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It's been a while since I've posted any fish haven't had a chance to get on the water.This morning was good to me landed three citations and lost one .Attachment 92546Attachment 92547Attachment 92548Attachment 92549Attachment 92550Attachment 92551Attachment 92552Attachment 92553
Outstanding honey hole you have there Kevin.
Great job on the citations, thanks for sharing.
unreal...congrats
nice fish
Please tell me you fished somewhere other than the Occoquan
Fished the dam end Friday and Monday and it's nothing but a muddy debris field from last weeks storms. Could only manage a few sunfish both days.
BTW.....Congrats on the three (er four) citations.
Yes I fished the Occoquan , lots of muddy water but luck was on my side i guess .Very hard to navigate the river and rough on my prop . next time you go [jmh 9000] p.m. me maybe we can trade hot spots or baits . I like the summer crappie fishing at the occoquan the most .
Kevin - Not looking for any hotspots but would love some pointers on summer fishing. I typically have good luck in spring and fall but the summer time is very hard for me. I usually fish with minnows (that seem to die as soon as they hit the water once it gets in the 80s). Are you fishing deep in the summer (bottom bouncing)?
Chip - Try rosy reds if you can find them. They will hold up in hot water better than shiners. I can't help you with Occoquan-specific suggestions, but questions about fishing depth have several answers, including:
- fish rise to the surface early and late in the day when the sun is low in the sky.
- crappie strike from below, so always err on the side of 12" too shallow.
- if the lake is deep enough to have a thermocline during the heat of the summer, base your fishing depth on the depth of the thermocline, not bottom of the lake.
- otherwise, fish about 2" above the bottom during the heat of summer.