FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

The Wade Right Fishing Belt

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It was lightly drizzling as I headed to the lake at 7:00, my favorite weather for fishing.  The wind was down, and did not really start to blow until after noon.  And the lake is clearing rapidly, just hope when we get this big bunch of rain the next couple of days it does not cloud back up.

*****************Fresh or salt it has a place in your arsenal.

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Weather

81/68.  Cloudy with 20% chance of rain.  Wind SE 15 – 25 mph.  (Basically the same.)

Lake Level

Today  98.05 msl.   Yesterday  98.07 msl.

Solunar Periods

Good  8:30 am to 10:30 am.   Best 2:43 pm to 4:43 pm.

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Today I took my own advice and spent a lot more time pitching.  I used a 5″ watermelon red stick worm with a 4/0 vmc with a 1/4 ounce pegged tungsten weight on 20lb. mono.  There is definitely fish on wood, the best seemed to be in a couple of feet of water near spawning coves.  I did not feel one bite, they just started swimming with it.  If you felt anything, basically mushy, you had to set the hook or they let go of it.  I ended up catching a good 10 pitching, and missed several.  And today I have no complaints, I had her on.  Pitching to a tangle of hard wood when I lifted up she was swimming, I set the hook and could feel the wood as she rolled around.  After trying several things, including slacking up, hoping she would swim out to get her she finally pulled off.  It was a good one.

The best I could manage today.

Of course I fished spinnerbait and caught 2, buzzbait 1, Controlled Descent Jerk Shad 2, and Bang O Lure 5 jumped on.  So not a bad day as far as numbers are concerned.  But I am still not on the better fish though I have a feeling as the spawn winds down the pitching will really come in to play as it has the last couple of years.

The Bang O Lure is still catching them.  And the second one felt like a good one.  But coming in backwards will fool you.

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And Anonymous had the following comment after I mused about fishing with croakers.

Croaker…….most definitely a horrific thought process.

I really have avoided them on purpose, but the guys I know who fish them catch the snot out of them in the summer.  So who knows, best laid plans sometimes just don’t happen, but you never know.  Thanks for reading.

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I met a couple of guys at the ramp today, one of them turns out I met at a tournament a few years ago.  He might be fishfearlarry’s brother, I am so bad with names.  The guy he was fishing with is camping and doing fairly well fishing a spinnerbait from the bank.  In fact he caught 6 waiting for his buddy to get there.  And the other gentleman caught one in  the 4+ range yesterday so the bites is definitely better than it has been.   So thanks for hollering at me, I always enjoy talking fishing with folks who read this blog.

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One thing that is a little “tough” right now is figuring out the best bait to use.  They are hitting anything, so you can pick your poison right now on the lake and it will catch fish.  Yesterday was like getting into a bunch of shorts on the bay, but they bit from the minute I started until I quit.  Other than a big fish not sure what more you could want.

Tomorrow it is off to Montana.  The next time you hear from me it will hopefully include lots of wildlife photos  and a good fishing report.  The guide said he lost the biggest pike he has ever had on at boatside, and if it turns out we do that it is all good.  But as I told him I am flexible and will do whatever he suggests we need to be doing.  One thing I learned guiding, and fishing with guides, do what they tell you otherwise you have no bitch if it goes south.  And the Boss is crazy excited to then be heading to the wolf tracking in Yellowstone.  This trip has real potential.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines