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 Wichita Area Fishing
with Alex Hale
from Zeiner's Bass Shop
August 12,
2008 - Well I made
it out Sunday evening and threw my deadly little swimbait. I
managed to catch only one. Fishing was pretty tough. They seemed
to want it swimming about as slow as possible and as deep as
I could keep it. I'd heave it as far as I could down the bank
about 25 feet out in the water and slowly crank it back to me
trying to keep it in the strike zone.
Like I said,
fishing was tough and I only managed to catch one fish but that's
OK. That's why they call it fishing and not catching.
I hope to get
back out later this afternoon. I think I'm gonna throw a topwater
bait like my Top Dollar by Norman or maybe even a buzzbait right
on the bank bangin' in to every stick and rock I come across.
Well, good luck.
Hope you have a better day's fishing than my last time out.
August 7,
2008 - I made it
out yesterday for an hour or so. I started with a Berkley Power
Bait hollow belly swimbait with one of our 5/0 swimbait hooks.
I caught one and my buddy caught another on the same thing. I
just crawled it along the bottom and bam, they'd hit it.
Then I noticed
there were quit a few fish surfacing so I tied on my Norman Top
Dollar in the nutter shad color and caught about a two-pounder.
Hope to get back out ASAP. Can't wait to throw that hollow belly
again. It's definitely time for swimbaits again.
August 5,
2008 - I braved
the heat and went over to Watson Park yesterday and managed to
catch some. I started out throwing a Red Eye Shad and caught
one on my second cast ,just after it banged into a rock he smacked
it. Then just before dark I tied on a new bait I just got called
"Top Dollar" by Norman. It's a cross between a Zara
Spook and a popper. I picked off two fishing it fairly aggressive.
One may have gone 2 1/2 pounds. They were all caught on the south
side about an hour before dark right on the bank.
July 29,
2008 - I made it
back out Sunday. Went over to my buddy's girlfriend's parent's
house on Ridge Road. Started out with my Rick Clunn 1.5 in the
Copper Green. I managed to catch a couple real nice ones real
quick off a patch of rip rap bangin' the bait off the orcks.
Then I tied
on a Red Eye Shad and caught one rippin' up off the bottom. That
seemed to be the onlyt way they wanted it. I would rip it up
and let it fall to the bottom then when it hit the bottom I'd
rip it again. All I'd feel was the slightest tick and he'd be
on there.
Well, I hope
to get out to Buffalo Park this evening. Hopefully I'll have
a good pattern put together so you can go out and catch a few
nice fish.
July 21,
2008 - Well I finally
made it back out to my secret spot Saturday evening. I know it's
been forever since I posted anything. All I can say is girls
drive me nuts.
Anyway, my buddy
and I got there about 6:30 and by 6:45 I probably had caught
six. All came on a Rat'L'Trap in the chrome/black color in a
1/4-ounce size. They seem to hit it every time I ripped it out
of the grass. My buddy caught a couple on a Bomber crank bait
and a few other on the new chartreuse sx shad Thin N by Norman.
He seemed to be just steadily cranking it and they'd whack it
about five feed away from the bank.
If I were you,
I would be throwing a rattle bait and slowly cranking it along
the bottom. Every time you come in contact with a piece of structure
rip it out of there. That is when they seem to hit it. Be prepared
to lose a few, it's real easy to do fishing this particular way,
but if the bait isn't banging off rocks/brush piles you won't
catch nearly as many fish.
Well, good luck.
Hope to post another report tomorrow. going to go to Watson Park
this evening and try my Trap there.
July 7, 2008
- Well, I went
over to Watson Park yesterday. I started out on the south end
of the park and flipped a black/blue jig around the rocks and
managed to catch two. One was a pretty nice fish. It may have
gone three pounds. then I went over to the northwest side and
threw my spook and caught one more. I should have caught two
but the little sucker just wouldn't eat it. He kept punting it
out of the water. If I were you, I'd go there and fish the south
end. That is where I've seemed to have my best luck. topwater
works real well right before dark. Remember, Watson's a sand
pit so your more natural looking baits seem to excel. Good luck.
July 1, 2008
- Hey everybody,
I'm back. Well I finally made it out yesterday to Buffalo Park
with a buddy of mine. I managed to catch a couple. The first
one I caught was on a swim bait rippin' it over and through the
hydrilla. Then I tied on my Spro frog and fished on top the moss.
The fish seemed to be sitting right on the edges of the grass.
Every time they'd hit it, it would be right before it made the
transition from moss/grass to open water.
I also talked
with a couple guys there and they said they have been catching
the heck out of the catfish right before dark on Wicked Sticky
and Sonny's.
June 21,
2008 - Sorry there
hasn't been reports for a while. I've been sicker than a dog.
I'm hopefully gonna make it out Sunday. Gonna try to talk my
dad into going with me over to Buffalo Park. I hear it's super
low (about the only body of water that's still low). I'm either
gonna use a topwater frog like Spro's Bronzeye Jr. or a good
ole 4/5" swimbait in the natural perch color. To me, that's
probably one of my best baits for Buffalo Park. Well, I'm goin'
fishing. Check back for further reports.
June 12,
2008 - South Wichita - I
made it over to the "mystery pond" yesterday evening.
I only caught two. I started out with my good ol' little balsa
bomber and caught one within y first couple casts. I surely thought
I'd pick off at least a couple more, but I finally gave up and
tied on my Skitter Pop and managed to catch one more. Probably
would have caught more if I'd had more light left. Trust me,
the top water bite is definitely on. Final hour of daylight can
be nuts right about now.
 June 11, 2008 - South Wichita -
Sorry this is late.
I wrote it on the sixth, but was waiting to get a photo from
a friend of mine. I went back over to the "mystery pond"
and whacked them on a popper. I probably caught at least ten.
Was only there for the final hour or so of daylight. As for how
I was fishing the popper. I would pop it fairly aggressive and
they would just hammer it just about right after it hit the water.
Hope to hit some other water this week. If I ever get the photo,
I'll post it.
June 2, 2008
- South Wichita - Went
to my south Wichita "mystery pond" on Sunday. I noticed
lots of little fry in schools along the banks feeding in the
grass. That made me think of using a prop bait like a Tiny Torpedo
or a little buzz bait because during this time they really seem
to excel.
The little props
barely turning water somewhat mimics those little schools of
bait fish. ended up catching a couple on a Tiny Torpedo and the
the majority came on a little 1/8 oz buzz bait. All the fish
were about 1 - 2 pounds. Occasionally I'll catch one 3 -4 pounds,
but of course not when I have a camera.
May 29, 2008
- Buffalo Park - Well
I gave Buffalo Park a try yesterday. Started out with the new
Bass Magic swimbaits and caught two on the east side cranking
fairly fast over the top of the submerged grass and hydrilla..
Then I tried a Lake Fork Ring Fry rigged weightless just dragging
it real slow and caught one more.
I talked to
a few people there and they said they have been chatching the
heck out of catfish on Sonny's rigged and weightless.
May 27, 2008
- Watson Park - Well
I finally made it to Watson Park Saturday evening. I got there
about 6:00 and started out with a jig b3ecause I figured they'ed
be on the banks or at I'd least see a few. Well there wasn't
really too many to be seen but I still caught two. Then I tied
on a Rick Clunn 1.5 Wake Bait and managed to pick off a couple
more.
May 24, 2008
- South Wichita - I
made it out for an hour or so yesterday. I started with a Bomber
Fat Free Shad and caught five "rippin' it" as fast
as I could. Then I changed up to the good ol' 4" Hula Grub
and caught three more swimming it. None of them were very big
(1-2 pounders), but they were fun to catch.
  May
23, 2008 - South Wichita - Caught
a nice crappie on 4" Chomper Hula Grub while bass fishing.
Did well on bass on spinnerbaits and Lake Fork Ring Frys also.
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