Gluttony

[trout fanatic]

Went fishing this morning at Hazel Hill conservation lake as the crappie are on the beds. Lost count of how many I caught (mostly 6 or 7 inchers with an occasional 8-9 incher) but had a hit on nearly every cast. After about an hour of throwing small tube jigs, a small crappie inhaled the jig and I proceeded to reel him in only to have a huge bass explode out from under my feet and inhale the crappie!

The adrenaline started to flow but I realized he would probably just spit the crappie out, but instead he takes off across the lake, my ultra light reel screaming like crazy until finally the line breaks. Dang, I hate it when that happens.

I finished up my day, took a few home for supper. Think in the morning I'll be fishing that shoreline with a 6 wt and some zoo cougars just to see if I can make something crazy happen

[trout fanatic]

Went back this morning with the fly rod. Didn't quite turn out like I had planned it. Started out with zoo cougars and stealth bombers but no interest from the bass (although a rambunctious bluegill successfully attacked the size 2 stealth. Switched tactics and went with a size 10 orange and yellow marabou bead head fished under an indicator (the crappie are so close to the bank an indicator is necessary). The crappie just murdered that thing. I don't know what my final tally was but I am guessing that 40 or so crappie, 8 (or so) bluegill and 1 6 inch largemouth (told you it didn't quite work out like I planned it) were the mornings take. Great fun and all fish were released (tired of cleaning them)