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Alum creek south pool

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#1 ·
Went to alum last Sunday to check things out on the boat for the year and the water was obviously very muddy has it cleared up any? Would like to get out and try little bass fishing I marked some fish in a few deep creek channels but would have to hit them in head with this water quality
 
#5 ·
Yeah comparably alum is one of the clearest lakes in central ohio.
USUALLY the south section is akways clear. But we had TONS of rain an this time of year isnt much holding the dirt/mud back from being dumped in are lakes with runoff.

The north end will dirty up fast.
If we got this rain in say june/july the south end would still be plenty fishable.

So yes it will clear up. The coves with feeders will start clearing up first,but even the ones with out wont be long on the south section
 
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#10 ·
I was out today from noon until 3:30 breaking in a new motor and doing a little Saugeye fishing. The water north of 36/37 was real bad however, my fish finder was full of bait from just south of the bridge and up about 1/4 mile past it going north. Surface water temp was around 43 +/- however, I was not able to get a bite on a jig. Trolling could have been the ticket however, I was wanting to run the motor more than fish. To go forward, I stopped at the inlet where ODR parks there boat and watched a guy land a musky pushing 40 + inches while casting the shore.
From there, I ended up near the beach and the water was still pretty cloudy without question. But on the good side of things, I saw three keeper Saugeye from another boat that was landed in around 12' of water. One dude was using a blade bait and the other was using a black jig setup. both were pulling the bait up hard for about 16" and dropping it. The one dude had a minnow on his jig and he caught two nice eaters. The water temp around the dam was about 42.8 on my finder.

I'm guessing the water will be really good fishing by next weekend barring major info from mother nature.
 
#16 ·
I just returned from working in Delaware this morning and stopped at Alum to give yall a water clarity report. North and Middle pool are muddy. South pool is in better shape, but anywhere from muddy to stained depending on where you are. Some of the protected coves are in the best shape with 2-3ft visibility. I didn't get a good look, but it did seem that the Scioto north of Oshay was in much better shape. Unfortunately, I think things are going to get worse before they get better with this wind and snow melt.
 
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