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Larry Barber
IP: 207.144.149.58 Feb 19, 08 - 1:37 AM |
Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
We have a small group of fishermen who are might be fishing Buggs Island during spring. We fish at night with top water plugs when the stripers are chasing the alewives near the shoreline. Are there any alewives in the lake? What's the fishing like around April or May? Any top secret hotspots? Thanks! LarryB |
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Little Boy Blue
IP: 192.58.204.226 Feb 19th, 2008 - 7:26 AM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
Yes, there are plenty alewives in the lake. Most people confuse them with Blue Back Herring. I once helped the VDGIF gill net survey. We caught hundreds of what I thought were BB herring, however Vic informed me that 99% were actually alweives, and 1% were indeed BB's. The fishing can be good in early April, however late April and in May most fish leave the lake for their annual spawning run in the Roanoke and Dan rivers. |
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Jaybee
IP: 152.16.108.39 Feb 19th, 2008 - 7:35 AM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
LBB, Can you jig for alewives or BB with Sabiki rigs? Where is the best place to find those guys-shallows, channels? Only ones I ever caught were by accident in very deep water during the summer but I would like to be able to consistently get them. |
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Little Boy Blue
IP: 192.58.204.226 Feb 19th, 2008 - 11:33 AM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
Jaybee, Yes, I have caught them on sabiki rigs at the lake. The only place I have caught them was next to my submerssed green light in the pitch dark. After the first crack of daylight appears in the morning, they leave. |
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Jaybee
IP: 152.16.108.39 Feb 19th, 2008 - 11:44 AM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
Thanks, LBB. I sure appreciate the reply. I can throw a castnet as good as the next fella but I have had a terrible time of late getting bait on Buggs. If I could find a good location for jigging bait I guess that would solve the problem. I don't mind getting up at 3am to do it. Any time of year good and should I try near bridges or marinas? I don't expect you to give away the farm but generalized locations would be very helpful. |
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Old School
IP: 67.232.18.188 Feb 19th, 2008 - 2:44 PM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
One quick way to tell an Alewive from a Blue back is to slit open their belly. An Alewive will have a grey gut liner, and a Blue back will have a pitch black gut liner. This info comes in handy when bringing bait to Tennesee. If you are caught with Blueback Herring even on the highway it's a $500 fine and possible time served. During an NSBA tournament there, Fish and Game officers went through every bait tank at 5 AM checking gut liners. Just thought this may help somebody. Mike |
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Budman
IP: 64.132.139.194 Feb 19th, 2008 - 5:22 PM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
JB, We seldom have trouble catching bait around the ramp and in Sandy Creek at Occoneechee. Also at the lights on the old bridge in Clarksville is a good bet. Of coarse you know at the Nutbush bridge before dawn. After dawn at Nutbush you can still catch bait but just a little farther out when in a boat. |
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jaybee
IP: 71.111.210.79 Feb 19th, 2008 - 9:13 PM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
Thanks again, Budman. I think I just need to hire you out sometime...I'm gonna become a livebaiter for sure one day! I've got most of the stuff, just need the bait. Shoot,if I could catch them consistently I may never have to troll again! |
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Budman
IP: 64.132.139.194 Feb 20th, 2008 - 8:33 AM |
Re: Alewives bait in Buggs Island Lake
I'd be glad to take you out sometime. Email me and we'll plan a day. |
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