What happened to Rice Lake???

[audio_mad]

Hey Guys, I spent 3 days in a raw on Rice lake this week-end (July 4,5,6). Only caught 2 bass. Went on the boat around all 3 islands (near Gores landing): tried to trall, spinners, spoons even live bait (leaches and worms). Terrible!!! No bites!!!

Any tips, was anyone successful at Rice lately?

Thanks

[misfish]

Docks and more docks. Rice lake is full of them.

[Stoty]

I was on Rice last week, and like you it was abnormally slow!

We only boated 2 bass the whole morning.

Mind you one of the ones I got was 4.5 lbs and lost another about that size.

 

We flipped the docks at the marina at Gores Landing with not even a bite!

 

It was pretty bad. Definitely not a typical season for Rice.

[Steelcat]

There was a bass tournament last weekend, so many pros were out prefishing all over. Maybe they hooked onto most of the fish

But me and my bro managed to catch 40+ bass last thursday and friday.

[misfish]

We flipped the docks at the marina at Gores Landing with not even a bite!

Stay away from the popular spots. And switch up.

[Dozer]

I was there on Sunday... there was a tournament finishing up... We went out for 2 hours out of Bewdley. Had a great time fishing. Drop offs and smokey tubes

[Rich]

Summer patterns. Drop the spinners and pick up the plastic worms!

[kemper]

I was on Stony yesterday, found the fish to be in late spring post spawn areas and mode... was strange because it is july but I guess the cold weather this spring delayed everything.

[ccmtcanada]

I hear you....

 

With my luck this year, there are no fish in Scugog and Sturgeon either....

Edited July 8, 2008 by ccmt

[Greencoachdog]

Fish are like small children. Set them down and leave them for a while, and they're never in the same place when you return!!!

 

They were probably there, but refused to bite. Heavy boat traffic (Bass Tourneys) can really give them the lock-jaw!

[BabyHerc]

Also consider the bluebird skies and zero wind this past weekend. That makes a tough bite where ever you go. As said above, it's midsummer, so pick up the jigs and plastic worms. And time your trips to stay away from tournaments.

[Whopper]

Just received a report of people that are there and catching fish. Spinnerbaits over open water weed beds have been putting bass and walleye in the boats.

[kemper]

Just received a report of people that are there and catching fish. Spinnerbaits over open water weed beds have been putting bass and walleye in the boats.

 

 

Seems to me that this pattern works ALL THE TIME.

 

Ill be at buckhorn for a week in 4 days, and the white spinnerbait will never come off my rod, and I will outfish many who go low and slow because of the heat.