Hensley Lake and Reports

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• By mark d inman

  Water Temp: 50.3 to 51. 7

  Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

  Report: The bass fishing here is much slower and the size of the bass are from 11 to 15 inches and are holding off the face of the dam in 18 to 30 feet of water and are also holding on structure in the 5mph area up in the river area in the same depths.Again not many boats on the lake because of the cold weather also bank anglers here are staying home. Jigs here are also working here in 3/8 or 1/2 oz football head And 5" single tail yamamoto grubs as trailer for these baits
  City: madera ca.

  Tips: fish slow same methods as eastman the bass here are much smaller

• By Don&Sharon

  Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

  Report: Water Temp:
  Water Clarity: Clear (4-6 feet visibility)
  Report: My wife and I got on the water at 6:45 am. Started throwing spinner baits. Caught a few fish up close to the banks. About 8:00 began fishing points to deeper water, using grubs and plastics, and still caught fish, but it was more work.
  
  Tips: Water temp was 79-80 degrees at all spots.
  City: fresno,ca

• By Mike Toole

  Water Temp: 70-80

  Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

  Report: Started at 8:30 am by 9:00 am the bass started biting got one that was a keeper also got a catish that was a keeper by 10:00 am the ish quit biting.
  City: Madera

  Tips: For summer ish the muddline also ish by & in between the rocks I used a latish style lure color was silver or the clear water, ished didn't bit the worms today but use worms or use anchovies.

• By Mike Toole

  Water Temp: 70-80

  Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

  Report: Started at 8:30 am at south easteren side o lake by 9:00 the Bass started biting, rom 9:00 to 10:00 am the ish were biting like crazy, got one keeper Bass and a keeper catish on my lurers. Another isherman was haveing just as much luke with anchovies. Ater 10:00 am the ish quite biting or both o us. It is amazing how actine these ish are in the warm water.
  City: Madera

  Tips: During summer ish the muddline and ish by the rocks and in betwen them. I have had goodluck with the latish style lure.

• By Mike Toole

  Water Temp: 70-80

  Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

  Report: The ishing at Hensley was air my reind and I did not have much luke to day, most likly because o the warm water and low oxegen, but I did catch a 15inch large mouth down in a cove, near a lot o dead brush and muddy water the Bass was about 6FT out and did not give much o a ight.
  City: Madera

  Tips: Use platstic worms 4in to 10in with dark colors or try dark lurers. I used a Helin's FlatFish size T4 color BSS 3-Gang Hooking, when I caught the ish I was attempting to retrive part o some elses ishing ploe when the ish hit the lurer