last weekend I went out to do some fishing on a favorite lake of mine, usually a 4 lber is a solid fish here.. seldomly seen anything bigger. On my way back in to the ramp the gov't worker who operates the swing bridge told me some guy in a ranger boat was up river at the locks fishing with a minnow harness and he caught an 8 and 9 pound smallie.. it could be bs but ive spoke to this guy many times and hes given me some spots and tips so i dont think he was shooting it.

whats your experience with fishing around locks? this time of year especially? its a lock at the end of a river connecting one lake with the other... the river goes for quite some time before entering either main lake though.

part 2 of this post.. i also noticed a couple weeks before on that same lake the water levels were much higher bc of the steady rainfall. i think the ministry had the hydro locks open because the under water current was insane. a 1 oz jig would stay on the bottom as soon as i dropped it in it would rocket off.. i even had a hell of the time with my trolling motor... z6 nitro with a 80 thrust motorguide and i wasnt moving all that much

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