blacknoseddace

Ok, misunderstood you. Lol!...nice rod.

Great catch! I had a friend who passed in th 90's and we used to fly fish the little Sac together on his friend's land. We caught lots of Whites up there and had a great time. One time he got an 80th ounce jig caught in the cartilage of his ear while he was casting, right after we got there. I tried to get that thing out but couldn't so we fished until we caught our limit and then headed home so he could get it taken out by a doctor. His wife wasn't too happy with us for staying and fishing while that hook was in his ear. She said he might've got blood poisoning, and we weren't going to argue with her. It's hard to leave when the fish are biting. 😟 A few weeks ago I caught some Crappie on my four weight fly rod near Aldrich. Lately I've been fishing the upper end and catching bass on streamer flies on my six weight. I use an intermediate sinking line. I'm catching a few on the wiggle minnow too. Last week I killed them on the Ned. Caught one small walleye on the flyrod too. I switch back-and-forth between fly and conventional tackle and that keeps things real interesting. The fishing has been unbelievable this year! Thank you for your report.

''Tis the season.

Don't know Dan...got the heck out of Dodge.

There was one boat still out there when I left at 6pm today. Saw his truck and trailer in the lot...hope he was ok. Nothing to mess around with.

I don't like the wind or water fluctuation either, but you make some very good points. Thank you.

Pucker up!!!

Line in the trolling motor can be a rude awakening if it gets you by surprise, and it usually does. Been there done that!

Yeah, this is the best time of year for smallmouth. My biggest at Stockton, 21" several years ago on a spinnerbait in November. I released that fish. Would love to get another chance at one like that. Good luck!

Fished Saturday and it was a memorable trip. The Bass fishing was great and the scenery was too. Watched two eagles right before dark and one of them sat on the bank for quite a while as we watched. It was one of those magical evenings where everything seemed just right. The lake was calm and we pretty much had it to ourselves. If I don't get out again this fall, the year ended just right. Hope all of you get to have the same type of experience.

Probably the same guys that frequent the woods taking tree stands and game cameras. 😡 Just Kidding.

Great report! I can really appreciate some healthy fat bass. Very ecouraging for things to come. Thank you!

That's livin'!

nice surprise!

Stalking carp with a fly rod in clear water is where it's at. It's challenging, but the most enjoyable way to catch them for me. You get to watch em' eat it, then set the hook. If you find areas where carp are concentrated in clear, shallow water you have a target rich environment.

They do call them bandits...sorry. I bought 3 Mad Cows on EBay and they weren't cheap, but yes, the fish like them. They like Flicker Shad too. The Mad Cow seems hard to find.

I managed 1 skinny keeper on top water and had several half hearted blowup misses, 2 of which were decent fish. Fished late afternoon Saturday, lots of boats. Noticed quite a few trollers. Water temp 82. No wind!

Did anybody get out on the lake today? Just wondered if there was a magic bite or was it like the day the earth stood still. I fished Sunday morning and had some good action on a buzzbait. Caught some keepers, the strikes weren't explosive but they weren't messing around, they ate it for keeps.

Too cute!! Great picture!

Can't wait to see more on this one. Are the quality fish just roaming open water following Shad which makes them hard to pin down like others have stated on the forum? Most of us love to fish our favorite techniques because we have confidence in them.

Caught some smallmouth one morning last week on Ned rig, no keepers. Strange year for bass on Stockton. Hoping for some productive Fall action.

Poor man's lobster! Sounds great! I've got to stop releasing them. Cheap and plentyful!

Oops! Elusive.

Ah yes..the illusive mad cow. 🤗