Rocky Branch 4/17

[bferg]

Got out to Rocky Branch this morning looking for some Stripers.  Rough start to the morning when I passed Casey's in Rogers where I planned to get coffee and it was closed.  Probably should have turned around right then- can't fish without coffee.  

Got to the ramp, bad luck continued- dead starter battery.  Unreal!  Luckily some very kind guys who are more prepared than I am arrived at the ramp to launch their boat and had jumper cables!  After a few minute of charging we were off and running...but an hour or so had been wasted.

No stripers- WT was 58ish, wind blowing out of the south at a pretty good clip.  Switched to bass fishing thanks to some recent reports from Quillback and started tossing flukes in flooded bushes.  Ended up with 2 LM and 2 spots in about an hour or so.  Off the water by 9.30.  Wish I could have stayed all day because with the coulds and wind you could probably find fluke fish until you got bored with it.

If you dig the fluke bite then this is the time for sure.  Water is very high and lots of flooded bushes.  Good time to be fishing.  

 

BTW: if anyone reading this saw some dudes stuck at the ramp this AM and shared your jumper cables- THANK YOU.

[Quillback]

Yeah man, gotta have coffee!