Fishing Report 3-18-08
Fishing Report 3/18/08
The long winter is finally taking its toll on the dissolved oxygen levels in Mundo Lake. There is no immediate danger of a winterkill event, but the fish have responded by distributing themselves in the upper half of the water column. The top 10 ft or so have suitable oxygen levels for Trout and a few fish will intermittently cruise even deeper. In terms of angling, the best approach is to start halfway from the bottom and work your way up. By setting up in the deeper water, you have a larger zone to fish before the oxygen levels dissipate. Recently, fish have been taken as little as 2 feet below the ice. The edges of the lake, especially the areas where water is flowing in, are very thin and at times open water. Please use caution when entering onto the lake as these zones will change daily depending on the weather. Keep this in mind as well when you are leaving for the day as your entry spot may have changed. The primary ice sheet is still thick, measuring in the 14-16” range. The ice has been groaning and making cracking noises, which may be kind of eerie at times. This is normal for this time of year when there is a larger difference between day and night temperatures. We will be watching the lake closely, and will report if we feel conditions are dangerous.
As for the actual fishing report side of things, pressure has been fairly light, and we have not received very many reports. Game and fish officer Adaline Montoya reported that a 20” Rainbow was taken from Mundo on Saturday (3/15). Rosenburg Tafoya and I spent two hours on the lake this morning while conducting water quality testing. Without fishing constantly we managed to catch 8 Rainbows and missed another 10 or so. We were jigging with 1/4oz. neon green jig heads attached to small white with glitter shad tubes. The largest fish was 14” and the smallest two were both 7-8”. The other 5 were in the 11-13”class. All of the fish were caught between 2-10 feet from the ice, and we were set up in 20 feet of water around 100ft out from the middle of the dam. The sun is shining and the fish are biting, so why not get into both at Mundo Lake.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
The long winter is finally taking its toll on the dissolved oxygen levels in Mundo Lake. There is no immediate danger of a winterkill event, but the fish have responded by distributing themselves in the upper half of the water column. The top 10 ft or so have suitable oxygen levels for Trout and a few fish will intermittently cruise even deeper. In terms of angling, the best approach is to start halfway from the bottom and work your way up. By setting up in the deeper water, you have a larger zone to fish before the oxygen levels dissipate. Recently, fish have been taken as little as 2 feet below the ice. The edges of the lake, especially the areas where water is flowing in, are very thin and at times open water. Please use caution when entering onto the lake as these zones will change daily depending on the weather. Keep this in mind as well when you are leaving for the day as your entry spot may have changed. The primary ice sheet is still thick, measuring in the 14-16” range. The ice has been groaning and making cracking noises, which may be kind of eerie at times. This is normal for this time of year when there is a larger difference between day and night temperatures. We will be watching the lake closely, and will report if we feel conditions are dangerous.
As for the actual fishing report side of things, pressure has been fairly light, and we have not received very many reports. Game and fish officer Adaline Montoya reported that a 20” Rainbow was taken from Mundo on Saturday (3/15). Rosenburg Tafoya and I spent two hours on the lake this morning while conducting water quality testing. Without fishing constantly we managed to catch 8 Rainbows and missed another 10 or so. We were jigging with 1/4oz. neon green jig heads attached to small white with glitter shad tubes. The largest fish was 14” and the smallest two were both 7-8”. The other 5 were in the 11-13”class. All of the fish were caught between 2-10 feet from the ice, and we were set up in 20 feet of water around 100ft out from the middle of the dam. The sun is shining and the fish are biting, so why not get into both at Mundo Lake.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
posted by Kevin Terry at 2:20 PM
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