Cohoon fishing

late report from last week if anyone thinking about trying Cohoon

Monday - 1 catfish (5lbs)/ 1 bluegill (Minnows)

Tusday - 5 Bluegill / 2 crappie (10 in long) (minnows / red worms) (crappie on tube tipped with worm both!!!)

Wed- late afternoon 1pm 5 yellow perch 5 crappie (2 keepers) 3 bluegills minnows/ jigs crickets / worms)

Thrusday - 4 Crappie 11-12 in / 2 perch /6 bluegill minnows / Jigs

Saturday- 4 crappie 11-12 in / 5 bluegill. Minnows/ jigs / crickets

Sorry no pictures, broke my second camera :mad:

I didn't count all the throw backs, there were quite a few, (except perch) all perch were 10-12 inches,
Monday I fished mostly 10 - 15 feet of water, but couldn't find them.

Tusday I started catching fish in less than 7 ft of water, I kept that pattern of drifting an casting through out the rest of the week.

I didn't realize how huge that lake is, well theres my story and I'm sticking to it :D

That's a whole lot better than Western Branch, at least you had some action. I was thinking about that lake as I drove over Meade yesterday and today. I just don't like Cohoons steep boat ramp.

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Originally Posted by TapOut64

That's a whole lot better than Western Branch, at least you had some action. I was thinking about that lake as I drove over Meade yesterday and today. I just don't like Cohoons steep boat ramp.

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That was my major concern, I went as far as calling the bait shop there and telling him I had a two wheel drive truck with a jon boat, with out hesitation he said no problem the water level is way up, he was correct, It was a piece of cake, even on wet days, the ramp was about 10 -15 yrds from bend to water,

Sounds like you had several good days of fishin'! Congrats on the catches!!!
Blake

Sounds like some good fishing to me!:) Good job!

You said that you were drifting. Were you just drifting with the wind or trolling in 10-15ft? Thanks for the report.

Sounds like you hit it hard Paper.
Thanks for the report!
Like Tap said, at least you had enough action to keep it interesting. I bet you learned a lot about the lake too. I've only fished there a couple of times, a long time ago, but I'm thinking about trying that and Meade this year.

nice job paper thx for the report.

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Originally Posted by NavyAngler

You said that you were drifting. Were you just drifting with the wind or trolling in 10-15ft? Thanks for the report.

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Hey Navy, I was having most luck bouncing from cove to cove, down one side and back up against the wind on the other side.
On the days the wind got really tough, it was better for me to fish up wind, because the wind was pushing me to fast to keep the bait in the zone, the downside to that was it was rough on the trolling motor battery, now I carry an extra battery for those days.:cool:

sounds fun

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Originally Posted by papermouth scaler

Hey Navy, I was having most luck bouncing from cove to cove, down one side and back up against the wind on the other side.
On the days the wind got really tough, it was better for me to fish up wind, because the wind was pushing me to fast to keep the bait in the zone, the downside to that was it was rough on the trolling motor battery, now I carry an extra battery for those days.:cool:

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Have you ever thought about using a drift sock to slow your boat down???
Blake

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Originally Posted by bc1448

Have you ever thought about using a drift sock to slow your boat down???
Blake

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Hey BC you know I actually looked into those on the cabellas web site, but what discouraged me from getting one was the size of that thing, (huge) and how much it would be in the way, also the lines required to get it steady and centered. then I thought about it getting snagged, and maybe needing two to balance out the boat....I didn't get a warm fuzzy about them...
I hadn't talked to anyone that had used one before, so I went for the extra battery.

I use one while drifting for catfish... I use the trolling motor only to keep the boat straight. The size is determined by the size of your boat... the one that I use isn't that big. As far as the line to get it set up... it is very simple... just tye the rope to your boat and throw the sock in the water it will open up on its own. they don't have to run that deep just as long as they are in the water so as long as you are in 2-3 foot of water you shouldn't have to worry about getting it hung up. You should deffinatel try one... they are more of a benefit than they are a headache!
Blake

I like to "back troll", which is using a transom mounted motor to pull the boat backwards.
The last boat (Fisher 14') did it well. This one, Alumacraft 16', when I slow down, the front of the boat wants to spin around. I think it's because of the size of the transom.
At any rate, I looked into drift socks, and like Papermouth, thought they were really big, not to mention kinda pricey.
I took an old mesh laundry bag that I'd tried to make a net out of, and made a 1/2" pvc frame for it. Fastened it with cable ties. Put some cord to each corner. Appx. 18"x9". Not real pretty, but I gotta tell ya, it really helps. Works really well in mild current.
Oh yeah, since I have a transom mount motor, the "sock" goes out the front.

i got two fifteen lb. weights off a barbell system plastic with concrete filling and put both out and fish the other side and pull on them occasionally to let boat move in or out of cove and keeps the trolling motor swirls down wich i think mess's with the fish...but I stand in my boat and can walk back and forth to manipulate the weights

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Originally Posted by ShellQuacker

I like to "back troll", which is using a transom mounted motor to pull the boat backwards.
The last boat (Fisher 14') did it well. This one, Alumacraft 16', when I slow down, the front of the boat wants to spin around. I think it's because of the size of the transom.
At any rate, I looked into drift socks, and like Papermouth, thought they were really big, not to mention kinda pricey.
I took an old mesh laundry bag that I'd tried to make a net out of, and made a 1/2" pvc frame for it. Fastened it with cable ties. Put some cord to each corner. Appx. 18"x9". Not real pretty, but I gotta tell ya, it really helps. Works really well in mild current.
Oh yeah, since I have a transom mount motor, the "sock" goes out the front.

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When I first started drift fishing I used two 5 gallon buckets that I drilled holes in the bottoms. They worked really well they just take up more room in the boat... the drift sock folds up really small and can be tucked out of the way. I got mine at BPS and I think I only paid about $30 for mine.
Blake

Nice job Mike, thats a good report. Bet the grease got a fishy odor to it at yur hizzle!

Heck if all you guys use some sort of Sock, bucket, weights etc... must be something to it, thats the most positive info I have heard about them, Gonna keep it in mind next time I get upgrade fever :D


BTW went back to Cohoon this past Saturday, only two dinks (tossed em), 15 bluegill 8-9 1/2 inches each, it was pretty slow after the rain, crappie had lock jaw (shrug)

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Originally Posted by papermouth scaler

Heck if all you guys use some sort of Sock, bucket, weights etc... must be something to it, thats the most positive info I have heard about them, Gonna keep it in mind next time I get upgrade fever :D


BTW went back to Cohoon this past Saturday, only two dinks (tossed em), 15 bluegill 8-9 1/2 inches each, it was pretty slow after the rain, crappie had lock jaw (shrug)

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Those sound like some good bluegill... Congrats on the catch!
Blake