Kayaking tomorrow 7/12 at Rocky Gorge

[BalmerBrian]

How has the water been at Rocky Gorge lately?

[perchy]

I haven't been in a while, but you can see someone posted a report about rocky gorge up here:

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries...report/log.asp

[gafisherman]

I fished rocky gorge, but put in at Supplee last week. Water was about. 81-82 degree. I thought more fish would be shallow but I guess they have found structure in deep water. Did manage 3 fish. One was 18" and very chunky. Had a weird underbite though. Good luck out there


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[perchy]

Nice job! 7:26 AM or PM? Looks like the thermocline has settled in around 18 ft down from your Lowrance reading.

[gafisherman]

A.M., got him right around a tree, on a Texas rigged zoom speed craw


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[BalmerBrian]

Bite was slow in the early afternoon. I should've have put in at Scott's cove and fished the deeper part of reservoir. Saw a ton of kayaks though.

[CAGE RATTLER]

I was there sunday from noon till 5. 1st time I ever launched at Supplee Lane.
Went to the right towards the dam checking the area out. Picked up a 21 incher
At the 1st lay down I stopped at. Landed 6 for the day. Beautiful day to be out there.

2015-07-14 02.04.13.jpg

2015-07-14 02.11.23.jpg

[BalmerBrian]

I guess deeper water is the key this time of year for the bigger fish. Did you see bigger fish on your finder? I want to see if there are bigger pike in the reservoir.

[perchy]

How big is bigger? I think the average pike we run into are 20-30 inches.

[CAGE RATTLER]

My FF is a DSI unit so not really sure on fish size. Mainly use it to see structure.

[BalmerBrian]

How big is bigger? I think the average pike we run into are 20-30 inches.

Well big pike I refer to exceed 30". I've not fished Rocky Gorge for pike but they usually prefer the cooler deeper water.

[perchy]

Here's a pic of a 34 inch one from Rocky Gorge in this DNR report. It was caught in the spring though:

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries...le.asp?ID=5014

I read online that the 20-30 inch juveniles can tolerate warm water better than the bigger ones. I'm going to try slow rolling some spinnerbaits with extra weight clamped on for them next time I get a chance to go there.

[BalmerBrian]

I'm used to fishing for them in Canada in deeper water during the summers. I didn't realize Rocky Gorge had them until this summer. I've got a tackle box full of pike lures (spoons, jigs, deep diving cranks) that I'm itching to try.

[perchy]

Rocky Gorge has a ton of cold feeder streams which empty into the back of coves, and I've seen people post reports of the pike being caught in summer on bass stuff like 3/8 oz spinnerbaits and squarebills so fishing deep might not be completely necessary.