Fried Lemons Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Really slow start to the year but finally on the board with a 4lber. 4.25 if you count the trout she puked out. 22 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted March 15 Super User Posted March 15 @Fried Lemons: What are we seeing in your second photo? Quote
Fried Lemons Posted March 15 Posted March 15 8 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said: @Fried Lemons: What are we seeing in your second photo? Half digested stocker trout 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 16 Global Moderator Posted March 16 SMB, carp, tons of white bass, 3-4 drum, and a channel cat or two. Fun afternoon inbetween storms 24 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted March 16 Super User Posted March 16 @TnRiver46: HUGE white bass and big smallie. #carpmakeamansmile 1 1 Quote
Pat Brown Posted March 16 Posted March 16 The Bill Dance hat + the drum + the smile = I laughed 😂 2 Quote
softwateronly Posted March 16 Posted March 16 The ice came off late thursday, and I got the canoe in for friday and saturday. Ended up with 25ish bass, a really big and pregnant perch, and a few snagged shad over the 2 days, most came from a wind pounded shoreline. The shallow, dark dirty water was probably a few degrees warmer and held a lot of 4" gizzard shad. I had 3 over 4lbs by my estimation. Caught them on a blade bait, underspin, jighead minnow, hair jig, Duel shad crank, and a TB DD crank. This is probably the best I've ever done the day after ice out. scott 23 Quote
Pat Brown Posted March 16 Posted March 16 A FAT healthy fish that slammed the spinnerbait yesterday for me. Missed a couple mega giants on the weightless fluke fished super erratic around spawning areas. Missed 2 more on the spinnerbait. They are definitely on the move! Big things coming up shallow I reckon! 24 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted March 16 Super User Posted March 16 @softwateronly: Quantity + Quality + Canoe = a... 8 minutes ago, Pat Brown said: Missed a couple mega giants on the weightless fluke fished super erratic around spawning areas. Those misses are so exciting. Did you hook one of the megas even for a nanosecond? 2 Quote
Pat Brown Posted March 16 Posted March 16 2 hours ago, Swamp Girl said: @softwateronly: Quantity + Quality + Canoe = a... Those misses are so exciting. Did you hook one of the megas even for a nanosecond? They truly are - any sign of them is like winning the lottery for a big girl man like myself. Any time you get one to reveal herself you know you could be dealing with her in that area for a good while this time of year. Very exciting with a tournament on said lake this coming Saturday! 😉🙂 Thankfully I don't think I poked either of the big girls - meaning - they could play. 😎 1 Quote
JohnFromLisbon Posted March 16 Posted March 16 We went out on Alqueva yesterday between storms. Water clarity was anywhere from about 5-6 feet of visibility in more protected creek arms to just 6 inches near the dam, and the lake was only 8 inches from full pool. We were on the struggle bus for a while but eventually found some active fish. I was surprised cranking was *not* the deal. I got one to chase my bladed jig but couldn't get him to commit. 4 and 5 inch paddle tail swimbaits on jigheads and jerkbaits were the deal for the guys. I couldn't catch anything on either of those so I switched to the bladed FlashMob Jr. and finally got bit. This was my only fish, but at 4lb 11oz it was the biggest fish of the day and my biggest so far on the A-rig. Between the three of us we probably only caught about 6 or 7 fish, plus another 4 that broke off, but they were all solid 2-3 pounders. 23 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted March 16 Super User Posted March 16 @JohnFromLisbon: John, I'm stating the obvious here: BEAUTIFUL BASS! Dark bass before a dark sky. Such a cool photo. 1 1 Quote
Bazoo Posted March 16 Posted March 16 An hour today produced this little guy. It was mighty cold out there and the water was 2' high. 17 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 16 Global Moderator Posted March 16 I went back where we caught countless fish yesterday, water was ruined and got the ole 2 hour skunk. All the thunderstorms turned it to yohoo drink with big waves, this water was green 20 hrs previous 5 2 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted March 16 Super User Posted March 16 15 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: I went back where we caught countless fish yesterday, water was ruined and got the ole 2 hour skunk. All the thunderstorms turned it to yohoo drink with big waves, this water was green 20 hrs previous Well... It was fun while it lasted. Y'all had a great previous day!!! Those were some dandy white bass. Yum. 2 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted March 17 Super User Posted March 17 We had planned to fish our favorite road lake on Saturday but it was just too windy. I went to see my brother in Gainesville instead, but had planned to fish my lake when I got home. The wind was howling south to north, which is the hardest wind direction to fish in my lake. So I stayed home again. Today the same line of storms that hit Mississippi came through. It cleared a little after 4, so I got my stuff together, and by the time I made it to the back door, it started pouring again. The same thing happened again, and the 3rd time I took my stuff outside and checked the weather again. Thunder storm due in 15 minutes! I looked at the sky and disagreed. So I finally got out. Thunderstorms did not come . Wind was much less. Fished the west shore close to home, and hit the hot spots on the east shore coming back . Got 1 on the yum dinger, and 2 on the Magnum uv speed worm, including the biggest one. The bite was slow. Strange for march here. 16 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 17 Global Moderator Posted March 17 1 hour ago, T-Billy said: Well... It was fun while it lasted. Y'all had a great previous day!!! Those were some dandy white bass. Yum. They will bite again soon, just a run of the mill gully washer 2 Quote
Super User king fisher Posted March 17 Super User Posted March 17 I was finally able to fish my favorite lake for the first time this year. A local lodge does not fish there anymore, and I was the only one on the water both days this weekend. It was very nice to have the place to myself again. Saturday I got off to a fast start with a 5.5 pound bass landed in the first 15 minuets of the day. It was a short chunky bass, I wish I would have taken time to turn my kayak around and get a picture with the sun at a different angle. I finished the day with 25 bass, the largest that first 5.5 pounder. The afternoon west winds started at 11:00 Am and didn't stop until way late at night. 20 mile an hour winds in a kayak can be frustrating, but I stuck with it, and had a good day. Sunday started off with 15 MPH. winds out of the East. I had to change my plans of fishing off shore and drift down the bank. I landed a 7 pound bass along with some small bass on a chaterbait. The east winds started dying down at noon, I new I only had at most an hour before the west winds started howling. I went to the off shore spots I had luck at yesterday before the wind started, and landed one 9.4 a 5.8 a 5.5 pound, and a 3.5 pound bass along with many smaller bass offshore. I might have caught another big one or two, but nature called, and I had no choice but to answer. I lost valuable time with light winds, going to shore to take care of business. As expected the wind shifted to the west at 25 MPH. within an hour. I was tired and only drifted one shore line before calling it a day. My best five for Sunday added up to 31.2. pounds with a total of 18 bass. No double digits, but still a great way to start the year. I landed one large bass on a bladed jig, drifting the shoreline, and all the other big bass were taken on T rigged Zoom Magnum Trick worms in Junebug. Having to fish slow with a T rig, made fishing offshore difficult to impossible in the strong wind. My anchor wouldn't hold, and keeping the kayak facing my target was challenging. I tried every lure in the box but besides loosing a hog on a spinnerbait, worms were the deal. Last year at this lake the only worms I could get them to bite were ribbon tail worms. This past weekend no matter how hard I tried, I could only get them to bite the mag trick worms. Bass sure are unpredictable. I also got a large tilapia on a large square bill. Pictures are in order, 5.5 pound bass caught on Saturday, 7, and 9 pound bass caught on Sunday, and of course the Tilapia, also caught today. 23 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 17 Global Moderator Posted March 17 What a weekend @king fisher! Congrats! Bass aren’t unpredictable, they just eat purple worms all the time 😂 1 2 Quote
Super User king fisher Posted March 17 Super User Posted March 17 41 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: What a weekend @king fisher! Congrats! Bass aren’t unpredictable, they just eat purple worms all the time 😂 But why do they like ribbon tail purple worms one year, and will only hit straight tail worms the next. It must be because I stocked up on ribbon tails after last years succuss and didn't order any more straight tail worms wrongly thinking I had more than enough. If that is the case how did the bass find out what kind of worms I had more of? Never mind, they found out the same way they found out I had an endless supply of one crankbait, but only one left of another. Next time I go fishing I'm going to put trick worms in an Ole monster bag, or maybe even mix the two in the same bag. I will count them to know which one I have more of, of the big question is will the bass know. I will try anything to stay one step ahead of the bass. If this works, I'm gong to label a box Jack Hammers, and fill it full of cheap chatterbaits. 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted March 17 Super User Posted March 17 1 hour ago, king fisher said: 20 mile an hour winds in a kayak can be frustrating Far beyond frustrating. More like brutal. 1 hour ago, king fisher said: My best five for Sunday added up to 31.2. pounds with a total of 18 bass. No double digits, but still a great way to start the year. You are a heckuva angler. 1 hour ago, king fisher said: Bass sure are unpredictable. I don't catch 30-pound bags. I'm lucky to land a 20-pound bag, but though I'm far behind you, I utterly agree that bass are unpredictable. 1 Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted March 17 Super User Posted March 17 20 hours ago, Pat Brown said: They are definitely on the move! Big things coming up shallow I reckon! Same here just a bit further south. The deeper water staging fish I had figured out all last week completely disappeared on me Friday after a full week of warm weather pushed the main lake temps into the high 50s and pockets into the 60s. Found one 2 pounder up shallow, but guessing he has lots of company around. Time to start from scratch again this week and see if we can figure something new out. 19 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted March 17 Super User Posted March 17 4 hours ago, Team9nine said: Time to start from scratch again this week and see if we can figure something new out. ^The life of a bass angler.^ And here's another hip-hip-hooray for @kingfisher from the Puritans of New England: P. S. - Yes, we Puritans drink a little hard cider to celebrate 30-lb. bags. 1 Quote
CastingClinic Posted March 17 Posted March 17 First of the year. I got a toddler carrier for Xmas and have been hiking with my two year old since the weather has gotten better. Snagged this guy while shore fishing with my son on my back. Pretty awesome to hear his excitement while he watched the action from over my shoulder. 20 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted March 17 Super User Posted March 17 I am so lagging in posting bass pics, so here are some pics I've never posted of bass I caught on that late October trip. The top one is a fine girl. She's a still from one of those big bass that I accidentally videoed instead of photographing. The bottom two are short and stout. I always enjoy short fish eating above their length class: 14 Quote
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