You don’t want to miss this tournament!!! This lake is known to produce giant fish and there is no better time of the year to catch them. I have heard stories of 30 pound sacks and fish over 13 pounds. In fact two years ago the lunker of the year (9-2) was caught there. I think the story was some new guy was fishing with James Allen and when he caught the biggest fish of his life, he screamed and let the whole lake know that James was on fish. It wasn’t long before James had plenty of company. Sorry James, I have learned my lesson.
From MDWFP.com
Largemouth bass fishing has been good. An 8.5lbs bass was caught recently on a watermelon colored artificial minnow. Big bass should be staging in deep water channel ledges or structure and feeding to store some energy for the spawning process. Try a texas-rigged style plastic worm in these areas fished slow. Red shad or watermelon colored worms usually work well. A deep-diving crankbait could produce good fish too. If the sun comes out long enough to warm the shoreline, some bass may move into shallow water to feed. Try using a spinnerbait in shallow water.
Lake Lincoln:
Fishing Reports
Lake Depth Map
| Lake Lincoln – Team Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Boater | # Fish | Weight | Co-angler | # Fish | Weight | Total |
| 1 | Jeff Hankins | 4 | 11-1 | Arkie Hodges | 0 | 0-0 | 11-1 |
| 2 | Jimmy Cain | 2 | 4-9 | Tyler Newton | 4 | 5-12 | 10-5 |
| 3 | Rick Buie * | 4 | 3-6 | Steve Britt, Jr. | 3 | 4-1 | 7-7 |
| 4 | Sonny Murray | 2 | 2-12 | Mark Shepard | 1 | 2-12 | 5-8 |
| 5*** | Ronnie Cook | 3 | 4-12 | Michael Harlow | 0 | 0-0 | 4-12 |
| 5*** | Collin Slay | 2 | 4-1 | Mike Allen | 1 | 0-11 | 4-12 |
| 7 | Jim Hallman | 2 | 2-12 | Wade Buie | 1 | 1-3 | 3-15 |
| 8 | Rob Yarbrough | 1 | 1-11 | Ronnie Newton | 2 | 2-0 | 3-11 |
| 9 | Larry Coleman | 3 | 3-5 | Larry Davis | 0 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 10 | James Allen | 2 | 2-9 | Ernie Breland | 0 | 0-0 | 2-9 |
| 11 | Bob Goff | 1 | 2-2 | Kyle Hancock * | 0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 12 | Steve Britt, Sr. | 1 | 1-10 | Mike Wharton | 0 | 0-0 | 1-10 |
| 13 | Luie Caldwell | 0 | 0-0 | Gary Blizzard * | 1 | 1-9 | 1-9 |
| 14 | David Martin | 2 | 1-2 | Jeff Mason | 0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 15 | Frank Riley | 1 | 0-13 | Robbie Robbins | 0 | 0-0 | 0-13 |
| * indicates guest angler *** indicates tie | |||||||
| Big Bass – Jeff Hankins with 5 lbs 10 oz | |||||||
| Lake Lincoln – Individual Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Angler | # Fish | Weight | Points |
| 1 | Jeff Hankins | 4 | 11-1 | 200 |
| 2 | Tyler Newton | 4 | 5-12 | 180 |
| 3 | Ronnie Cook | 3 | 4-12 | 165 |
| 4 | Jimmy Cain | 2 | 4-9 | 150 |
| 5*** | Collin Slay | 2 | 4-1 | 135 |
| 5*** | Steve Britt, Jr. | 3 | 4-1 | 135 |
| Rick Buie * | 4 | 3-6 | ||
| 7 | Larry Coleman | 3 | 3-5 | 125 |
| 8*** | Sonny Murray | 2 | 2-12 | 120 |
| 8*** | Jim Hallman | 2 | 2-12 | 120 |
| 8*** | Mark Shepard | 1 | 2-12 | 120 |
| 11 | James Allen | 2 | 2-9 | 105 |
| 12 | Bob Goff | 1 | 2-2 | 100 |
| 13 | Ronnie Newton | 2 | 2-0 | 95 |
| 14 | Rob Yarbrough | 1 | 1-11 | 90 |
| 15 | Steve Britt, Sr. | 1 | 1-10 | 85 |
| Gary Blizzard * | 1 | 1-9 | ||
| 16 | Wade Buie | 1 | 1-3 | 83 |
| 17 | David Martin | 2 | 1-2 | 81 |
| 18 | Frank Riley | 1 | 0-13 | 78 |
| 19 | Mike Allen | 1 | 0-11 | 75 |
| 30*** | Luie Caldwell | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| 30*** | Michael Harlow | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| 30*** | Robbie Robbins | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| 30*** | Mike Wharton | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| 30*** | Ernie Breland | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| 30*** | Jeff Mason | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| 30*** | Arkie Hodges | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| 30*** | Larry Davis | 0 | 0-0 | 42 |
| Kyle Hancock * | 0 | 0-0 | ||
| * indicates guest angler *** indicates tie | ||||
