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Would anybody believe this 40 inch river largemouth tried to eat an 8 inch Rooster Tail California Swimbait Special in 1 foot of water?
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I know - you can hardly believe a fish like this would be in 1 foot of water! Anyway, you may be able to make out that its a standard 1/8oz Rooster Tail, which is somewhat shorter than 8 inches (as was the bass).
Here's a spiny rainbow grouper that also fell prey to the Rooster Tail. He wedged himself into the rocks just like his big saltwater brothers, but I had plenty of (ultralight) tackle to horse him out with...
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I might have mis-identified the species. But all the recent talk about speckled and spotted pinfish at the coast is starting to get me confused
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I did take an hour out of the afternoon today for some rock-hopping below Falls Dam. Found out that my rock-hopping skills are greatly reduced by the cooler weather (not to mention age, weight and inactivity, but who's counting?). I did get rid of the December skunk, which takes the pressure off the rest of the month. Now I can concentrate on big(ger?) fish. Like dinks. Or even near-keepers.
They've got the flow reduced to a trickle at the dam. I was hopping my way down toward D-el's rock, but there's a lot more rock and a lot less water right now. I'd say I didn't find 18" of water in any of the pools down there among the rocks.
While I was there I saw that a group of shore fishermen had a 10lb-ish catfish on a stringer in the first pool below the spillway mouth. They'll be eating good tonight.
I had take-out.
I know - you can hardly believe a fish like this would be in 1 foot of water! Anyway, you may be able to make out that its a standard 1/8oz Rooster Tail, which is somewhat shorter than 8 inches (as was the bass).
Here's a spiny rainbow grouper that also fell prey to the Rooster Tail. He wedged himself into the rocks just like his big saltwater brothers, but I had plenty of (ultralight) tackle to horse him out with...
I might have mis-identified the species. But all the recent talk about speckled and spotted pinfish at the coast is starting to get me confused
...I did take an hour out of the afternoon today for some rock-hopping below Falls Dam. Found out that my rock-hopping skills are greatly reduced by the cooler weather (not to mention age, weight and inactivity, but who's counting?). I did get rid of the December skunk, which takes the pressure off the rest of the month. Now I can concentrate on big(ger?) fish. Like dinks. Or even near-keepers.
They've got the flow reduced to a trickle at the dam. I was hopping my way down toward D-el's rock, but there's a lot more rock and a lot less water right now. I'd say I didn't find 18" of water in any of the pools down there among the rocks.
While I was there I saw that a group of shore fishermen had a 10lb-ish catfish on a stringer in the first pool below the spillway mouth. They'll be eating good tonight.
I had take-out
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