Briery Creek June 2005



Name: Dave Dwyer
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Date: 06/18/05
Time: Early mornin

Place

Briery Creek

Weather

Cool, few clouds, mist on the water in early morning

Water

Clear

Locations

By the dam

Fish

1 crappie and 9 bass

Lures

Top waters and crank baits

Depth

shallow on the west side and deep on the east side of the dam and along the dam

Method

Pause and retrieve on the skitter prop accounted for the crappie; Rapala Shad Rap with black top and white belly [two sizes] accounted for 5 of the bass; and Mann's 20 chrome with blue back accounted for 4 bass.

Comments

The bass were working the baitfish in the deeper water. Would occasionally see them busted the shad on the surface. Not having a depth finder, that is the only clue we had to knowing where the fish were. Just another great day and good finish to the annual pilgrimage to Briery Creek.


Name: Dave Dwyer
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Date: 06/17/05
Time: morning and

Place

Briery Creek

Weather

Mild with scattered clouds and light winds

Water

clear

Locations

Fished southern end of lake in the morning and to the north of the 701 ramp in the evening

Fish

15 bass, nothing of size; my youngr son had two bigger fish break his line.

Lures

Rapala skitter prop and other top waters in the morning, Zoom albino shad super fluke, Zoom trick/finesse worms in pumpkin seed, pumpkin seed with red flake, and june bug

Depth

Mostly shallow, close to shore, but did venture out into mid lake

Method

Pause & retrieve presentation of skitter prop caught several fish, weedless wacky worm caught most, super fluke caught a couple using a jerking retrieve.

Comments

Another great day on the lake. Fished early morning, napped in mid-day and early afternoon, and then fished again from abotu 5 till dark. Another great day to be on the lake. It was actually cool in the morning.


Name: Dave Dwyer
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Date: 06/16/05
Time: 5:30 p.m.

Place

Briery Creek

Weather

partly cloudy, wind sorta from the west, in the 70s

Water

clear

Locations

across the lake from the 701 ramp, and then on the ramp side just to the northof the ramp

Fish

2 crappie and 8 bass

Lures

most fish caught on Zoom trick/finesse worms in pumpkin seed and june bug colors

Depth

within 50 yards of shore

Method

weedless wacky

Comments

Fished until dark. Was out with my two boys, they caught all of the fish. Great father-son time on a beatiful lake with pleasant weather.


Name: Jeff Banko
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Date: 6/12/05
Time: all day

Place

Briery Creek

Weather

partially cloudy

Water

very light stain

Locations

from 701 ramp to south end of lake

Fish

25 - 30 LMB

Lures

Trick worms, jigs, X-Rap, Moss Mouse, Texas rigged 10.5" worm

Depth

1 - 12 feet

Method

Trick worms fished weedless wacky style around trees and stumps. Jigs and big worm fished on deeper channel cuts, X-Rap fished all around. Moss Mouse in Lily pads

Comments

First time to Briery in about a month. Fished with Jeff K. today he is a really cool guy. We had a good time and a pretty good day, not great but good. Briery has weeded up real bad. Almost unfishable from the Little Briery Creek Cove to the end of the lake. Caught most of the wacky rig fish around stumps in 5 - 10 feet of water. Jig, Worm and X-Rap fish were caught fishing the various creek channels. Did lose a couple of decent feeling fish, other than that largest fish may have gone four. Had a few in the 2- 3 pound range and then the rest were all around a pound to pound and 1 1/2.

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