However, I appear to be snakebit in my fishing. We are talking major slump! I can remember getting into a slump in baseball while in my teens, and it always was at the worst possible time! I am rarely skunked, but I was totally skunked yesterday...and for all practical purposes, it has been happening a lot more lately. Oh sure, we will pick up a few here and there, but never enough to warrant bringing any home. My threshold for cleaning fish is at least five, less than that, they are pardoned. I haven’t cleaned a fish in 2018!
Yesterday’s trip. Finished up work and launched at Poland Creek on Ft Loudoun around 3:00. The sun had come out, the water was pretty muddy, visibility around one foot. Some wind, and water temp 52-55. TVA was pulling at 46,000 ish, and current was evident. I prefer to fish single pole. We tried creeks, main channel, docks, brush, bridge, marina, and in desperation, did some long lining over a creek showing bait and fish. Now, I can identify bait, and I can identify fish, but they could be crappie, bass, bream, unicorns, I don’t know! Barometric pressure was around 29.7 something. The wind got fairly brutal around 5:30.
Now, I’ve sort of set the stage. I am looking for opinions from fisher people who are better than me, and right now that pretty much includes everyone! What would your plan be?
Thanks in advance!
