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Last Post 18 Oct 2010 11:15 AM by davesett2000. 12 Replies.
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kalangUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:60 kalang
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23 Mar 2010 10:04 AM
    whats new at the butte anything biting yet , when does the white bass start running , maybe some stripers and cats or maybe some crappies. just inquiring
    kalangUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:60 kalang
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    19 Apr 2010 11:25 AM
    dang nobody has any info on the butte lately
    NMFISHNUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:4 NMFISHN
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    17 May 2010 03:30 PM
    A few guys on the www.fishenchantment.com/SMF website have been there lately and had caught some fish. No Stripers but alot of whites, smallies will a few cats and eyes mixed in though.
    yeah_sure_whynotUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:6 yeah_sure_whynot
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    06 Sep 2010 09:22 AM
    I havent ever been fishing at the butte but I hear the catfish are enormous! Have you been lucky enough to catch any big ones?
    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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    15 Sep 2010 05:17 AM

    The name rings a bell.  Wasn't the U.S. record Northern Longear Sunfish caught there?
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    kalangUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:60 kalang
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    15 Sep 2010 08:40 AM
    never heard of a northern longear sunfish, i've heard of a redear sunfish
    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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    15 Sep 2010 07:06 PM
    Posted By kalang on 15 Sep 2010 09:40 AM
    never heard of a northern longear sunfish, i've heard of a redear sunfish

    Go to www.fishbase.org and type in "Northern Longear Sunfish" in the (first) search engine.
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    kalangUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:60 kalang
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    16 Sep 2010 09:53 AM
    cool i learned something new today thanks
    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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    16 Sep 2010 06:39 PM
    No problem!
    "I may be physically at my computer right now, but my mind has gone fishing!" --Avid angler from MI and member since 2009--
    mikepUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:5 mikep
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    11 Oct 2010 11:21 AM
    If you study the Lake Map from Elephant Butte what would you recomend to check out in October to find Lagemouth Bass? Why? What lure? What time of the day?
    davesett2000User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:2212 davesett2000
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    15 Oct 2010 10:58 AM
    (Below is posted in "Ask a Fisherman..." also)

    I must admit that I have never fished it....but I have a book called Fishing Man-Made Lakes that was published as part of the "Hunting and Fishing Library" back in the late '80's early '90's....that has several pages of tips for all species there.

    It states that around mid-August bass move back into back-ends of the lower-lake canyons, near milfoil. They recommend poppers and drop-shotting finesse baits near the edges of the milfoil and around stickups.

    As the water gets cooler, the bass move out to main lake structure...in depths of 20-45 ft. Pretty much have to jig some type of lure then (spoons - blade baits etc...)...unless you have a arsenal of deep running cranks...or possibly even a s-l-o-w dropped spinnerbait may work.

    JMHO

    Also....try this web-forum... www.yumabassman.com There's a decent bunch of guys there, and the site owner is a Life Member here.

    Good luck...and I hope this helps.
    Life Member David 2001 BB Linkmeister US Army 1978-1985 Western Wisconsin Photobucket
    mikepUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:5 mikep
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    15 Oct 2010 08:12 PM
    Thank you very much for your help I will go out next week and hopfuly get some nice Fish.
    davesett2000User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:2212 davesett2000
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    18 Oct 2010 11:15 AM
    You're welcome Mike. Hope you have some success.

    Let us know how you do
    Life Member David 2001 BB Linkmeister US Army 1978-1985 Western Wisconsin Photobucket

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