Members Squirrel Fishin' Posted May 23, 2015 Members Posted May 23, 2015 My parents camped in viola park this weekend and my wife and I visited each afternoon. Monday afternoon when we got there, it was pouring for a good 45mins to an hour. Shortly after it stopped, I decided what the heck, I'll fish a bit from the bank. 3rd cast, a 19" Kentucky ate the good ole Ned rig. That was a heck of a fight using 6lb test and light spinning tackle! The rest of the week, my father and I fished the afternoons in that area, never venturing more then a mile from camp. Best bite we had all week was a black and blue jig and pig fished on the slower side. We caught 5-10 fish each afternoon and almost all were in 5-15 FOW. The last afternoon (5-21) was rather slow, until the last hour of daylight. We were fishing a mixed gravel/rock bank with plenty of flooded bushes and some lay downs. We figured out pretty quickly that the fish were holding tight to cover in the shallows. Caught 9 fish in less then an hour, the biggest being a 19.5" LM. Smallest was a little over 15". Mix of Kentucky's and LM with 5 or so having worn out tails. My dad just had to go and catch a bigger fish then me, but I think mine weighed more!! This is my first year living close to TR and being able to fish it, and I am so thankful for it. It such a beautiful lake and very fruitful at that!
Members Squirrel Fishin' Posted May 23, 2015 Author Members Posted May 23, 2015 Sorry for the sideways pictures. Not sure what happened there!
Quillback Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 That's some fine fishing, thanks for the report! Squirrel Fishin' 1
Champ188 Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Nicely done. Good times with Dad and catching a bunch of fish to boot. Hard to beat. Thanks for the report! Squirrel Fishin' 1
crazy4fishin Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Nice fish!! It is always fun to catch fish in good company - it creates some great memories C4F Squirrel Fishin' 1 Crazy4fishinA Cornhusker
Members Squirrel Fishin' Posted May 23, 2015 Author Members Posted May 23, 2015 Absolutely! Any time I get the chance to go out with my dad I jump on it. Good luck and be careful this weekend
Codywskeeter1521 Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Awesome report and pictures. Thank you. Looks like you and your dad had a good time on the rock. Squirrel Fishin' 1
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