Fishin with Capt. Gus! Man Made Reefs on Lake Norman 10-16-2011
Jake Bussolini of Mooresville holds a spotted bass caught on a single of Lake Normans new male produced reefs.
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Fish finder display screen with images of spotted bass feeding more than a gentleman built reef.
Images courtesy of Capt. Gus
Fishin with Capt. Gus!
Guy Produced Reefs on Lake Norman
10-16-2011
Before this yr, two artificial reefs were produced when tons of rocks ended up dumped into Lake Norman. The venture, sponsored by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, was designed as an underwater habitat for bass and stripers. Recognized as the rock piles, they are doing exactly what they have been developed to do- entice fish.
As we approached the male created reef underneath the Highway 150 Bridge, Jake Bussolini and I had been amazed by the amount of spotted bass images on the fish finder screen. Jake dropped a jigging spoon to the bottom and feeding fish began to chase bait all all around the boat. The surface was electrified with a feeding frenzy of spotted bass. Following, Jake switched to a crank bait and hooked a single quickly. It was like watching a fishing demonstrate on tv, with fish thrashing the surface area and a smiling angler landing one spotted bass following another!
Like all great things, the surface area activity ended as abruptly as it began, but not just before Jake landed and launched five fish. As anticipated, the spotted bass didnt stray far. A glance at the fish finder showed evidence of a university feeding underneath the boat on the edge of the rock pile.
Following, we situated a number of of the porcupine-like fish attractors that had been put in the lake by volunteers from the Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists and the Norman Fishery Alliance. Although the attractors are fairly modest in comparison to the rock piles, they are also magnets for fish. 1 attractor, positioned in Hagers Creek, was surrounded by schools of small spotted bass. Once more, systematically, Jake picked them off a single at a time with the Sabiki flies used in mixture with a jigging spoon. When the bite ended, we headed north to the other rock pile, about a half a mile previously mentioned the 150 Bridge. We discovered fish, but for whichever purpose, they didnt bite. So, after marking the region with waypoints on the GPS, we referred to as it a day.
Bass and other fish are attracted to anything at all that supplies shade, cover or food, and that is just what the male produced fish habitats present. It doesnt take extended for fish to look for them out. Jake, (creator of many how to fishing guides), observed that inside an hour following the placement of manmade habitat in 2009, fish have been amassing near the attractors.
Lake Norman doesnt have as much all-natural habitat as surrounding lakes, so fish congregate around whatever they can find on the bottom. Brush and rocks are the most typical habitats, but stumps and blow-downs, gravel factors and bridge pilings are also magnets.
Forthcoming Occasions:
Totally free fishing seminar Lake Normans New Fish Attractors and Man Made Reefs. Jake Bussolini and I will pinpoint the exact locations and go over the very best strategies to catch fish in these areas. Free of charge handouts with GPS coordinates will be accessible. This informative session is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. October 19 at Gander Mountain, Exit 36, in Mooresville, NC. For extra info, contact 704 658 0822.
The Lake Norman Wildlife Festival will be held from five-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the North Harbor Club, positioned at one hundred N. Harbor Pl., in Davidson, NC. Tickets are $ fifty per particular person, which contains a connoisseur dinner, wildlife course, audio, dancing and an auction. For a lot more data, contact 704-309-0762 or electronic mail data@lakenormanwildlife.org.
Suggestions from Gus!
Feeding exercise for bass occurs when you the very least expect it, so constantly have a lure rigged and all set to cast into the fray. Ideal bets are lures that pop or buzz on the surface area or people that run just beneath the surface area (jerk and crank baits.)
Hot Spots of the Week:
Fishing is excellent for bass, perch and crappie. Choose your favorite spot and wet a line. If you dont have a spot in thoughts, consider the north and south hot holes for bass and perch, or for crappie, look for brush piles in drinking water to twenty ft. Aside from the scorching holes, spotted bass are active on rip-rap points, around brush and beneath docks with multiple pilings and wood cross-members.
The lake amount on Lake Norman is 4.seven ‘ under complete pond, and down two.7 on Mountain Island Lake the h2o surface area temperature on both lakes is in the seventies.
Captain Gus Gustafson is certified by the US Coast Guard, a member of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Affiliation and a Specialist Activity Fishing Guide on Lake Norman, NC. Visit his Web website at www.fishingwithgus.com , e-mail him at Gus@lakenorman.com or phone 704-617-6812.
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