The Rock Is Tuff

[BrianS]

How the heck do you catch 5 fish on the rock? I am struggling very bad and have a 2 day tournament this weekend. Fished today under cloudy/windy conditions and still only 3 keepers. Jeez this isnt looking good at all.

[bluebasser86]

By the way it's been sounding with guides even having a hard time catching any fish, let alone keepers, you might be doing the right thing if you're catching 3 keepers a day.

[roy_eros]

Find something you are confident in, go somewhere your confident, fish hard!

[Lunker Lane]

It could be much better by Saturday. Good Luck!

[abkeenan]

Maybe try Roland Martins "Helicopter Lure". Probably the only lure these fish havent seen.

[magicwormman]

The Rock is as tough as I've seen it in forty years. Even after the fish kill of "99", I could catch a few kentucks and brown bass. We've had one legal LM in our last three trips out on the James near pt 13 area. That fish was caught on a redfin at first light. Three good keepers might win the derby if things don't pick up by Sat. Good Luck!!!

[BrianS]

  On 10/19/2011 at 2:01 AM, roy_eros said:

Find something you are confident in, go somewhere your confident, fish hard!

LOL! I havent found anything I am confident in yet. I almost want to pull the plug and drain that gar hole LOLOL

[RoundBoyYamhy]

I know that fishing during the day has been tough for most. I have been out multiple times in the past couple of weeks and finding quite a few fish. Wont help much with the tournament anglers, cause i have been going from 5pm-11pm. the fishing has not been "hot and heavy" by any means, but i have found at least five keepers each time. Darker, shad colored spinnerbaits have been working until it gets "dark, dark" then i have been experimenting with different colored single spins: red, red-black, black, black-purple, etc.

The fish are not usuallly tearing the rod out of my hand, but you can feel the bites well.

Good luck!

[BrianS]

I had 3 or 4 bites yesterday on the blade but nothing there when I pulled. Tomorrow or Friday I guess I'll join the kazillion people up there in the James River. The lower end is like whipping a dead horse or at least for me it is.

[Sore Thumbs]

I have been fishing Beaver a lot lately and it is the same way. The fish are getting bigger as the temprature has gotten colder. The only way I have caught fish has been to cover a lot of water. If and when I catch them It will be one fish per spot. I went yesterday afternoon. I caught a good one on a Wiggle Wart and lost a good one with a LC 1.5 Chartruese/Black back. My best one was around 3lbs and I caught It in a big pile of trees flippin a speed craw.