Hello,

Was thinking about running down there.  Anyone got any tips, shore fishing sites, etc....... 

Thanks,

Tim

Wow I was about to ask almost the same question here when I got home.  My question is a little different as I want to get on the water at Rodman.  From my basic understanding, there are a lot of stumps.

 

Any advice on navigating Rodman would be great.  I don't mean to derail your thread.

tO ANSWER THE FIRST ? There is very little area to fish from shore. If you go to the dam and go across dam there is about 1/2 mi. of shore lined w/ rocks.If the cabbage isnt blowed up on shore or the drilla isnt topped out very far there are some good spots to catch bass.

to adress the 2nd. ? ,yes there are plenty of stumps and with the water as hi as it is now you cant see many of them. the barge canal seperates the stump fields and for the most part it is ok to run. you just have to watch out for floaters. right now some of the best fishing is strait across from kenwood landing.when you come out the canal to barge canal go across into stump field work your way back to where old river channel meanders and work off that.

Thanks Mike!!!

See that bass I am holding?  Guess where I caught it?  Mike above nailed it...  FYI the gators get big in there.  Good luck

trueblue, the two in avatar was from a tx. on rodman in 2011.mine was 10.26 partner john was 8.75 and I lost one at the boat which was bigger than the one I caught...we won tx.

Thanks for the info!  I will try to hit Rodman up during this month.

Congrats Mike..great job!  Do you know if they are drawing down this year?

no drawdown this yr.fishing is heating up with big prespawners. have heard of some spawning already

no drawdown this yr.fishing is heating up with big prespawners. have heard of some spawning already

That's true a buddy of mine and his friend fish rodman and he told me that last week. I have yet to get out there since I do not have a boat but I have seen some pics of monsters out of there!

In march the Elites are going out of Palatka (pcd) the last day the final 12 will launch from kenwood and fish a 6 pool course in rodman, like the old megabucks series. ought to be interesting>