7/22 Bluegill Bonanza / Tville 7/23

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Fished my buddies private pond Saturday evening and fried of some freshly caught filets with some friends. The cricket was the ticket and it reminds me of how much I live watching a cork disappear.
Sunday morning I hit the water @ 7:30 ish, elk creek grocery (bout the only game in town for minnows on the stretch of Highway from Louisville to the lake) was slick out of minnows so it was going to be a jig only type of day. I will admit I’ve resorted back to live bait with the summer temps, the jig bite isn’t as consistent and it can be so light you will miss your fish before you knew you had one on. Upon arrival the lake was boiling with shad surface action, so I couldn’t help myself and decided to spend a half hour catching some bait. This was the first time I actually used shad as my bait and it was as expected. Every time I dropped it down on a school I caught fish. I only fished for two hours and caught 24 per the clicker, with 4 fish over 10”. I’ve been struggling to find and catch keepers this summer, but to be honest I’m only on the water form dawn until 10:30, very strict about my time. If you don’t beat the shift change it can get ugly at the ramp. If y’all are fishing in the heat like me make sure to drink plenty of water out there, and if your first mate is a Labrador make sure to keep him watered up too! Mine is too goofy to drink lake water, but if I fill his bowl up he will drink til it’s gone lol.
Y’all be safe out there and watch out for the pleasure boaters, they’re a bit reckless after a full day on the water.

Good job and pics. Thanks for sharing

Good times! Thanks for posting report/pics.

I hear ya, bruh !!

We used to do OK casting to submerged wood along shaded banks, until about 11AM ... then we'd head up to around the horseshoe bend area and troll blade baits or a jig behind a diving crank and get in on a little Hybrid action. When they have Shad corralled in that stretch, boat traffic don't seem to bother them much, other than keeping them from busting on the surface. Even the rip-rap stretch of the Chowning launch ramp would give up some Hybrid pullage, at times. Now that's ancient history, but I doubt things have changed all that much.

Awesomeness

Good mess of eating there

Thanks for sharing BCO. Where do you find your crickets?

Smyrna bait and tackle sell them, thats less than a mile from me.


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Thank you.

I didn't know Smyrna bait shop was still open. Thirty years since i have been there. Back in my GE days. I met you one night at the cabin. Joe

Catfish Jeff has crickets He ain't quite as proud of his. Big box of wax worms is $12.. South Park and Bluelick across from J&R marine.