Pearl River

[Micropterus salmoides]

River is through the roof n muddy.
Went sat at 3 to one its overflow ponds in the Honey Island Swamp area caught a ton of dinks right off bat. Figured out the bigger fish right at dark. Figures. Was able to put 6 nice ones in cooler.
Figured I'd go back in morn..
I did. Wind had me for breakfast, but managed to grab a couple more Bf my arms gave out.
All fish were staging on outside edges of cypress. Bigger fish were hugging the trunks on backside of wind direction. 1-3' deep on same hair jig I usually use. Orange/green/chartreuse.

[Crappie Trooper]

Nice mess of fish. Glad you figured them out. Thanks for the pictures and report..

[Dapet]

that's....a big snake!

[elkhunter]

Great pictures, thanks for posting.

[fishervet]

that water is some clear.....last time I was out I found the fish on sonar and they were all out of the wind which I thought since the wind was blowing that it would have blown the bait fish to the far shore....but no.so went play in the wind for nothing..oh well. nice catch...

[prefers shiners]

pretty sacs.....ugly snake...I hate snakes.....

[Pastor]

Nice catch. Way to figure them out. Congratulations!

[20watt]

Snakes out at Christmas, what's the word coming to? Nice fish. On the wabbit hair jig?