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Few more citations
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
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Outstanding honey hole you have there Kevin.
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Great job on the citations, thanks for sharing.
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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.
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BTW.....Congrats on the three (er four) citations.
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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 .
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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)?
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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.
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Chip so far as the summer bite I find slow vertical jigging on structure deeper the better. So far as the bait I find jigs work for me. Just keep trying different colors until one works & buy your jig heads by the 100s you will need them for summer fishing when the fish are holding tight. This is what works for me hope this helps.
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Thanks Kevin! When the minnows start dying I will switch to jigs. I think I have almost every color of the BGBS jig. I also purchased some small hair jigs that I may try.
Corker - Unfortunatly we don't have a large selection of minnows in NoVA. In-fact, I don't even know where to get them from mid November until April. I guess Petsmart carries them but they are probably too small. I believe the Occoquan does get a thermocline at about 23 feet in the main river channel during the summer. At least I think that is what I am seeing on my sonar? Kevin / jmh is this what you guys see?
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23' would be about right for a thermocline. It's in that range at Abel, too.
See if your minnow store will tell you who is their supplier. Then call the minnow farm & see what other retailers they supply in your part of the state. Maybe when you check a few of them you'll find one that stocks minnows Nov. - Apr.
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Good looking catch! Congrats on the citations!!!
Blake