Crieghton To The Lake

[smallmouthjoe]

Started floating around 9:00 this last Sunday from Creighton and finished up at the lake around 3:00. The fishing was pretty good caught a mixed bag of Rock Bass, SM, LM, Bluegills, Green Sunfish and one really pretty bluegill/green sunfish hybrid. Couldn't find where the big smallies were hiding but I was able to find a nice pattern for LMs. There were plenty of LMs hanging around in the shaded slower parts of the river willing to hit a white SB waked at the surface. Most of them were in the 10" range but I caught a couple that were 14". The SMs were not in the current seams, or maybe they were and were unwilling to hit anything I threw at them, which was everything. The SMs i found were all hiding under wood in slower moving runs, the biggest being around 12".

[bcfish]

Joe, are you in a solo old town canoe. If so we talked for a minute.

[smallmouthjoe]

Joe, are you in a solo old town canoe. If so we talked for a minute.

That's me, were you the guy in the mad river canoe?

[bcfish]

yep, that was me as well. when i am in a time crunch i do that short float. i didnt fish that much, caught one smallmouth right when i put in. just enjoyed the day, and boy did i get burned.

[ThatCopyGuy]

The six hours? Was all of that floating, or did you anchor for a bit in spots? Did you have to get out and carry any?

I'm looking to make that float here soon. Wanting to know what I have to look forward to.

Also, what baits/lures work on the river?

[smallmouthjoe]

Its only about a five or six mile float and you could probably float it pretty quick if you wanted. I usually try to get as many casts in as I can if I have the time.

As far as what you should use for bait, just look at previous fishing reports on The James and that should give you a good idea what to use and where to use it.