Reply With QuoteOh yeah, I almost forgot...I ran into the Papermouth Scaler, as he was arriving at the morning spot, when I was leaving it. It sure is nice to see C.C folks out on the water. How did you do Mike?
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I went fishing Saturday at NWR and got there a little late, around 8 a.m. The water temp was 38 when I arrived, but warmed up to 42 by the end of the day. The water looked cloudy to me, and there was a FAV/algae bloom in the upper reaches between Bob's and the park. The day started out very slow, and didn't pick up a whole lot of speed. I didn't get but 2 bites before 11 a.m., and I think they were from the same fish. You can see the algae/FAV in the picture:
So, I headed down river casting and longlining, but didn't get any more bites until I got to the state line:
I also picked up 9 more there:
A 13 in green carp (couldn't show the picture on this site!) and a warmouth perch:
I fished until about 4 pm, and had to call it a day:
It was so slow that I threw everything at them, all day. I dragged 4 corks w/minnows, while spider rigging 4 poles out front and trolling 2 more. And I cast a bunch the whole time. It was slow, but multiple poles, tactics, and methods kept the skunk away. Half the fish were caught on minnows, and half were caught on jigs (BGBS pink/pearl and chartreuse/pearl). I had my best luck about 10' to 12' deep. I never made it to the shallow water, but I kept thinking I should try 5' for a couple bigger-ones of these:
Maybe next week.
I had a great time. It was a beautiful day with calm winds and few boats:
and I am always grateful when I can bring home a little something for supper:
Good luck everyone,
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Oh yeah, I almost forgot...I ran into the Papermouth Scaler, as he was arriving at the morning spot, when I was leaving it. It sure is nice to see C.C folks out on the water. How did you do Mike?
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Looks like a typical winter day on the river, good you caught dinner!
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Nice job, good pics.thats some good eatn
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That is one fine post. Thanks.
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Good report Dean. Hey let me know how that warmouth tastes, Ive never ate one before.
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2012 NWR Bash Yellow Perch Champion
2012 Buggs Bash Champion
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Dean it was nice meeting you, I fished about 2 hrs in your morning spot with l dink and a couple misses we took it down to the park and trolled up to the bend toward the state line picked up one more right at 10 inches but had (trolling motor) battery trouble so we made the call to head in around noon.
Sounds like you did good, nice job!
mike (papermouth scaler)
it's cold.. it's raining....it's too windy...
"fish on!!!"
(What a great day for fishing) lol.
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looks like you had a decent day Dean!!! good job
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I was wondering the same thing.Originally Posted by Percidae_Papermouth
2010 NWR Bash Crappie Division Champion
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I had a local expert give me a tip on the state line...(thanks JimB!)
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