Fishin’ With Capt. Gus! Fishing at the Boat Ramp 1-15-12

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John Wendel of Advance, NC keeping a pair of striped bass he caught on a January 2012, Lake Norman fishing trip

Ever before wonder why you see so a lot of people fishing near public boat ramps? It seems as even though the busier the start spot is, the far more fishing you see.

The largest good reasons are easy. Cement ramps are generally steep and afford fish effortless access to the shade and cover from the floating docks utilized throughout loading and unloading. In addition, where the cement ramp meets the lake bottom, there is a hollowed out deep spot called the “blow hole.” This underwater crater is manufactured from the backwash of spinning boat propellers whilst the boat is becoming loaded on the trailer. A blow hole is the excellent spot for bass and other predators to lie in wait around for unsuspecting baitfish to swim by. Like personal docks, not all boat ramps have fish, but every single holds its share from time to time.

Arguably, the most productive nearby ramps are people at Pinnacle Access, largely owing to the existence of extremely huge rocks immediately in front and marginally to the north of the launch spot. In addition, the Highway one hundred fifty Bridge and causeway affords a lot of cover for all types of sport fish.

On the south side of Highway one hundred fifty is McCrary Creek Boat Obtain, with its steep ramp in the back of a cove. At occasions, especially in the course of the colder months, baitfish acquire around its ramps, they in flip, attract bass and an occasional striper. Far better however, on the way out to the primary channel and just outside of the docks at Queen’s Landing, is a series of shoals latticed with deep finger channels.

Further more to the south, in between channel Markers 12 and 14, is Hager’s Obtain. Simply because of its’ out of the way area, it is lightly utilised besides for weekends. But, the ramp area retains plenty of bass, particularly early in the early morning. That’s when a continual stream of fishermen cast almost everything from buzz-baits to bottom bumping shaky head jigs under the floating docks and on the rip-rap point just to the south.

Guidelines from Capt. Gus: The ramps at Blythe, McCrary, Pinnacle and the New Midway Marina are popular weigh-in internet sites for bass tournaments. Right after getting weighed, the fish are introduced close by, and most don’t stray extremely way – an additional cause to fish around boat ramps.

Free of charge SEMINAR – “Use Your Lowrance or Humminbird Fish Finder to Catch Bass, White Perch and Stripers”. Jake Bussolini, Bill Hassig and I will perform this all new fish finder seminar on Wednesday, January eighteen, 2012, 6:thirty p.m. at Gander Mountain, Exit 36 in Mooresville, NC. Carry your concerns and instruction booklets to this ninety minute seminar. For extra info, get in touch with 704 658 0822.

Scorching Spots of the Week: The ideal way to identify feeding fish in January is to look at for sea birds dipping or diving into the h2o. The bigger fish beneath (spotted bass, white perch and stripers) have chased the baitfish to the surface wherever the birds are feeding. Greatest lures to use are buck tails, spoons, swim/vibrating baits and Sabiki or Alabama rigs. Crappie fishing has been incredibly good for those fishing around submerged brush piles and other deep-h2o attractors. With colder water temperatures, a lot more fishermen are fishing the hot holes. Bloodworms, mussels, and chicken areas are very good baits for bottom feeding species.

The surface area water temperature is in the forties and lower fifties. The lake degree is about three.0′ below entire pond on Lake Norman and all around 2.7′ beneath total on Mountain Island Lake.

Captain Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is a member of the Southeastern Out of doors Press Affiliation and a entire time Expert Fishing Manual on Lake Norman, NC. Pay a visit to his web site, www.fishingwithgus.com or call 704 617-6812. For additional info, email him at Gus@Gus@lakenorman.com.