Buffalo Lake Fishing Reports

[Bigslugger]

Got another limit by the courthouse today all over 11in

Had to get more since last nights were so darn tasty!

[jigginjim]

I know what you mean I have caught alot of crappies myself. I only keep 7-8 fish each time out. I could easily keep a 10fish limit, but then 7 could be my limit. They have been some good eating. I fish all around the lake, every body sits in one spot but if you travel around I have caught some real nice fish away from the pack of houses. I fished a different lake, hit the gravel area, caught several sunfish all over 9 inchs.

[BartmanMN]

You guys did better than me. I was out last night near the courthouse and could only manage a hand full of fish. Definitely not all over 10 or 11 like slugger.

[glass]

out there this morning no luck anybody interested in helping me learn the lakes around here?

[Drewski]

You guys did better than me. I was out last night near the courthouse and could only manage a hand full of fish. Definitely not all over 10 or 11 like slugger.

I think he is the only one with limits of 11+ inchers out of buffalo!

[fishersofmen]

With 500 people on the lake tonight....its really no surprise not everyone is catching fish. There will always be some that do but thats alot of pressure out there. I pulled up to the lake at around 4:00 and drove away laughing.

[Vex Guy]

Last year someone explained the 4 steps on how to measure a true limit of 11 inch "Buffalo Crappies"

1st..Push the mouth together and bump the nose to a wall or board.

2nd... Pinch the tail

3rd.. Do NOT measure the fish with a old tape that is missing the first 2 inches.

4th.. Most important.. Have someone else measure them for you.

LOL!

[Bigslugger]

I went out again today from 3 am to 7pm for kicks with my dad and neighbor for fun and not keeps

Morning was really slow only about 15 fish around 10 in bit started at around 7:15ish

All day long only 2 perch (good thing for tv)

The the 3:30 pm hour came all I can say is WOW. I alone caught around 30 fish. Dad and neighbor around 20. It died off slowly at 5:30

It was a long day but well worth the excitement

There's a certain combination of bait and lure they can not resist. They just come up hand hammer it as soon as it gets down there. I was really surprised how aggressive they were even with this weather.

Oh and Vex Guy...I have a 11 in stick and they all were as long or longer last night than it.

[Vex Guy]

Great to hear someone on that lake can catch all 11" plus!!

[Drewski]

How long is that 11" stick???

[Bigslugger]

It would be 11 inches....

[bassislife]

Bigslugger, You must have some steroids in that special combination that makes them grow an extra inch or 2 as they're coming up the hole!

Our family has been fishing the lake for almost 30 years doing our at times 40-50 fish nights, like you're experiencing, and we've never able to locate those elusive 11" fish limits!!

I think that 11" stick might have a broken tip!

[Bigslugger]

I swear on my life they were 11 inches or more.

Bassislife quick question. What's with the really light coloring on the crappies in Buffalo. They look extremely pale, like they are sick or something

[Vex Guy]

That could be some of that Barry Bonds Steriod Bait they have been eating!

hehe!

Just keep having fun catching all those 11" plus, I'll have to settle for those smaller 9-10 inchers like the other 500 people out there.

[BartmanMN]

Slugger, have you been going back to the exact same spot day after day or have you been moving up and down the 20 foot break?

[fishersofmen]

They probably are sick...like I said in an erlier post take a walk along the lake in the summer time and look at the shoreline full of hundreds of dead rotting fish. Its not exactly one of the cleaner, healthier lakes in the area. In fact its rather disgusting. Fish seem to taste fine though!

[noodlerod]

LOL

[Barnster56]

I've been moving around the lake,but keeping in that 20' range and have had fair luck with both jigin and dead stick. Mostly crappies but a few eater walters 14" to 16". The 3:00 to 7:00pm

seems to be the "Hot" time. The glow lures are the ticket for me.

If you see them on the vex and they swim by, bring it up and zap

it with a lite, drop it back down and they come back. I'll be out tonight with the radio tune in on the Game...Go VIKES!!!

[Bigslugger]

It has been the exact same spot everyday...its like clock work everyday same time and everything

[BartmanMN]

Sounds like you have a nice spot. Need someone to fish with?

[Bigslugger]

I may some time

Were you out by the court house yesterday at all?

[noodlerod]

Barry Bonds steroid bait LOL good one Vex Guy , almost as good as that fish tail of yers in a differnt thread about the 10-12 fish an hour and being in stealth mode or whatever !!!!! like I said " if you only had a clue " !![

[walleyeking19]

Did anyone see that big article in the newest Outdoor News about Buffalo Lake??? The guy told where to fish, when to fish, and even how deep to find them at different times of the day. Just what we need for that lake, more pressure.

[BartmanMN]

No, not yesterday. Friday.

[mnhunter79]

Have not seen it YET. Thanks for the tip though.Planned on comin up Fri - sun. fishin with brother in law.

FYI- if you dont want more pressure on a lake, prob not a good idea to tell everyone its in the outdoor news.

[Vex Guy]

almost as good as that fish tail of yers in a differnt thread about the 10-12 fish an hour and being in stealth mode or whatever !!!!! like I said " if you only had a clue " !![

Noodledoodle,

"If you only had a brain" If you were not so loud down there on that early ice you boys could have caught a few more fish yourself!!

Not many people know about that bite, so keep it off the air!

FYI.. They're still hitting!!

By the way....What in the world are you trying to say in your own language anyway??

PS: read up before you begin to slam!! We caught 10-12 eyes per night , not by the hour! Like I said.. We were quiet!!

[jigginjim]

I also saw Carney's report. Must have ran out of bullets and arrows. If it walks, crawls or flies it dies. He needed something easy to write about. What easier then fishing crappies, notice he didn't write on how to catch walleyes.

I also want to thank the guy that finished drilling holes for me. Power auger ran out of gas, a first for me.

[fishersofmen]

At this point I think we are long past worrying about pressure on Buffalo Lake. Not exactly a big secret. You could build a grocery store and a mcdonalds out there and they would thrive.

[noodlerod]

like I said " if you only had a clue " yer words exactly ( we were catching 10-12 fish per night in a hour window ) what side of the lake was i on N,S,E,W and were did I park ? how many guys was I with ? and whos to say I didnt have the same luck as you supposably did ? FYI they have slowed but how do you know i'm not getting them also still ??? we should hook up sometime and compair notes & pics , oh yeah thats right I wouldnt be able to see you , yer so stealth-like

[hoggs222]

Wow, what a pi$$ing match this has become.