June

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6/3 

6pm-8:30

WT85 

Shad were roaming around in 12-25 in a creek in the channel that was 25'. the creek channel edges were holding some  barely keeper largemouth and 12-13" spots. 5  on a 1.5 sq bill. Moved to a  shallow cove w/ a smaller creek w/ some water flow and caught  6 largemouth on a small Spro frog and 1.5 sq. bill in the channel.  One of those was a 16".

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it's hot, and so is the gill bite!   been chasing them for the last week or so, best day was 400+ , yeah it's that good!  Been using homemade micro ice jigs tipped w/ power bait worms, 2 jigs tied about 6-8" apart. Hook a gill  and let it  swim around  a few seconds before reeling it in and you'll catch 2 at a time! best areas have been in the very back of coves in 7-11 fow, or find a creek arm and run to the very back of i.You never know if it's gonna be a 2" gill or 10" lol The majority have been palm size. Perfect for jugs and trotlines

 if you want to catch a few spots and lm bass I found some on main  points at daybreak with a squarebill and buzzbait. That bite was over for me by 8am.

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6/26 

 spent about 3 hours yesterday afternoon wading . Since the water has dropped it has made for some excellenfishing! Armed with my trusty mirco light gear I ventured out and on my very first cast with a rooster tail I was promptly holding a nice pumpkinseed. Gills were so thick through that stretch I fished it was  a bite or a hook up on practically every cast Hook one, and there would be 6 or 7 follow. Now these were not GIANTS, and none of them were big enough to eat, but catching them one after another after another was pretty exciting!  Caught 1 nice keeper spot and a couple 8" lm too. Was kinda concerned about snakes, but never saw 1. Although I bet they saw me  Caught some creek minnows that croaked like a catfish lol. .

 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Thanks for the reports.   Sounds like a great time. 

[Rob P]

looks like water is down to 660.

 

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more of the same, went again Friday and Saturday morning to diff spot. Same conditions, ankle to knee deep water and this time I brought a little heavier rod, a 6'6m spinning w/ some 6lb xt trilene tied to freshly painted translucent,  watermelon candy gill tiny torpedo. Spent the first hour and a half Fri. landing small ky's and lm on the torpedo. Hooked one lm about 3lbs but my drag was too tight and she pulled off. Saw a couple more 15"+ ky's , really nice fish, but they were extremely spooky.  Watching multiple wakes racing to inhale the topwater got my blood flowing! Once the sun hit the water, no more bass. Tried a Ned and a slider but the bass were done I guess. Pretty much same scenario Sat. but the bass were smaller than Fri.

   Went back to the pickup and got the mirco stuff and found some bigger gills than last time, I would say they were just about big enough to eat, but I put them all back. Same tackle, tiny rooster tail, micro jigs w/ power bait. rooster tail has caught so many fish it's down to 1 hook left on the tiny treble. Hair is about all gone, wire has been bent and re bent so many times I'm surprised it hasn;t broke. Gold blade, chartreuse body with red spots and red/chart tail/hair. A few gills still spawning, mostly pumpkinseeds guarding the nest. Toss a Rebel cricket hopper near them and they would come up and grab it on top