Halloween at Indian Creek

[Quillback]

Not wanting to fish early with the first frost of the year, I did not launch until almost 10 AM.  Fished until 5 PM.  Had to work to catch 10 bass, 3 of which were better than 15".  Never found any consistent pattern, fished the Ned rig and a Rock Crawler and picked up a bite every now and then.  Most of the fish came on the Ned.  Had one keeper smallie on the Crawler and had another hard puller on it that came off.

Biggest fish was a 3.25, 18 inch smallie.  Had a heckuva fight from that fish.  Hooked it on a Ned reg, near the bank back in a cove where there quite a few submerged trees.  From the get-go that fish pulled hard, never jumped so I had no idea what I had on, it took me from the front of the boat to the back and then got caught on a tree.  I gave that fish slack a few times and it would pull a couple of feet of line and then stop.  Finally, it was just stuck, did not know if the fish was still on and thinking it was a goner, I took the boat to the other side of the tree and darned if that fish was not only still on, but if came off the tree.  It still had some fight, ran under the boat, pulled drag, and all that, but it finally tired and I netted it.

Glad it stayed on as if it had broken off on that tree, I would have not known what species it was and it would've bugged me all day.  

That smallie had a craw claw sticking out of its throat that looked to be at least 2 inches long.  It was a big craw.  One of the biggest I have seen in a bass throat.

WT 67.

[Johnsfolly]

Nice smallie Jeff. Success after having to grind it out!

[breeves2245]

Thanks for the report.

I got to make at least one run to Indian Creek before winter temps. I'm a girly man when it comes to uncomfortable fishing temps, so a midday trip will be in order. 

Does lake turnover have much to do with the bite around Indian Creek?

[Quillback]

45 minutes ago, breeves2245 said:

Thanks for the report.

I got to make at least one run to Indian Creek before winter temps. I'm a girly man when it comes to uncomfortable fishing temps, so a midday trip will be in order. 

Does lake turnover have much to do with the bite around Indian Creek?

I don't know the answer to that.  Id'say as it gets colder, the bite gets better.