curtisce Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 Had planned on putting in at Baxter but at the last moment turned off and headed to Aunt's Creek. Never put in at Baxter,seems like alot of crooked road down H and figured I could get there just as easy by water.. Hit one point in Aunts Creek that Bill Beck always liked, no love. Headed down the James then up river to a large gravel banked cove. At the back I hooked up with several smallies out in about 8 fow. Just across the lake was a small cut at the end of a bluff I'd had luck at years passed. Right at the bluff end got one on a shakeyhead. Usually I ljust swing them in the boat but this one looked like it would strain my 8# leader so I got the net out. Big LM but only weighed in at 2.75#, still nice. Ran over to fish a cove but see a boat as I get nearer hit to the next cove another boat. Third cove more boats but this one had several options so I found my point and headed down the bank. several fish on the gravel point, I think the approaching front got them active. The wind was right on it. Then just down from that a log near the bank yeilded 5 goggle eye. Thought the first was a fluke so I threw it back. Could have had a meal if I'd thought different. Hit a long thin cove with the wind coming right down it . Way at the back loads of bait. My graph gave an enticing picture so I tied up to a cedar in the middle ,old school Spotlock, started caatching bass. a few of each, 10 in all. They didn't want my SB or swimbait, ate Ned or shakyhead. When the front hit it seems to kill things for a few hours but it started up again around 2. I was on a bank right off main lake so I got a parade of derby boats for about a half hour full tilt heading downstream. finished with several smallies off that bank with one nice keeper. Finished with around 30 fish, probably 6 keepers, don't have a tape in the boat. They all came draggin the bottom, Ned, tube, or Shakyhaed Pictures aren't in sequence sorry Last smallmouth of the day Didn't look like it had spawned yet a friend told me he had caught some big goggle eye in TR just yesterday I said I never had till today Hoped some of these were bass and they were This post has been promoted to an article Quillback, Johnsfolly, dtrs5kprs and 8 others 11 The answer may not lie at the bottom of a glass, but you should always check
BilletHead Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 Great report Curt, Really jealous of the goggleye. I may have to break down and bass fish with you just to catch goggleye , BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
curtisce Posted May 3, 2018 Author Posted May 3, 2018 34 minutes ago, BilletHead said: Great report Curt, Really jealous of the goggleye. I may have to break down and bass fish with you just to catch goggleye , BilletHead I was relly impressed with the size of them but don't expect a repeat.. The answer may not lie at the bottom of a glass, but you should always check
BilletHead Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 25 minutes ago, curtisce said: I was relly impressed with the size of them but don't expect a repeat.. A good fisherman can repeat a pattern. Just saying 😛, BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Larry Eby Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Thank you for the post. Will be in the cape fair area in the AM with two high school anglers.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now