TURTLE CREEK

[skeeterman190]

   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... -SKEETERMAN-

[thedude]

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.

[thedude]

PS - if you didn't already know...there is a 10hp limit on the lake.

[Dan]

The Turtle Creek in Traverse City has much warmer water. Suckers work well there although it is always a gamble.

[rufus]

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.

[skeeterman190]

 See bass season start topic for report it was awesome!!!!!!!!!!-skeeterman-