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Bass Fishing Reports => Bass Fishing Reports Michigan => Topic started by: skeeterman190 on March 07, 2007, 11:27:34 PM
HEY GUYS WAS WONDERIN IF ANYONES HAS BEEN HERE? ITS A WARM WATER LAKE AND GOIN THERE THIS WEEKEND, HEARD THERE ARE SOME TOADS. I FIGURE THAT IT WILL BE A CRANK OR JERK BITE, WATER IS SUPPOSEDLY 55. THATS AWESOME.IM SURE WE'LL FIGURE THEM OUT BUT ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT... ;D ;D-SKEETERMAN-
Turtle Creek in Terre Haute i assume?
i've not fished it but it is mostly clay bank w/ trees/laydowns. Deep riprap by the dam. The north end is muck bottom i'm told. I've only hunted out there
you probably won't find 55* water all over..... go into the guard station and they have a map of the typical water temps so you can see where the warmest water is being discharged from the power plant.
PS - if you didn't already know...there is a 10hp limit on the lake. :(
The Turtle Creek in Traverse City has much warmer water. Suckers work well there although it is always a gamble.
As I understand, the bass fishing has crashed on Turtle Creek. They have been killing every weed in the lake for several years and I have been told that it is now chuck full of stunted channel catfish that are 6-8" long. I do not know this for sure, but I do know that it's reputation is not what it used to be. I would drive an extra 3 hours and head to Old Hickory near Nashville, it has a warm water dishcharge that produces year round. If you want to stay in Indiana you could possibly hit West Boggs, it is absolutely chuck full of 2-4 pound bass and is right now at it's prime. It is not a cooling lake, but I have fished it this time of year and a black/blue jig worked slowly, a silver buddy, or a tube will usually produce a very good day of fishing. If you do go to Turtle Creek let us know how you do and if the rumors are true.
See bass season start topic for report it was awesome!!!!!!!!!!-skeeterman-