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Post by RobH on Apr 20, 2015 18:56:13 GMT -5
I have fished Octarora numerous times last year and once this year and have not had a single bite let alone a catch. Has this fishery declined in years or is it just a tough place to fish?
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Post by Truth on Apr 20, 2015 20:15:18 GMT -5
I fished it a lot last years. There are fish in there. I also participated in a lot of the tournaments that Jim has on the lake and seen pretty nice limits come out of the lake. Keep trying until you figure the lake out.
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Post by hawghunters on Apr 21, 2015 9:22:11 GMT -5
I would say Octoraro is my favorite lake in the area. It can be very tough one day, then very rewarding the next. Summer is definitely the hardest time for me and spring has been the best. I think a lot of people struggle on the lake because they beat the bank every time they go there. While there are certainly times you can catch them beating the bank, you have to adjust to deeper water if they're not biting shallow especially in the summer. Usually when I fish the lake I will rotate through a couple different patterns until I find which one is catching fish. Also I avoid the lake after heavy rains because the lake easily becomes pretty muddy.
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Post by RobH on Apr 21, 2015 10:05:31 GMT -5
Thanks gentleman I did beat the banks, if you don't mind me asking what are you using to fish deep? Jigs, cranks? Does the rock wall produce fish?
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Post by hawghunters on Apr 26, 2015 8:51:13 GMT -5
I usually crank the drop offs and any cover I can find in deeper water. When I find them with a crank bait I will come back through with a carolina rigged creature or worm. Usually the rock wall has catfisherman hanging around it, so I skip over it. Hope this helps
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Apr 26, 2015 14:50:56 GMT -5
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Post by bassassin on Apr 26, 2015 14:50:56 GMT -5
I've done well by the rope off near the damn. If you're looking at the ropes from your boat, go to the right where the rocks are. You'll see a vertical rock wall. It drops off rather sharply right there. I'll jig a 3" black mister twister or do the Texas rig with a 4" Yama senko worm in a dark color like salt and pepper. I'll start shallow at the bank and almost hop it down the rocks to the bottom. Seems to be a consistent producer for me. Good luck
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Post by RobH on Apr 27, 2015 8:56:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the help fellas, really appreciate the support. I am new to bass fishing and it is a bit overwhelming as well as frustrating. Any tips are much appreciated.
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Post by bowlerx on Apr 28, 2015 19:18:08 GMT -5
RobH...show me a bass fisherman who is not frustrated and I'll show you ... well you get it...
tough sport.
I'm with you....but plenty of folks to learn from!
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 12:10:11 GMT -5
Actually; the best day I ever had down there (two years ago) was throwing deep crankbaits right along the rip rap on the right side at the boat launch. Of course it was a weekday on a 90+ degree day but there was no traffic on the lake or bank fisherman. I spent at least 3 of the 6 hours that day just on that span of riprap and did quite well (numbers and size). Even years ago when I was just a little guy my Dad and I would bank fish on the other bridge further up the lake; I would just tie on a grub and parallel the banks (riprap) and normally did quite well. So my advice (which many other may have different opinions) is to stick with the riprap wherever you can find it.
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Post by bassassin on May 1, 2015 13:05:59 GMT -5
I will add that I have caught the largest bass I ever landed at Octoraro. Right around the same time of year too. It was on the rock bank by the little bridge. It was tight against the rocks and the bass took a chartreuse mister twister that I just slowly worked with a 2/0 gamakatsu hook and no weight. Give that a run, parallel to the shore.
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