putting in at Hardy this weekend?

[grizzly1648]

Anyone know anything about the stretch of lake off Hardy rd? as most of you know im new to the lake and looking to go this weekend. Im looking for info on where to go , maybe where to catch some bait. Any kind of tips, hints , would be greatly appreciated.

[CorneliaGale]

Where you pulling from, you might want to think about the state ramp at Hales Ford.

[grizzly1648]

Well by all the times read , and no responses . It looks like im gonna be on my own. But thats ok ive dont pretty well learning on my own.

[grizzly1648]

Ill be coming from Rustburg

[jon]

I'm not sure whats going on around Hardy but fish are being caught further down lake in the creeks. I would agree with putting in at the state ramp.

Jon

[grizzly1648]

How about toward the dam? Or not that far ?

[mytoyzfishing]

Your best bet in my opinion for bait and fish is to put in at the state ramp at hales ford and fish the mid lake creecks. Thats where I will be this weekend hopefully

[grizzly1648]

Thanks. I do appreciate it. Like I said coming from the river its a ehole other world.

[fly]

I would start looking into the hardy area in the next few weeks...been crazy weather this year

[BentRod]

It's springtime! Fish are spread all over the place. Craddock to Hardy. Creeks and main channel. Anybody that says different doesn't know what they're talking about. There was fish at Moormans in January..they're still around. I guarantee it. There's fish around the dam area..there always is. The saying "find the bait, find the fish" is never truer than in the springtime. There's bait in the creeks..there's fish in the creeks. There's bait up at Moormans and Tressles. There's gonna be fish up there. It's wide open right now. Hard to chose a wrong location. As the water warms and we approach the spawn, things will get more location specific. Right now, I don't see how you could go wrong. I've fished the three closest creeks to my house all spring just to save on gas and we've done good.

[grizzly1648]

Thanks bent..thats sounds like what I was thinking , but as I said I am new to lake fishing.

[YAKforTHEM]

Hey guys,

I put in at Hardy on Wednesday morning. We marked a ton of fish in the stretch by the trusses. Only landed one (26 inches) but had a handful of strikes/misses, all on downlines. Throughout the day I watched countless fish on the finder come up to the bait, check it out, and swim off. They were super curious but being super picky. The fish I landed hit a 5" ale right beside marker R80. I had lines in with 4-6 inch shad and lines with 4-6 inch ales. I fish the Moorman/Hardy area a lot and the fish have definitely started to school up again in that area way more this week than in the past month. Water on Wed. was 51-52 in that whole stretch. Morning (day break to 9am or so) and evening (5-7pm) seem to have the fish eating more than inspecting. Middle of the day the fish were just super picky. Hope this helps.

[grizzly1648]

Thanks man , great report. I appreciate all the info..im going in the morning will let yall know what happens

[YAKforTHEM]

Grizzly- I'll be putting in at Moormans in the morning. Im in a red and black Cuda 14 kayak so if you hit that area give me a wave! Good Luck!

[grizzly1648]

Will do yak. Ill be in my grizzly aluminum with my little cousin , trying to teach him a little. If I see ya ill ill stop and introduce myself. Good luck