Little Long

[waterbound]

Has anybody speared Little Long by Minnetrista? I'm probably going to give it a shot Tuesday but just wanted to hear if anybody knew what the water clarity was like and maybe what's been working.

[Laska]

Pretty sure that was the 4th annual gtg lake, only elwood speared one, lakes clarity was 20fow about just a really cool lake

[waterbound]

Well I'm going to try to get up early and see if I can't get a few, I'll post how I do.

[Laska]

Try the part all the way on the other side from the landing that's where we all set up

[waterbound]

Are you talking about the bay at the south end of the lake?

The guy at Wayzata Bait & Tackle I was talking to said I should set up right on the point, so I did. I was in about 9 feet of water and I had a sucker and an artificial down. The water was really clear and I was set up on a good bed of green weeds. About an hour after I set up the first fish cruised through (as I was turning down the heat and looking away) and I saw him on his way out with the sucker sticking out both sides of his mouth. I tried pulling him back in but I only got the sucker back. A while later the sucker was sitting there looking dead when he started moving so I grabbed my spear and watched a pike slide in right behind him. I waited for him to come in a little closer and threw my spear only to find out I overestimated how fast he was moving and put the spear right in front of his nose. I'm disappointed I missed but I'm glad I saw some fish today. On the plus side, both fish were probably under 20 inches and I don't have to worry about cleaning tiny y-bones tonight.

[Gordie]

waterbound if you go back to little long use trout colored decoys there are trout in that lake. when I cleaned the one I got last GTG it had a nice 12 inch rainbow in its belly.

BTW that Pike came to a trout colored spoon on a hillbilly spinner

[waterbound]

The only trout colored decoy I have is a Lake Trout decoy...which aren't in Little Long. I am planning on going back though. I think maybe I'll try picking up a Bulldawg or something in a rainbow trout pattern and jig it.

[Laska]

Glad to hear ya had some luck! I wouldn't mind going back there again, really nice lake with one hellava view

[bassNspear]

stay out of my honey hole

[Gordie]

thats the same spot that his saw likes the bottom of the lake

[bassNspear]

not my fault!

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[Gordie]

yea put the blame on the middle man. I feel for Deitz

[Laska]

too funny....

[bassNspear]

yea put the blame on the middle man. I feel for Deitz

isnt that what always happens! Kill the messenger?

[waterbound]

I was back out there yesterday in the same spot and the water clarity wasn't great and it got worse as the day went on . It looked like it was just silt or something suspended in the water and I was able to clear my hole so I could see the bottom if I ran my scoop through a bunch and pushed it all to one side of the hole but that would only keep it clear for a minute or so. Didn't see any fish. This is what I was looking at all day...

Oh yeah, my decoys (there are two down if you can't see them) were about 3 feet down.

[bassNspear]

whew, that is dirty? Is this little long?

[waterbound]

Yep, that was Little Long. I could see the bottom in that same spot earlier in the week. I don't know what could have made it so cloudy...

[merkman]

I was able to clear my hole so I could see the bottom if I ran my scoop through a bunch and pushed it all to one side of the hole but that would only keep it clear for a minute or so.

Are you sure it wasn't coming from the inside of your house?

It looks like the slush around your hole is covered in it too.

Or is that from you scooping it out?

[waterbound]

It wasn't coming from inside my house it was dirty the whole time I was there and it kept getting worse. The slush was clean when I scooped it out but it got dirty as I was trying to clear the silt out...I really don't know what was going on, I don't think there are carp or anything to stir up the bottom though.

[Gordie]

from what I remember there was a creek that fed that lake and a creek that went out could have been a change in temps and currents doing it. thats what sometimes happens on my lake about this time of year. also it could be from the veggitation also now that the snow is covering the ice and in the shallow the 02 is getting to be less the veggitation will start to be affected and will actully cause the lakes to start getting dirty. but dont give up on it. should clear back out just might be a couple days to weeks before it happens.

[waterbound]

I've never heard of that happening, but it makes sense. I don't think I'll be able to get out spearing for a little while though, I'm working all week except Friday but I'm dedicating that day to lakers. Hopefully the water will be cleared up by the time I can hit it again.

[bassNspear]

gordie is right, there is water that flows into that lake, and thats what might be cuasing it from being so dirty now. I remember when i was out there last year with a buddy of mine, adn he was in 15 fow, and could see the bottom plan as day! But things do change if there is water flowing into the lake!