I've actually fished the past two weeks but
didnt post a report from last week as it was
a slooooow day. I managed to stick one
fish all day and it was the only bite I got.
The weather has been really dry this winter
and lake levels are at the lowest some
people have seen. Eventually this will have
effect and I'm starting to experience those
days. Anytime I'm wetting a line I'm a happy
dude so even with the bass hiding, I'm still
learning and enjoying every moment of it.
This week I knew I would have to leave the
familiar areas and move to catch fish.
Kicked pretty far down the lake and found
a really nice area that looked very similar
to what I've been fishing before. Setup
shop and started working. This spot was on
the main body of the lake and I had trout
trollers passing by every few minutes.
Around 1130 I throw at an angle that I know
will take me over some limbs in 10-12ft of
water near some hard rocks. Lift the plastic
off the limb and she thumps it. Pretty dark
fish and I imagine she moved up to do
some ambush feeding before I set the hook
to her. Nice fight, plenty of headshakes,
dogruns and jumps. Even in the 48 degree
water I got everything I asked for.
didnt post a report from last week as it was
a slooooow day. I managed to stick one
fish all day and it was the only bite I got.
The weather has been really dry this winter
and lake levels are at the lowest some
people have seen. Eventually this will have
effect and I'm starting to experience those
days. Anytime I'm wetting a line I'm a happy
dude so even with the bass hiding, I'm still
learning and enjoying every moment of it.
This week I knew I would have to leave the
familiar areas and move to catch fish.
Kicked pretty far down the lake and found
a really nice area that looked very similar
to what I've been fishing before. Setup
shop and started working. This spot was on
the main body of the lake and I had trout
trollers passing by every few minutes.
Around 1130 I throw at an angle that I know
will take me over some limbs in 10-12ft of
water near some hard rocks. Lift the plastic
off the limb and she thumps it. Pretty dark
fish and I imagine she moved up to do
some ambush feeding before I set the hook
to her. Nice fight, plenty of headshakes,
dogruns and jumps. Even in the 48 degree
water I got everything I asked for.
At this moment I felt like I had a small window that these fish were going to move up a little and feed. Made the
decision to head back to my spots and see if I could pick up another one or possibly two. With the bite being this
slow I figured a 3 fish day would be somewhat of a victory, a 2 fish day showing improvement from the week previous
even with less water this week. Kicked like Phelps to the proven grounds and started working the plastic. Again, the
bait comes off a tree limb and a single thump is all I need to send Gamakatsu tack into motion. Have got to say this
was the skinniest fish this lake has kicked out. Not sure whats taking it so long to fatten up. Still a pretty good fight
as this fish was every bit of 17-17.5 inches.
decision to head back to my spots and see if I could pick up another one or possibly two. With the bite being this
slow I figured a 3 fish day would be somewhat of a victory, a 2 fish day showing improvement from the week previous
even with less water this week. Kicked like Phelps to the proven grounds and started working the plastic. Again, the
bait comes off a tree limb and a single thump is all I need to send Gamakatsu tack into motion. Have got to say this
was the skinniest fish this lake has kicked out. Not sure whats taking it so long to fatten up. Still a pretty good fight
as this fish was every bit of 17-17.5 inches.
Well, the forecast for this week is rain from Thursday to next Wed. Will that be enough to get things rolling again?
Only time will tell. Time on the water as clues present themselves. Thats the pursuit and thats why I enjoy this sport
so much. In pursuit!
Only time will tell. Time on the water as clues present themselves. Thats the pursuit and thats why I enjoy this sport
so much. In pursuit!
