"Good" LMBass Fishing Days by Region Survey

[Raul]

Many years ago how many used to matter, now ..... man there are days I don´t even make a cast and it was an excellent day, "gone fishin´ " doesn´t necessarily mean gone catching.

[MIbassyaker]

I fish mornings almost exclusively, for about 3-4 hours at a time, 2-3 times a week. Any day fishing is "good", even if I get skunked. I'd count catching five or more keeper size (14") or "close" to be "successful", or one or more over 4lb would also be successful. But it depends a lot on where I am. I divide my time between about 25 different bodies of water in my area (mostly natural lakes, rivers, and river bayous) mostly small (30-150 acres), but that can vary a lot in water clarity, forage, cover, vegetation, pressure, and competition from other predator species. Not all of these places are highly productive for bass numbers or sizes, they just happen to be the bodies of water I prefer to be on. Some I visit more often than others, but I hit about 10-15 per summer, and I try to add a few new ones each year.  If I'm visiting a new place, or coming back to a tough one I don't know very well and haven't been there in a while, I'm happy if I catch one dink.

[OCdockskipper]

6 hours ago, the reel ess said:

...Then intermittent clods started rolling over...

That can really mess up a day of fishing.  You are walking down the bank, picking up fish here & there, when all of a sudden Herbert with the big under-bite shows up behind you and starts doing awkward somersaults.  It turns off the fish & can be very distracting... 

[the reel ess]

6 minutes ago, OCdockskipper said:

That can really mess up a day of fishing.  You are walking down the bank, picking up fish here & there, when all of a sudden Herbert with the big under-bite shows up behind you and starts doing awkward somersaults.  It turns off the fish & can be very distracting... 

Freudian slip about fishing with my daughter around.

[rmcguirk]

Of course, every day fishing is a "good day."  But as to catching success it depends on the lake I'm fishing and the time of year I'm fishing.  Mid summer, where I keep my boat, if I get over 10 fish in a typical six-hour weekend day (before boating traffic gets too crazy), its a good day.  I very rarely get skunked (though it did happen in a three-hour trip this past Saturday).  And, since my lake is pretty good for size, if I catch 10 a couple are likely to be in the 4lb range, which I consider quality fish.  (I'm not counting the pike, though they can be a blast to fight.)

The lake I typically take my kayak out on is more of a numbers lake.  A good day there is well over 25--I've had days where I had to leave because I ran out of plastic.  But, catching over a 2lber there is much more rare. 

[IndianaFinesse]

It really depends on what I am after.  If I am fishing for quality with big swimbaits, then my target is one fish every hour and fifteen minutes.  Anything less is a poor day, and anything more is a good day.  But if I am throwing a Ned rig, my average is 10-12 bass an hour. Under ten bass an hour is a slow day, and anything over twelve is a good day of fishing.  My personal record for numbers off bass in a four hour trip is 96 bass, frustratingly close to 101 fish.  That being said any day on the water is a good day, no matter what I catch.