Henry’s Lake, November 9th, 2021
Fishing the shallow areas is your best bet for action (floating or sink tip line, traditional patterns), but be ready for ice in your guides! It is November, so freeze-up could happen any day
Fishing the shallow areas is your best bet for action (floating or sink tip line, traditional patterns), but be ready for ice in your guides! It is November, so freeze-up could happen any day
The lake could freeze over any day. So get up there and fish the shallow water either by boat or wading soon!
Freeze-up could happen any day now. Water temperature is in the low 40s in Deg. F., and days are getting colder. Cold, wind free nights will do the trick. After ice is thick enough, ice fishing gear will be the way to go. For now shallows around the lake are where to fish.
Good fishing continues any way you may choose: wading, slow trolling, or spot fishing from a boat. Concentrate efforts in shallow water. The State Park area and round the county boat dock will be crowded, and so will any location where fishing is good. This time of the season the amount of crowding depends a lot on the weather.
Fishing is improving as water has cooled off to temperatures in the lower 40s in degrees F. Fish are moving to shallows everywhere around the lake. Traditional patterns presented with slow sinking or intermediate lines are effective and also presented using a floating line and under an indicator, Watch the upcoming weather, and dress accordingly.
The recent foul weather has jump-started good fishing because the water has cooled significantly, aquatic weeds are breaking up, and fish are tending toward shallower water. Traditional Henry’s Lake patterns are producing especially through the use of Intermediate lines. The State Park and Fromm’s are crowed, winds can be brutal, and cold weather gear is in order. Consider trying wind-sheltered areas during these days of colder than normal weather and let’s hope that freeze-up does not happen as early as it did last year!
This weather is ” just the ticket” for improving fishing here. It will also help break up those copious submerged weeds. Currently, roads can be a bit hazardous with icy stretches, possible fog and road clearing action, each reducing the number of folks fishing. Thus we have no reports yet of improved fishing, but they should be coming in as weather improves.
The current weather is just what is needed to improve fishing success here. With cooler water (a few weeks ago water temps were close to 60 deg. F) fish will become more active and move to shallower water, weeds will breakup, and algae diminish. Fairly soon the best season for fishing the lake is developing and it should live up to its reputation and offer good fall fishing.
Fishing seems to be picking up a bit for those presenting traditional Henry’s Lake patterns on intermediate lines. Weed growth remains thick and not yet decreasing. Water temperature is hovering close to 60 Deg. F, So significant cooling is needed to bring on the best fishing.
Thanks to cooling weather fishing is beginning to pick up on the lake. Some fish are being picked up from fairly shallow waters along the west shore. Use intermediate or #2 sinking lines to present traditional Henry’s Lake patterns in 4 and 6 sizes. Bill Schiess’s book ” Fishing Henry’s Lake” offesr several patterns for this time of the season.