Trav's Fishing Report

[Trav]

Went up to Stockton to check out some picnic areas for a future cookout for a nonprofit group I am a member of….

Of course I wouldn’t dream of going without taking my boat.

Launched at Masters Park around 5pm and fished until sunset. It was an absolute pretty evening.

I didn’t want to burn too much daylight so only went about a mile toward the dam and worked shallow flats back to the ramp. I caught two fish off a crank in my first five casts so basically committed to digging pebble and clay. It was nice to have found an instant pattern since I was fishing a limited timeframe.

Surface temps ranged from 63 to 67 degrees.

I kept my boat in about twenty feet of water and threw into five to ten feet of water. Cranking really fast to reach the bottom quickly and then slowing down my retrieve once I hit it. It was a simple tactic.

I caught six Smallies and five Largemouth in three hours.

I sure do love those brown bass. They fight like pitbulls!

This fish had already spawned out.....----->>>> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000008753152#!/photo.php?pid=323566&id=100000008753152

[Ann]

Can someone tell me how two people in a boat can use the same lures and have such different results. While Trav had a very good catch, I didn't even get a bite! I must have blinked too much or something.

[straw hat]

That is a good question. I can often outfish my wife when it comes any species except crappie. We use minnows out of the same bucket, with the same type of rigs and she outfishes me about 90% of the time. You just have to take joy in watching the other person enjoying having fun. There are few things more satisfying than seeing someone you love being happy.