Lathem Lately?

[hopper]

Anyone been to Lathem Hollis recently? finaly got my house done and moved in. Gonna have some fish time now. Thinking of headed over there this weekend and next week.

 

[RamblinWreck]

I am planning to go in the AM. I've only been there twice, and got skunked both times, so I ain't no expert, but I'll let you know how it goes.

Edit: weagle went there Sunday and had some luck. Check his Pelican 100 thread..

Edit: caught a decent one this morning on a small shad-colored crankbait. My first Lathem bass, and first fish landed in my kayak. I released it.

 

[dank1296]

Move along no fish in that lake..

 

[weagle]

Fished Lathem this afternoon (1-4:30) and caught 8. Mostly 1 to 2lb largemouths but caught one fat spot about 3lbs. Most were caught chasing schooling fish with a ned rig and neko.

 

[RamblinWreck]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice. I am doing it wrong, only caught dinks this morning, had one fatty get off.

 

[weagle]

I broke one off that was a bigger than that spot. I'm fishing 6lb mono so I usually retie after catching a fish, especially if it's hooked deep enough that the line is wearing against the fish's teeth. Well right as I let that spot go a school busted about 20 yds out, and I hooked up with a nice one. Got it close enough to see in that clear water then rushed it a little too much and broke the line.

 

[RamblinWreck]

My best strikes came when a school broke surface nearby, and I threw a top-water lure right there - 3 of 'em swiped it, but I didn't get a hookup. A Tx rig in structure sure wasn't working. Not sure how you chase the schools?

 

[spkoli]

I was skunked on Friday. They were busting all around the lake on the top, however, they were not interested in what I was offering. Had a decent LM get off. Seems like the more successful folks are fishing afternoon/evening hours. I am always there when the gates open in the AM.

 

[hopper]

I was skunked on Friday. They were busting all around the lake on the top, however, they were not interested in what I was offering. Had a decent LM get off. Seems like the more successful folks are fishing afternoon/evening hours. I am always there when the gates open in the AM.

What were you throwing?

 

[dank1296]

Well guess no secret on Hollis Lathem caught 8 assorted spots and largemouth plus one crappie today. Alot top water action today only one on lure rest on freelining large shiners from Hammonds.

 

[hopper]

Nice. Never used live bait there before. Usually do pretty good with flukes and senkos

 

[hopper]

Wonder how the catfish are growing in dat pond?

 

[dank1296]

Ive marked some big fish on bottom but never got bites other than bass or crappie, Got to be some 15-20 pounders in there

 

[dank1296]

Im gonna hit Lathem about 830 in the morning anyone wanna meet can show you some of favorite spots. Ill be in a brown solo skiff.

 

[RamblinWreck]

I'll be there in the AM. Graying hair, brown Toyota, camo NuCanoe F12 w/trolling motor.

Edit: Got there at 8AM. Caught a few including one fatty, approx 4 lbs. Caught a few dinks on a Ned rig first. Bass were blowing up bait on top all around, and after missing at least 5 throwing to them with a whopper plopper (not sure how, every time I touch it, it "hooks" me), I tied on a Zoom swimming fluke in ice shad, and as soon as they would hit the top I would cast in there. I immediately caught this one. Fun!

 

[dank1296]

Hey Ramblin Wreck i ended up with 14 bass 1 crappie after i talked to you mostly trolling shiners and few on small deep diving crankbait. Alot of surface activity today they liked the cloud cover.

 

[RamblinWreck]

You did better than I, but I am happy! I didn't know you could troll with live shiners; how do you hook them? Thru the lips and free line behind the boat?

 

[dank1296]

Light line 4lb test which i double up from a swivel to hook about 3 feet add couple small split shots 8 inches above hook. troll on lowest speed about 1.5 mph they wear them out many double hook ups

 

[dank1296]

yes small hook through upper lip try hit the hard part next to nostril

 

[SASS249]

Just a reminder Rambling Wreck that if you run a trolling motor on a kayak you need to register it. I know for a fact that there are DNR Rangers who will write a ticket in a minute for an unregisred kayak using a trolling motor.