Christie Lake conservation?

[Phillip love]

I'm looking for some good lmb, smb locations around Hamilton to oakville area and I was thinking about trying Christie Lake conservation but somewhere I read that they apparently drain the lake annually. So has anybody fished it recently?

 

[basshole69]

Wow, just signed up here today and fished there yesterday!

It has Largemouth and TONS of catfish. I pulled in about a dozen cats before I gave up looking for bass. There were lots of baby largemouth near the shorelines, so they are in there - just no luck for me yesterday. The used to stock the ponds but they are decommissioned. Down by the marina you can walk to a few areas and I hear the dam is good. Wanna try Valens next (just got a conservation pass). Let me know how it goes for you, good luck!

 

[Phillip love]

Thanks, I'm really not too keen on catfish unfortunately!
However I did go to valens today at 6 am and 2 guys pulled in 2 chunky bass throughout the whole time and I don't believe anything else was caught, it has some good bass locations though!
I was with 5 other people and none of us managed to bring any in.
Now I'm wondering if I should just go back to valens tomorrow or stick to Christie

 

[basshole69]

Yeah after yesterday I wasn't keen on catfish anymore either! I think you have to know the lake (depth areas) or try by the dam (which I did not). I was only fishing jig/ dropshot ... with some decent lures/ spinners you might avoid the cats and haul in a decent LMB. Im bad with lure selection/ use but hope to find advice on this forum and intend to use crankbaits and spoons more throughout the summer. The one thing I liked about Christie is you can find a lot of downed trees and weedbeds (even without a boat). You're out at a better time than I was too (1-5pm) so you might have better luck. Schools of baby LMB by the shorelines, gotta be some monsters out there. Let me know!

 

[Phillip love]

I have a boat too so maybe I will try out Christie, I more so use Texas rigged worms, crawfish or I'll use a swimbait hook on a paddle tail, I don't really have any luck on spoons, spinners, cranks.

 

[basshole69]

How did it go, manage to get to Christie?

 

[Phillip love]

I didn't end up going to Christie, I am still debating on it, I need more on it, seems like every place I go I'm disappointed lol. According to lots of reviews though I did find a place that seems promising called fairy Lake so I might check that out when I get time. Probably Monday