Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Greers Ferry June Forecast

Hello Folks!  June already?  Wow, this year is just zipping on by!
Before you know it Tree Stands and Duck Blinds will be home again for
many of us who enjoy all that mother nature has to offer.  This spring
good Ol` Mother Nature has dished out another generous portion of
water.  Copious amounts of rain and runoff hit us hard here in the
southland.  Lake levels here locally on Greers have risen over 20 feet
above normal pool and are continuing to rise as I type this forecast.
At one point over the last month we basically had a solid sheet of
water across the delta, 2011 will always be remembered as another year
of record breaking high water.  Great spawns on most all species where
had and tons of new cover promise’s to insure another awesome year
class of fish here on Greers Ferry.  On with the forecast...

June marks a big transition period here on Greers Ferry. Our walleye
population will be starting to move out from there post spawn
locations to there summer time haunts.  Look for our walleyes to
really start relating to our shad population that are inhabiting deep
flats and the old river channel.  We will still see some fish on
points and roll offs coming out of spawning bays but for the most part
I’ll be looking for large schools of shad with my electronics and then
dropping down to the game fish that are actively feeding on the shad.
The very best lure for producing these fish while there feeding is the
Fish Dinner Lures Line up of Jigging spoons and Spinners.  I prefer
white with the blue back in 3/4 oz. Size most of the time for the
spoons and the smaller Cindy K version for the spinner.  However, I
won’t be putting  the crawlers up just yet, but as the month proceeds
I will rely on them less and less.  Look for June to be another good
month of Walleye fishing here on Greers with better than average daily
catches.

One of the most veracious game fish on the planet is the genetically
engineered Hybrid Striper. For those of you living on another planet,
we have the World Record Fish of 27lbs and 04 oz.  Last summer we had
fish caught in the 22lb. Class and another  fish that was weighed at
just over 25 lbs..  I look for this summer to produce a new world
record fish in the 30lb. Class.  These giants live here on Greers
Ferry and another record will be caught, mark my word.  Jigging
Spoons, Live Shiners, In-line spinners and just about any top water
you want to throw will produce these fish on certain days.  At select
times these fish become very size selective, what I mean is the old
adage “match the hatch” becomes the utmost importance.  Generally bait
fish in the 1" - 2.5" size are the most attractive, however sometimes
you can go mind numbingly over the top and produce fish as well.  I’ve
seen days where 8 and 10 inch top water plugs absolutely hammer the
bigguns, keep an open mind and look for actively feeding fish on your
graph in the 20' -  40' range, be it in 100 + feet of water or 45'.

One of my very favorite fish on rod and reel is the all impressive
Flat Head Catfish!  During this month our flatheads will be visiting
the shallows and feeding well.  Live Bait is all but a must when
pursuing these fish.  Crankbaits and other minnow imitation lures will
catch a few but not with the consistency of a live offering.  Most
people have never had the opportunity to enjoy our Flathead catfish
and let me tell you it’s one of the most delicious fish there is out
there.  Look for shallow water with deep water access and a very hard
bottom to hold good numbers of these fish the first half of the month.
 Live Crawlers or  sunfish are fished in 8 - 18 feet of water will
produce.


June is sure to be a fantastic month of fishing here on Greers Ferry.
I hope to have the pleasure of fishing with each and every one of you
this summer.  If you have any question’s about the reservoir or this
forecast please call me at (501) 691 - 5701 or email me at
fishgreersferry@gmail.com  Be sure and check out my ALL NEW WEB-SITE
at www.fishgreersferry.com  As well as Fish Greers Ferry on Facebook,
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Specialist , Cody S. Smith

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