windy october night

[merc1997 Bo]

short report of recent fishing.  got out a couple of evening and nights last week.  on monday evening last week caught three keepers on a spoon.  they were about 17' deep.  after dark produced very few bites.  fished a different area on wednesday night.  wind was howling  ended up with six keepers.  the only pattern was the bite was at 20 to 25'.

last night was better despite the wind velocity.  caught most of the bass in areas out of the wind on a 1 oz. SpinJig.  finished up on a bluff the wind was blowing straight into and caught two 4lb. lmgs, and 4 keeper brownies in a 25 yd. stretch.  ended up with a dozen or so keeps.  most were brownies except the two 4's and one other chunk lmg.  the bass on the bluff all came on a 1/2 GrassJig with a bluegill skirt.

water temp warmed back up.  was showing right around 73.

bo

[Champ188]

There's those keepers that the rest of us can't catch. Still eating at night and sulking in the daytime, apparently.

[abkeenan]

37 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

There's those keepers that the rest of us can't catch. Still eating at night and sulking in the daytime, apparently.

Night time is the right time Champy.

[merc1997 Bo]

1 hour ago, Champ188 said:

There's those keepers that the rest of us can't catch. Still eating at night and sulking in the daytime, apparently.

champ

i truly believe that is what is going on.  and there was lots of busting going on out in the middle last night also.  the shad were not everywhere, but when you found an area with them, there were plenty of them  most of them were 5 to 10 ft. deep, but most of the bites were more 15 to 20'.  the bass were really bunched up also.  i would catch multiples in one small area, and nothing either way.

until the water cools, and we are having these very warm days, most of the bass during the day are suspended out over the channel or in near proximity of the shad.

bo

[Bill Babler]

One of the local ministers came by yesterday to ask if he could bow hunt.  He said, " I know when your healthy you guide the Rock, I want to show you what we been up to."  He handed me an Iphone so full of big bass pictures I thought my eyes would explode.  Said he had caught in September and up till now in October at least 50 Smallmouth over 4 pounds and that many LM over 4 lbs.   Said he and his buddy have caught 10 jaws over 5 with one of those being a 6.1, and his best LM was over 8 pounds.

I saw the Pic's and know this is the real deal.

All the fish were caught on a jig, and all between 10PM and 5AM.  I'm going to get some more info, but I don't think he travels far, I'm thinking from the dam up to the Longcreek bridge.

I'll bring more info, as it becomes available to me.  Probably the best collection of night time smallmouth pictures I have ever seen by more than a long shot.

You talk about humbled.  He was not bragging or showing off, he just wanted me to see how the fishing has been going for them.  Said he had fished the Rock since childhood and this is by far his best year for big SM.  Only fishes at night.

[abkeenan]

10 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

One of the local ministers came by yesterday to ask if he could bow hunt.  He said, " I know when your healthy you guide the Rock, I want to show you what we been up to."  He handed me an Iphone so full of big bass pictures I thought my eyes would explode.  Said he had caught in September and up till now in October at least 50 Smallmouth over 4 pounds and that many LM over 4 lbs.   Said he and his buddy have caught 10 jaws over 5 with one of those being a 6.1, and his best LM was over 8 pounds.

I saw the Pic's and know this is the real deal.

All the fish were caught on a jig, and all between 10PM and 5AM.  I'm going to get some more info, but I don't think he travels far, I'm thinking from the dam up to the Longcreek bridge.

I'll bring more info, as it becomes available to me.  Probably the best collection of night time smallmouth pictures I have ever seen by more than a long shot.

You talk about humbled.  He was not bragging or showing off, he just wanted me to see how the fishing has been going for them.  Said he had fished the Rock since childhood and this is by far his best year for big SM.  Only fishes at night.

What's his phone #? lol.

[merc1997 Bo]

12 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

One of the local ministers came by yesterday to ask if he could bow hunt.  He said, " I know when your healthy you guide the Rock, I want to show you what we been up to."  He handed me an Iphone so full of big bass pictures I thought my eyes would explode.  Said he had caught in September and up till now in October at least 50 Smallmouth over 4 pounds and that many LM over 4 lbs.   Said he and his buddy have caught 10 jaws over 5 with one of those being a 6.1, and his best LM was over 8 pounds.

I saw the Pic's and know this is the real deal.

All the fish were caught on a jig, and all between 10PM and 5AM.  I'm going to get some more info, but I don't think he travels far, I'm thinking from the dam up to the Longcreek bridge.

I'll bring more info, as it becomes available to me.  Probably the best collection of night time smallmouth pictures I have ever seen by more than a long shot.

You talk about humbled.  He was not bragging or showing off, he just wanted me to see how the fishing has been going for them.  Said he had fished the Rock since childhood and this is by far his best year for big SM.  Only fishes at night.

yep bill, i am sure that he most likely is not traveling far.  if it was mot for having to work during the day, i would also be staying those midnight to daylight hours.  table rock bass have really become pressure oriented, meaning that they stay somewhat dormant until the lake really settles down.  of course, i am talking about the quality bass this gentleman is catching.  even before the fish kill, on the all nighters out of mill creek, we would catch all of out big bass from 2am until daylight or just past.  clear lakes are all the same.  big bass are quite nocturnal, especially until the water temps get down to 50 and under.

night fishing on bull shoals in december can be insane.  the water temps will often be in the mid to upper fifties and the big bass are up fairly shallow and eating at night.

bo

[96 CHAMP]

42 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

One of the local ministers came by yesterday to ask if he could bow hunt.  He said, " I know when your healthy you guide the Rock, I want to show you what we been up to."  He handed me an Iphone so full of big bass pictures I thought my eyes would explode.  Said he had caught in September and up till now in October at least 50 Smallmouth over 4 pounds and that many LM over 4 lbs.   Said he and his buddy have caught 10 jaws over 5 with one of those being a 6.1, and his best LM was over 8 pounds.

I saw the Pic's and know this is the real deal.

All the fish were caught on a jig, and all between 10PM and 5AM.  I'm going to get some more info, but I don't think he travels far, I'm thinking from the dam up to the Longcreek bridge.

I'll bring more info, as it becomes available to me.  Probably the best collection of night time smallmouth pictures I have ever seen by more than a long shot.

You talk about humbled.  He was not bragging or showing off, he just wanted me to see how the fishing has been going for them.  Said he had fished the Rock since childhood and this is by far his best year for big SM.  Only fishes at night.

Right up my alley, Love that night fishing, thanks for sharing. 

[Champ188]

2 hours ago, merc1997 said:

champ

the bass were really bunched up also.  i would catch multiples in one small area, and nothing either way.

My daytime fish have been the same. I have one little area up the White where they have been for 2 months and on a good day, they'll eat all day as long as you pull off of them every 30-45 minutes and give 'em a break.

I have a couple more spots not more than 50 yards long that aren't quite as good but they are there. But if you get one cast outside of those 50-yard stretches, you might as well keep the boat on the trailer and just fish in the parking lot.