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Mangus with a C flash bass.I know the bass fishing season is behind us, but its time to let the cat out of the bag about one of Michianas hottest lures.
With all due respect to anglers who have kept it a secret, the C Flash crankbait is something you need to know about and put at the top of your Christmas list this winter.
Its won a lot of bass tournaments throughout Michiana the past few years including this season - yet most of the successful anglers arent talking about them. You can bet that the top tournament anglers are throwing them and will be using them again (secretly) next year.
I bet theyd catch walleye and steelhead, too!
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Trout, salmon, muskies and panfish are keeping anglers satisfied during the wet, windy weather.
Despite low numbers of trout and salmon that have entered the St. Joseph River this fall, the catches have been pretty good throughout the system.
Dick Parker of Central Park Bait in Mishawaka says a fair number of steelhead and salmon are being taken by anglers. Similar reports are coming out of Niles and Berrien Springs.
However, the steelhead run remains disappointing; less than 900 have been recorded passing the South Bend ladder, well below average. Salmon are helping the cause, as nearly 200 kings and 175 coho are roaming between South Bend to the Twin Branch dam.
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Cooler weather and recent rains have lured more salmon and trout up the St. Joseph River into South Bend and Trail Creek in Michigan City.
However, the steelhead counts at South Bend remain well below average.
Lake Michigan biologist Brian Breidert said that tape readings through Oct. 9 showed 207 steelhead, 78 kings, 64 coho and 2 browns moved through the South Bend ladder during the previous two weeks. Fall run counts now show 797 Skamania, 122 kings, 155 coho and 3 browns have moved above the ladder.
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Weve not updated our blog here regarding trout and salmon fishing because, frankly, theres been very little to report.
However, things are looking up on the St. Joseph River, as more salmonids have moved upstream. Were getting decent reports of steelhead and coho being caught around the Twin Branch dam in Indiana and at Niles and Berrien Springs in Michigan.
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More trout and salmon pushed into Indiana waters this week while deer continue to die of the EHD virus.
Coho Jumping BarrierTrout/salmon: Oddly enough, there have been as many coho coming through the South Bend ladder the past few days as there have been steelhead.
Fish can be seen jumping the barrier at Trail Creek and at the South Bend dam.
We counted 17 steelhead and 17 coho in the ladder this morning, said Bodine Hatchery Manager Dave Meuninck. The river temperature is down in the 60s, so we should see continued movement.