It was a pretty interesting month, fishing wise. Caught my largest channel catfish out of Walnut Creek, my first common carp, my first and largest smallmouth bass and a Master Angler shortnose gar. I also enjoyed catching my limit on bluegills several times and got a stomach ache from eating too many filets.

I haven't been hitting the crappie as hard as I did last year. But with things heading into fall, that will change. Its like I am saving the best fishing for last.

I've also gotten into setting up bank lines overnight for catfish and whatever else I can get out of the rivers. The only sad part is that I have had trouble finding good spots or locations where I don't have to worry about folks finding them and robbing the lines of my catch before I get an opportunity to check them in the morning.