fishrman Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I went out to tonka last week and man the fishing was tough. I wanted to try milfoil fishing, but didn't catch a thing. Did it for hours. When milfoil fishing to target dirty water, clear, or stained? I tried weedlines, points, humps, channels, and couldn't pull more than 2 fish from any spot. Nothing over 2 pounds either. What am I doing wrong? Have ppl been doing better in clear or dirty water? Not looking for specific holes, but any help would be great. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river runt Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 If you didnt get out till after 9:00am the real bite is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonbuggy Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 If you wanted to switch things up, move to the deep weedline and try to find schools of bluegills...watch your graph. The bass should be close by.We found a good bite late afternoon on a weekday.DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaBass Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Tonka is one of those lakes where you just have to cover water sometimes in order to find a school of nice ones... you can catch them from 2'-20' of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JConrad Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I agree on bass from 2 - 20 ft of water. I have had some great days on Tonka this time of the year fishing in 15 - 20 ft of water. Key for me has been rock when fishing this deep. Look for humps with rock or small points on the big reefs with rock. It will take some time but it may well be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyEyes Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 We had some crazy luck on the docks today right before the storm. I even picked up a 5 lbs fish. We caught over 25 in an hour and a half. All on a sinko. It was amazing how they just flipped a switch and turned on. We even picked up a 16" Smallie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mww24 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 trophyeye. were you in a bay thats a color? only bay ive caught a smallie. just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyEyes Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Well there are two bays that are colors. I would say yes, but I am not saying which. The pattern was under lifts with big covers, boats that were completely out of the water and deeper weeds available. If we went to those areas we pulled 8 or 9 out, compared to other docks that we would pick up 1 or 2. I never fish bass so have fun boys and girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mww24 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 i know which one trophy. just curious. dont fish there much anymore. have only ever gotten a few smallies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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