Lawtonka 6-25-09

[STEVE81]

Got out about 8:30 this morning and put in at Robinson's Landing. This is my first time on the north end and only my 4th time on the lake. I was hoping to get in a good flipping bite for largemouths but when I got there the surface temp was 86-88 degrees. I figured it was too hot after fishing around there for a while so I headed down towards the dam to try my luck at some smallies. I fished a deep break and a shallow hump with no takers and headed back towards the ramp at about 11 am. It was so hot I could not pay attention to my fishing. Right when I got back to the boat ramp I noticed some lily pads so I decided to flip a sweet beaver at them. I didn't get anything in them but I started throwing at the overhanging bushes and caught one and had another bite. It was a tough day for just one fish but when the water warms up ten degrees in a couple of days it gets tough quick.

[oubassr]

Steve,

I fished Lawtonka a couple weeks ago. Water was not nearly as hot then. We caught a couple smallies (small ones) on Chug Bugs. I think I caught 8 fish total. I also caught about a 2 pound hybrid smallmouth/largemouth on a crankbait. Then I finished off the day flipping a Zoom Centipede in the boat slips. I hooked and landed a 5# largemouth around noon.

Great lake, just wish I could have fished it earlier in the year. That lake has some double digit largemouth and some real trophy smallies.

[STEVE81]

It is a big surprise when you hook up on one of those smallmouths. I caught my two biggest smallies ever on two consecutive casts during a tournament on May 30th. The first one went about 5 then the next one close to 3 lbs. Sad part is that they were not big enough to keep.

[justinb]

Ive been meaning to get up there and try that lake, just havent done it yet. My wife and I went to the mountains for a drive and I stopped by robinsons landing and the old store was closed. I didnt know if the ramp was still usuable

[STEVE81]

The ramp seemed fine to me and there was another boat trailer there went I arrived. I haven't been over there since then. I bet that water is boiling hot!