Fished Shell Knob area again....

[Steve McBasser]

Paul and I fished the Big Creek and Campbell Point areas on Monday 2/29. What a great way to spend "leap day". Launched the Ranger from the Big Bay ramp at 8:53am. Water temp was 44.6* and air temp was 39*. It is still very stained, even muddy, but still much improved compared to the last couple of trips. It was dead calm when we started but the wind picked up steadily until about 4:30pm then just died completely, and so did the fish bite. I threw the Alabama Rig again but never got bit on it. My best two fish were  a 4lb and 6lb large mouth. Both were caught on that crawdad colored crank bait I threw a couple weeks ago fishing with Gary. I also caught a handful of chunky kentuckies on that little  white jigging spoon I get from Fin & Feather.

[marcus]

nice bass to bad that one was a bleeder

 

[Quillback]

Nice ones Steve, some great fish on a tough day.

[m&m]

Steve, pretty nice report. Thanks for the information. Fish are getting hungry and that is a good sign. 

Mike

[Ketchup]

Nice catch. 

[Hammer time]

Great job and big fish!

[BassBlind]

Nice job! Maybe not a ton of numbers , but you landed some NICE fish! 

[Steve McBasser]

Thanks guys....We're having to work pretty hard to get bit right now but I think it is shaping up to be a great spring fishing season. Catching fish in the winter time is always a special bonus as far as I'm concerned. These milder days mixed in with the regular winter weather is just a gift from above as far as I'm concerned. I've spent many a winter snuggled up next to the wife in front of the fire 'cause it we just too cold and harsh to even think about fishin'. In my younger days I used to carry sand and ashes in the back of the van to throw out on over the ramp so I could get the boat in and out of the water if the ramp was still covered with snow or ice.  I really don't like to work at it that hard any more. I guess I have mellowed a little with age. But....with afternoon temps in the 70's, you can bet we're gonna try to go. Hope ya'll are getting to go some too.

[Bill Babler]

Great report and nice catching.  I just could not stomach the water in Big Creek.  Probably need to get tougher.  How deep were the spoon fish in there, if you don't mind saying

[Steve McBasser]

We caught the Kentuckies that were schooling in the old creek channels. Bluff banks with timber, near or directly in the deepest channel usually hold the most fish. The ones we caught were suspended in the tree tops about 32-35 feet deep. Our best bite was in the "clearer" water closer to Campbell Point. We really like to fish the "gut" of Big Creek, and the mouths of all the coves, but its just too dirty right now....