Latest Catch Pics Thread

[PhishLI]

Snuck in a quick half hour before dinner and got one skinny dude on the Heavy Poop which was just what I needed after the shellacking I took Monday night. Several windy overnights at 40* really cooled things off and I didn't get a sniff, so anything was good after that.

Got a second wind after dinner and a dog walk, so I shot up for a night sesh. It was a tough bite again, just bluegills on wake baits, but I found a solid one finally dragging a Green Pumpkin Saffire Caffeine Shad.

[IcatchDinks]

Spent an hour at the pond this morning from 6:45-7:45. Caught one little guy my third or fourth cast and zero action for the rest of that time. The good news is these bass seem to be healthier than they were last year, although we'll see how that goes as the year progresses. As I've mentioned before, this pond sees a ton of pressure. 

 

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

I have such admiration for anglers like @IcatchDinks who fish pressured ponds. 

[Jmurphy87]

15 hours ago, gimruis said:

 

Nice tire…

That’s the river for you, something new on the bank every time. Keeps it interesting, truly I wish that people didn’t litter. Although that’s like saying everyone had a brain and I am not convinced of that one bit yet lol.

[Jmurphy87]

I got out for 45 more minutes after work today and caught two little pip squeaks on the same d bomb from yesterday. I tried the reel tight and rod sweep hook set. I liked my results and it felt pretty good.

[MIbassyaker]

15 hours ago, gimruis said:

 

Nice tire…

 

Pure Michiganᵗᵐ

[Blue Raider Bob]

28 minutes ago, Jmurphy87 said:

I got out for 45 more minutes after work today and caught two little pip squeaks on the same d bomb from yesterday. I tried the reel tight and rod sweep hook set. I liked my results and it felt pretty good.

Murph, your getting into dangerous territory again. Gimruis said he was taking a break from hair enforcement citations, he didn't say he was giving it up! You and Bazoo are poking the bear! 

[Jmurphy87]

1 minute ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

Murph, your getting into dangerous territory again. Gimruis said he was taking a break from hair enforcement citations, he didn't say he was giving it up! You and Bazoo are poking the bear! 

Yeah I am going to take the clippers to my hair again when I find a decent cheap set again lol. I probably have grease in my hair from my press changeovers from last night. We don’t grease our presses enough or way too much and it gets all over you when you have a changeover, it’s why I wear grubby clothes. There’s no sense in wearing pristine clothes to work just to get them filthy, not that I wear clothes by choice. I only wear clothes because they say that it’s illegal if I go outside naked lol.

[Fishlegs]

TMI, Murph...TMI. 🤣

[MIbassyaker]

Well, if New York City can have a Naked Cowboy, then I suppose Kalamazoo can have a Naked Angler...

[IcatchDinks]

39 minutes ago, MIbassyaker said:

 Naked Cowboy, 

Nope. Not clicking that link. 

[Woody B]

4 hours ago, Jmurphy87 said:

There’s no sense in wearing pristine clothes to work just to get them filthy, not that I wear clothes by choice. I only wear clothes because they say that it’s illegal if I go outside naked lol.

 

Derail, but I'd just wear my speedo to work if the company didn't supply uniforms.  

Hopefully I'll have some fish pictures tomorrow.  

[IcatchDinks]

Got up at six and was out wading the Chippewa by 6:45 this morning. Only managed two hookups in two hours. I was fishing a new stretch of the river this morning and was hoping for some better results. It looks like a place fish would like and it's very fishable. But what do I know: I'm not a fish. 

 

Lost my loon colored whopper plopper by accidentally casting over a branch I didn't realize was there and then getting it snagged trying to get it off. 

 

Saw lots of wildlife: birds, chipmunks, squirrels, turtles, and many many deer. Got to watch a mother doe and her fawn walk past me, not 20 feet from my location. But they moved on before I could get a good picture. 

 

The first fish was tiny, but at least he was a pretty color as an apology for his dink status: 

 

The second one came from the same spot and hit my Mepps #3 as I retrieved it past a partly submerged branch. The current just past that branch was quite strong, and once he got out into the current, I thought I had a monster. He fought hard for a long time and I was happy to play him for a bit. Maybe 14 or 15 inches long. I didn't measure him, but it's my largest smallie of the year so far. 

 

A better picture displaying his prettiness:

 

 

Slow fishing, but a pleasant morning none the less. 

[Swamp Girl]

15 minutes ago, IcatchDinks said:

Got to watch a mother doe and her fawn walk past me, not 20 feet from my location.

 

Whoa! I bet that made your morning.

 

16 minutes ago, IcatchDinks said:

The current just past that branch was quite strong, and once he got out into the current, I thought I had a monster.

 

Current has tricked me too. Still, it's a sweet bass.

[Woody B]

I managed to get 3 in the boat today.  I caught the first, and biggest, an 18 inch Spot within my first 10 casts.  I thought that was a good sign but the bite dried up.  We had a bunch of rain last week.  The forecast was for rain this morning, but it didn't rain a drop.  I got plenty of Bass to follow various lures for a couple feet.  They just wouldn't commit.   Water was pretty muddy.  The first was on a double willow blade chartreuse spinner bait.   The 2nd (smallest, a 13 inch Spot) was on a wacky.  The final one came on a black Bizz Baits Big Thump (one big colorado blade) spinnerbait.  It's been hot, but the water was a couple degrees cooler than last week.  I suppose the rain cooled it some.   

 

[Choporoz]

Decent couple days, but forget about finding a pattern.  They're all over the place.  Still some in shallow grass just out from spawning areas.   Some deep main lake.  Don't think I caught more than two in same area doing same thing.  These were both on a Rage Bug; one in main lake brush about 18 feet down.  Other was in small cove in grass about 7 feet of water.

[PhishLI]

As they do, weathermen lie, but I got some swings in before the rain became too much. Blew several hooksets on a frog but then switched to the poop and got one on my 5th or 6th last cast. Dude thought he was a Smallie and went flying a few times, so that was cool.

 

[Team9nine]

Just a couple “schoolies” from my latest short trip out. Probably looking at early next week before I get another shot.

 

 

[TnRiver46]

Tributary fishin’

[Jar11591]

Top water bite has started! Got the day started at sunrise with a few on weedless frogs and poppers. 

 

The day turned into a junk fishing day once the topwater bite died down. Senkos, jigs, and spinnerbaits also took fish. No lunkers today, a couple fatties pushing 3 were the largest of the day. 

[Woody B]

It was almost raining this morning, and I usually do good in the rain.  I caught 8 today, 6 Spots and 2 Largemouth.   They're all pictured, in the order I caught them.    I caught a 4.06 (6 hundredths, not 6 ounces) Spot on my 3rd cast at 5:54.   The next 6 weren't huge, but weren't tiny either.  Katie and others like seeing where we catch them.  The 7th one was under the dock steps pictured.  

The last one was an almost PB Spot.  My PB Spot was 4 pounds 15 ounces, on a pound/ounce scale.  This one was 4.90....an ounce or so short.  I reset my scale and weighed it 3 times.  It was 20 1/4 inches long, with a 14 inch, fat and full of eggs girth.   Several of the others were extremely post spawn skinny.   

[swhit140]

A few good bites from last week.

[BrianMDTX]

Well, I certainly wasn’t going to start a separate thread after reading @ol'crickety exploits with 47 bass caught. I pale in comparison. But I caught 6 or 7 (lost count) and missed three. One was decent but it took me around some limbs and broke the knot at the hook. Still had a fun day!

 

[Swamp Girl]

36 minutes ago, Woody B said:

Katie and others like seeing where we catch them.

 

Heck, yeah, I do. Thanks, Woody! Big spots. BIG!

 

Nice bass, @swhit140!

 

@BrianMDTX: It's beautiful where you fish, Brian. Handsome bass too.

 

Yesterday was my fastest clip ever at catching lmbs. I had everything in my favor: perfect wind, rain, low light, and an approaching warm front. Plus, I just happened to fish where every other bass in the pond was hanging. I only had two hours to fish and I was paddling a heavy canoe, so I fished the swamp beside where I store my canoe. Normally, I paddle to the end of the pond where two streams enter and there's an island and reef. Will I fish the swamp again? You betcha!

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

2 hours ago, Jar11591 said:

Top water bite has started!

 

The sweetest song.