Shore Fishing Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville, August 02, 2015

Green Lakes is always beautiful and we go there frequently (for a map of shore fishing at Green Lakes see my previous post:  http://www.fishingcentralny.com/2015/07/shore-fishing-green-lakes-state-park-in.html).

One of the benefits of fishing Green Lakes is to learn about how fish behave with your bait. It is hard to find a lake this clear any more that you can actually see the fish. The sunfish and sometimes small bass, will come up to the edge of the lake and you can watch how they respond to your bait. The sunfish were actively feeding between 6 pm and 7 pm, bass started feeding and jumping at around 8 pm. The pumpkinseeds that came up to the edge responded to the splash of the bait hitting the water and to an active lure. They stopped responding when it dropped to the bottom. They were responding to hooks with small spinners and not responding to plain hooks with just worms. The area is so weedy, no split shot or weight is needed. I used size 6 hooks but because they were sucking in the worms and stopping at the point that they felt the hook, I should have brought size 8 hooks. Unfortunately, size 8 hooks with spinners are not easy to find. Bear Paw is one of the few companies that makes them.

Tonight I used my Shakespeare Micro Series Ultra-Light pole with a spincast reel and 4 lb line. Green Lakes is one of the few places I feel confident using it because I'm pretty sure I won't catch anything over 4 lbs onshore and it is nice to be able to feel the delicate hits.