JULY OUTLOOK

 [print_link]

Anna Point Marina is again this year hosting the FREE SUNSET CONCERT SERIES!!!!

It is held in the pavilion and everyone is invited! Bring your friends, family and some lawn chairs or pull up in your boat and anchor on the point!

Beer, Wine, Soda, Water and Food is available for purchase. NO COOLERS ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The remaining dates are……..

July 9 – Aug 13 – Sept 4

Happy Hour Begins at 5:30pm

Bands Begin at 6pm

SUNDAY MORNING BASS SERIES

Every Sunday from May-Sept

May- Safe Light until Noon June- 6am-11am July- 6am-11am Aug- 6am-11am Sept- 7am-12pm

5 Fish Limit 12″ Minimum Size $100 Entry Fee 80% Payback NO MEMBERSHIP FEE Payback 1 in 3 BoatsExample Payback 12 Boats Event 1st- $380 2nd- $200 3rd- $140 4th- $120 BF- $120

BASS-  The largemouth are now in a summer pattern that will last through the mid September transition. You will be able to catch them on top water baits early in the morning. before the sun comes up. If you wish to continue with the top water bite, then you must…….”CHASE THE SHADE!”

Look for fish to move back out to deep water as the sun gets higher in the sky. Follow them and continue to catch them. Lots of fish will stay deep even through the night, deep brush piles, bridge pilings, rock piles and deep boat docks will all have fish on them.

Typical summer time baits include………

Top Water- Buzz Baits, Poppers, Prop Baits, Walking Baits

Mid Range- Crank Baits, Swim Baits, Soft Jerk Baits

Bottom- Texas Rigs, Carolina Rigs, Shakey Heads, Jigs, Drop Shot

My typical day in the summer will go like this….Look for a top water bite around boat docks and chasing the shade with a Damiki MTB Noisy Buzz Bait or a Paycheck Baits Repoman in the Mid lake Area.

If running uplake, I will start fishing willow grass with a Damiki Air Frog or Spro Popping Frog. I maket a point not to try and force feed them top water baits, after about 30 minutes with no bites, I will make the move to slower presentations.

After the sun comes up and is penetrating the water, the fish will either move to deeper water of will push back further into the grass and under boat docks. At this time I will skip shakey head rigged worms under boat docks and pitch Double D Hybrid Jigs into the darkest areas of the willow grass.

If in the mid lake area, I will move out to off shore brush piles and fish them slowly with shakey heads, big texas rigged worms and deep diving crankbaits, Norman DD22’s, Strike King 5XD’s & 6XD’s. I look for bait around the brush before i make a cast into it, although you can catch fish from brush without bait fish present, the fish will much less active.

I will fish deep docks with drop shots and shakey heads. Be sure to skip your shakey head as far underneath the dock as you can get it. Fish the shady side of the dock with a drop shot, fish can be found anywhere ubder and around the docks during the summer.

I will stick with fishing slow the rest of the day. Bites will normally be few and far between, the only way to continue to catch fish during the dog days of summer is to keep grinding away!!!!!!!!  One this is for sure, YOU CANNOT CATCH THEM SITTING IN THE LAZY BOY WITH THE AC BLOWING ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

CRAPPIE-   The crappie have finished their spawn and are back in deep water for the summer. Look for them around the uplake bridge pilings, deep brush and deep boat docks. Small minnows rigged on a slip bobber will be the best way to catch them.

STRIPER-  The striper are now beginning to school up very well and are aggressively chasing baitfish to the top at first light. Broken back redfins, zara spooks and small swimbaits are all catching fish first thing in the morning. After the feed is over, look for them to go deep and locate them with your electronics and drop toothache spoons to them.

If casting and jigging is not your thing, the trolling bite will begin to pick up with the rising water temps. Deep diving red fins with a 1/4-1/2oz  bucktail trailer or a Norman DD22 are my baits of choice.

Look for them from 208 to the splits and in front of Dike 1 & Dike 2. Lots of smaller fish in the Dike 3 area, lots of fun to cxatch if you are just looking for some rod action.

The Hybrid Striper (Wiper) are also getting really close to being the legal minimum length of 20 inches to keep. Pound for pound,  these fish are more aggressive and stronger than the striper.

Lake Level- Full Pool

Water Clarity

Up Lake-slight stain

Mid lake-clear

Down Lake-clear

Water Temps-

Up Lake-82-84

Mid Lake-81-83

Down Lake-82-86

Chris Craft

Anna Point Marina

Fish Tales Tackle Manager

540-895-5900 Ext5  

The post July 2016 Lake Anna Fishing Report by Chris Craft appeared first on The Bass Cast.