Cedars Grove to Akers Ferry 6/25

[Pat Magee]

I decided to head out to the Current since I was off work and wanted to float a stretch where I could fish for smallmouth while also targeting trout. I floated from Cedars Grove to Akers Ferry with a shuttle courtesy of Jadwin Canoe. If you ever are in need of a shuttle during the week, definitely give them a call, they were friendly and cheap!

When I got to the put in I noticed the river was up from all of the rain the last few weeks and was a tad off color as well. Visibility was maybe 2-3ft. Completely float-able and fish-able so I didn't care. There were a couple other people parked up the road putting in canoes but it was a pretty calm morning.

It took awhile before I caught my first fish and it I was struggling to find a pattern and there wasn't much chasing going on so I decided to change it up a little. I normally don't use live bait but I heard some great reports on this stretch fishing minnows. I decided it was worth a couple minutes of my time so I pulled the kayak over into a shallow area and set up my minnow trap. Before I knew it I had around 20 minnows and a couple of crawdads as well. I decided to fish the craws first and never had any luck so I switched to the minnows and was promptly rewarded with a smallmouth. I caught quite a few bows in this area as well and all of them were 15" and up. The smallmouth bite however never seemed to get going and I only caught one other dink before arriving at Welch spring.

All in all I saw probably 40 canoes or kayaks and rarely any others fishing. I enjoyed the hell out of my little solo trip and look forward to taking another trip from Akers to Pulltite in the near future.

**I have never attached any pictures to a post so hopefully I don't booger it up to bad.

[Gavin]

That's nice rainbow! Good for you. Favorite float for a winter fish fry.

[Pat Magee]

I knew I would botch the pictures!

I was thinking about keeping this place in mind for a winter float. I know it isn't the most picturesque part of the current but it is a perfect length for a one day trip. I will definitely make plans to head back for the winter.

[MOsmallies]

Awesome report and nice fish! Glad you got the Coosa wet again. We need to go soon

[Smalliebigs]

Nice report Pat. Don't do Akers to Pulltite.....the fishing is the worst section of the whole river......do not float that section to fish.

[Pat Magee]

Well I guess I will have to scratch it from the list of trips to go on Smalliebigs. It's a shame because I was going to see if you wanted to join me

[Pat Magee]

Awesome report and nice fish! Glad you got the Coosa wet again. We need to go soon

I am going to put the Coosa to good use. Hopefully getting the anchor trolley installed will make it more use-able on bigger lakes. I am hoping you can get your ducks in a row for a weekday trip soon!