AKA Tower lake, Cougar lake is located on the SIUE Campus in Edwardsville, IL. This will be my first time getting out this entire year, (employment sucks), and with the heat index projected @ 105, my hopes are not too high. I have only fished near the marina before, and am bringing my bicycle early in the morning so that i can make it around the entire lake by the end of the day. Timne permitting, I may also hit the lake on fridaq afternoon and evening.
I used Mr Twister swimshads here on friday night. The fishing wasn't great, and there is alot of weeds to contend with.
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During spawn the large bass come to the right side of this penninsula (if you make a trip there, you'll see what i mean), and this is where i caught my present record at just under 6 lbs. No lagemouths today, though.
Gold/silver Rat-L Trap, cast it out into the current and let the current take it as far as it will go. Reeled in slowly
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Frigid water pours out of a culvert here. Holy sweet mother of tim. I caught the 3 largest bass i have ever seen alive here! plus at least 10 others that were smaller, but still fun to catch. 3 over 6 lbs, the rest under 3.
Love Tower Lake. I fished for crappie there years ago and NEVER seen a bass. Now I catch 5+ LB. bass out of there regularly. AMAZING. I have a nice bass boat and fish tournaments but I have my best days on Tower Lake. Who would have ever thought! That lake is a GEM! Shhhhhhh.....
Goin back on tuesday near sunset to see if the fishing is as good as it was in the morning. Back to the culvert, the only reason i left was for a lack of water and a high temp (basically, i was a wuss). I'd bet i have just as good luck there @ night!!
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my old record this was caught during the spawn of '06. feel free to comment on how big you think it is, i think between 5-6lbs 08/03/08 06:33 PM
my record for the day Never thought the bass in cougar lake/tower lake could get this big. Another person fishing there (the camera man) had a scale that weighed it at 6lbs 8oz. 08/03/08 06:30 PM
Heating plant pier the weeds are terrible, but the shade is nice. Saw alot of hybrid bass jumpimg and crappie, i suppose. 08/02/08 02:53 PM
Cold Water Exchange for the heating/cooling plant Frigid water pours out of a culvert here. Holy sweet mother of tim. I caught the 3 largest bass i have ever seen alive here! plus at least 10 others that were smaller, but still fun to catch. 3 over 6 lbs, the rest under 3.
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08/02/08 02:48 PM
"The Dam" hit this @ about 630 am saturday. Alot of good strikes, only one caught. weeds are thick
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