Bell City Drain Ditch 7/30

Fished from 9am to 12pm. Boy the cool weather felt good on the run this morning. Actually was a little chilly. Tried a different approach this morning. I fish points with a pink and chartreuse Road Runner. Boy the sacs and bass love them. I would catch a few and then would throw a shiner in the areas where I caught or had hits. Lol that was the trick today. The stars alined for me. I kept 41 sacs and 3 bass. I bet I threw that many under 8 inches back. Heck I went thru 5 dozen shiners. The fish were suspended on the drop off from 6 to nine feet. This was my second best trip of the year. Best trip for wild fish and not in a pond. I left them biting too. I had 5 go 13 to 14 inches and the rest were 8 to 11 inches. My buddy I talked to was out there today too. He was fishing around me in his boat and maybe caught 10. I was laughing and apologizing at the same time. I told him that my blue boat is camouflaged against the sky......lol. Here are a few pics to enjoy.Attachment 169683Attachment 169684Attachment 169685Attachment 169686

That's a heck of a catch.

That's a really good day, whack and stack :biggrin

I must say the Bell city drain ditch looks a lot bigger than a ditch to me :scratchhead

Its an irrigation canal that runs from Hwy 14 to the ICWW. It has about 6 other canals that connect to it. From the launch to the ICWW is 18 miles as the crow flies on google earth. I need to start running jugs while I am fishing. There are some nice catfish in there too.

Wow! Sounds like a little Heaven on Earth this time of year...cooler weather and catching fish. :) Congrats on the great trip.

I almost was there to meet up with you, but got side tracked to Lacassine. I'll start a thread on that, but only 4 fish.

Nice catch once again!

nice

You slammed them good.....get them while the gittin's good......good report.....great pictures....

Thanks for the nice comments everyone. I was disappointed I forgot to put the micro cards back in the gopros. Man I could of got some good footage. I did some good footage sunday.

Mermentau you should of I could of towed you to my honey hole.

Dang I normally fish white perch in the spring and fall and saltwater fish in the summer. You about to make me put my saltwater gear away.

I quit salt water fishing last year. I only went once. I got tired of no scenery, boat maintenance, slimy and fishy tasting fish. Plus salt water has that bacteria and having to fight the wind and waves. Fishing is suppose to be relaxing and peaceful.