8-30-08 Fishing Report (someone Stole The Short Bus)

[wacky worm]

saturday morning first light i was on the elk before the idiot parade

floated from hog heaven to riverside

caught a bunch of fish

river condition was good

does any one know what species have a late spawn

i saw beds galore

see pic of smallie with belly full??????????????????????????????

with all this rain tune into elk river for river conditions updated daily

the one big smallie dragged me and the colonel mustard to the bank at a pretty wide spot just down from the heaven

we made it through the weekend ok but some drunk floater stole the short bus from two sons campground

he didnt crash he just parked it in river ranches parking lot and went to partying with his buddies

we had it back within 20 mins or so and the dude spent the night in the tank with 30-35 of the finest citizens in the area

karma is something

keep floating

russ

[CDC]

Crazy...can't believe someone would steal a bus...got what was coming to him.

Nice small mouth..I am going to try to make it down there pretty soon. Was planning on this weekend but afraid that the rain is going to ruin the fishing for the weekend. How late in the year are you doing shuttles (I usually just have someone ride with me up river and drive my truck back to their camp ground)?

[wacky worm]

just let us know when you want to go

we will do what we can to make your trip good

thanks

russ

[CDC]

Thanks. I haven't fished Elk in a couple of years (moved to Texas for a while) but I have been fishing Big Sugar a lot lately. I will give you a holler when i know more specifically when we will make the trip.

[Guest]

I call that the re-spawn.

The bass seem to do it every september during the first cool down period after the heat wave.

you have to revert back to slow fishing with a jig or worm.

the so called experts tell me that its not a spawn at all.

I disagree, beds and short striking finicky bass equals spawn.

I believe that its the bass that didnt lay eggs in the spring due to high water, cold fronts, moon phases, etc...

It seems to be accompanied by a hellacious buzzbait bite.