Xman2000 Report post Posted April 15, 2013 Hey just wanted to give a Rosey Report today we just got back put up the boat and finished cutting last bits of crappie and yellow bass fillets :PIt was a great windy and sunny day.My wife Nadia suggested we do some fishing this weekend and being the romantic I am made a date out of it Got my motherinlaw to watch are kids lastnight and got the boat prept and ready to roll so we could hit the road as soon as we woke up.That was all well and good but Nadia decided to sleep in a little and not wanting to rush her I waited till she woke up made her coffee and finally hit the road by 8:00ish got to Globe and we had to stop at walmart and stock up on goodies and last minute tackle, since we already blew the morning bite.After all that Id say we launched the boat at Windy hill around 11:00am and decided to try the Tonto end since all the rummors were it was clear and possible slabs there.Also the Tonto end I really don't know all that well and wanted to force myself to learn that end of the lake and hopefully find some new honey holes! To our surprise there was hardly anyone out lots of campers on the beach but all day only a handfull of boats that we saw and got to talk to every one had the same report nothing biteing and the water was really stained mixed with the wind and decided to use a little bit heavier jig heads than 1/16 with john deer green grubs and white power grubs hopeing they would cut through the stained water and about 20 min into a spot we started trolling Nadia hit her first bass,then another and another.got to admit she was kicking my butt the first good hour we were there. ( making me rethink all my tackle) I switched to drop shot robo worm (bluegill color) and bang my first dink bass of the day since I finally got the monkey off my back I was able to slip into cruise control and pull in 3 more bass. and then as we strated drifting deeper into the sticks weaving in and out Nadia started pegging decent sized yellow bass witch at that point i picked up my jigging pole and pulled a few myself from the sicks.Then it happend after the yellow school we found some crappies not huge but not small just good decent sized crappies .It was a great time to enjoy a good Cigar and work on exploring new territory.Alot of little Bass were far more aggressive than the crappie after a while and we finally moved because the bass would not let are jigs alone lol (what a problems to have ) after that we decided to work the shallows and edges and look for decent bass if we were going to finish off the day so back to drop shot and a cool looking bass nailed my line I called him bolt because on both sides of him his marking in the middle looked like a lightnig bolt (see him in the pic),I managed to get some better bites on cranks tried popper and buzz baits at the end but didnt get it to happen on top water. The best bass of the day was about a 3pounder and her undercarriage was really red and full of eggs still( back in the drink she went).Nadia had her fun and said it was time to pack it in so we got off the lake around 4:30ish and Stopped for dinner at Guayos's on the way back We ended up with 5 Crappies 6 yellows Nadia caught and released 6 Bass and I stopped counting after my 12th Bass .All in all it was a fantastic trip spending time with my best friend and better half.After taking the cappie and yellows home and explaining to my kids that they get to go next time had them help with the filletts and then off to bed. The cappie bite I belive is still not there yet but the Bass bite is good just not on fire.So just cant wait till the end of April early May then Holy Smokes should be awesome 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted April 15, 2013 sounds like a great date! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted April 15, 2013 Good times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted April 15, 2013 Nice day to be on the water. Looks like Rosey is picking up a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xman2000 Report post Posted April 17, 2013 The lakes not bad if you can stand the wind forgot to mention the water temp was 67 and now my kids are demanding I take them this weekend so might have a better report soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted April 17, 2013 Them are some good pics and thanks for the fishing report. Sounds like a pretty good half day to me. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowfishAZ Report post Posted April 17, 2013 Hey Xman, Ill be takin my wife and 2 yr old boy up there to shoot some fish this weekend and maybe even try to catch some (seems like its been years since ive tryed to catch a fish with a pole!!) If you see a tiger striped bowfishing rig come say whats up!! Did you guys tip those jigs with live minnows? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xman2000 Report post Posted April 24, 2013 bowfishAz wish I would have seen your post before the kids and I went out last Sunday I believe I saw your boat at Windy hill headed to the boat ramp as we were going oput to fish.I some times tip the jigs with minows as the bite changes depending on the conditions and how many minowos have left Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
