8-10-22 Rock out of the Knob.

[Bill Babler]

Well the fishing train pulled out of the station without me on board this morning 

I was the first boat on the SK ramp today for all the good it did me. 

Started at 5:22 with surface temps at 85.6 and water color still James River green. Only about 4' of visibility. 

Nothing to speak of on most every location I fished early. One here one there, all suspended. 

No fishermen launching, but a boat pretty much on everything I wanted to fish. Don't think it matter as they have up and Runned Off. 

One single bass and a handful of BIG Gills on the spoon. Gills are pretty thick around Emerald Beach. 20' to 30'. Really big ones. 

Saw Quill around 7:30 up the White, at that time I had 5 scrawny 15' to 17' keeps.  I fished till 12:30 and had 1 more keep and 6 shorts. 

I think I could have caught them this afternoon as I found a ton in deep tree tops. 

Picked up Becky for lunch at Campbell Point and fished one deep tree top caught this nice keeper and the tree just exploded with them. Top in 30' tree in 50'. She said that was the end of the fishing day, this was a lunch date. 

Lost 2 nice Walters off Roaring river on a jig, saw them both come unbuttoned. Not exactly the entire story, I tried to swing a 22 incher and it came off. Me Bad. 

Caught another nice 20 incher at Campbell Point on a FB jig.  Gave him his unconditional release. 

Post spawn is over, its hunt and peck now and I did have several run like a scared rabbit from the drop shot

Best bait was the Keitech morning dawn 4.5" worm. Best depth was 30' suspended. 

Good Luck