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I didn't make much time to fish this weekend as I had a few other things on my plate. By about 5 o'clock I decided I needed to get out and do something with the gauges looking as good as they did, so I loaded up and hit my favorite hole.
When I got there I couldn't believe the water clarity and how low the levels were. I saw the bottom in places I had never seen it before, and rocks I didn't know existed.
I had planned on throwing a net for some bait and letting it sit in hopes of landing a flathead, but I knew I was pressed for time and quickly began throwing, you guessed it, a speedcraw in hopes of landing some bass.
Things got off to a frustrating start. I had several fish jump and spit the hook before I started getting more solid hook sets and landing fish.
The first fish I got in hand was a smallmouth that was a touch over 12 inches. It was then that I decided to go back and grab my phone. Last time I was here I had a nice day but was kicking myself for not taking any pictures.
I also decided to leave my Medium-Light at home. The setup has 6lb braid and just didn't have the backbone I wanted for decent sized smallies. I had a nice fish break me off and I decided not to let that happen again.
For about 45 minutes I found my groove, and throwing to one hole produced a fish on nearly every cast. I was really pleased with the smallmouth:spot ratio. I think I caught about 7 or 8 smallmouth to just 1 spot.
At one point I had a fish on for about 3 minutes. It was doing some vicious head shakes and pulling a lot of drag before it finally threw the hook. Luckily there was no one around while I wove a tapestry of obscenities. It could have very well just been a catfish that grabbed my lure off the bottom.
I could only fish for a little over an hour before I had to hightail it back to my car before the sun went down. Next time I'll be sure to go for a little longer, that way I can try to land a big cat before my summer is over.
I saw an osprey and some otters on the way back to the car. A couple guys in a jon boat had just landed a flathead that was probably in the 30lb range.
Hopefully I'll be able to fit in a short trip back after work one day this week, because next weekend and the following few days I'll be up North for a wedding and in Emerald Isle with the gf's family.
Thanks for reading!
When I got there I couldn't believe the water clarity and how low the levels were. I saw the bottom in places I had never seen it before, and rocks I didn't know existed.
I had planned on throwing a net for some bait and letting it sit in hopes of landing a flathead, but I knew I was pressed for time and quickly began throwing, you guessed it, a speedcraw in hopes of landing some bass.
Things got off to a frustrating start. I had several fish jump and spit the hook before I started getting more solid hook sets and landing fish.
The first fish I got in hand was a smallmouth that was a touch over 12 inches. It was then that I decided to go back and grab my phone. Last time I was here I had a nice day but was kicking myself for not taking any pictures.
I also decided to leave my Medium-Light at home. The setup has 6lb braid and just didn't have the backbone I wanted for decent sized smallies. I had a nice fish break me off and I decided not to let that happen again.
For about 45 minutes I found my groove, and throwing to one hole produced a fish on nearly every cast. I was really pleased with the smallmouth:spot ratio. I think I caught about 7 or 8 smallmouth to just 1 spot.
At one point I had a fish on for about 3 minutes. It was doing some vicious head shakes and pulling a lot of drag before it finally threw the hook. Luckily there was no one around while I wove a tapestry of obscenities. It could have very well just been a catfish that grabbed my lure off the bottom.
I could only fish for a little over an hour before I had to hightail it back to my car before the sun went down. Next time I'll be sure to go for a little longer, that way I can try to land a big cat before my summer is over.
I saw an osprey and some otters on the way back to the car. A couple guys in a jon boat had just landed a flathead that was probably in the 30lb range.
Hopefully I'll be able to fit in a short trip back after work one day this week, because next weekend and the following few days I'll be up North for a wedding and in Emerald Isle with the gf's family.
Thanks for reading!
