:09 PM

Ya it was! I got that frog fish tight against a patch of reeds at the mouth of a creek!

DJD · 08-29-2009, 08:19 PM

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ya it was! I got that frog fish tight against a patch of reeds at the mouth of a creek!

Cool!!!! How do you like Fern Ridge?

fishnfun · 08-30-2009, 10:21 PM

Its awesome, we'll be back for sure. I dunno if we'll get another chance this year though with school starting up and all but we're gonna try

DJD · 08-31-2009, 10:07 AM

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Its awesome, we'll be back for sure. I dunno if we'll get another chance this year though with school starting up and all but we're gonna try

Annual drawdown begins Sept 15; in about 2weeks after that you wont be able to launch a boat at any of the marinas(although you can launch a small boat at the dam all winter). During that 2 to 4 week period the fishing can be incredible at times!