Thread: Poor bite today

What a difference a day makes huh?
Thanks for the report Cork!

keep pluggin cork.

The bass weren't biting well yesterday, either. A veteran carpster (40 years @ Diascund) reported a poor day as we were pulling out. Naturally, I had to tell him that I'd caught a 17-incher on a tiny crappie minnow! :D

Interestingly, the perch bite was good. In the same place I caught the big boy on Monday, smaller perch were whacking my minnows whenever I could get the boat in the right position (wind & driving rain finally got the best of me.) I hooked something in that spot that was very substantial & now think it was another large perch & not a large speck.

Tried for LCR stripers again. Went up on the Appomattox to get some bait. Took me a couple of hours to catch a dozen right size shad. Got to LCR at 11:00. Water/conditions looked great. Only one other boat there. Went towards the bowl, trolled plastic on the way. Did not mark any fish on the way or at the bowl. Hooked up the live shad and trolled to the dam, went up the right side of the lake to the pump house, went up about a half mile in the right side cove, fished all the way back down and around the bowl and to the green marker. Not a fish, not even a good hit, and did not mark but a fewfish. Got to the dock, picked up the crappie rod and caught a nice looking 3# LM and three crappie in a few minutes. Started to rain and they were about to close. Don't know where those fish go but they have a good hiding place. Should of stuck to the crappie yesterday.
Talked with a that was at WM and no fish. You had a bad day. Yesterday was just not a good day, the bite was not happening.
Water temp was 69-70 ,the fish should be moving around. Did see a few bait starting to school up. Bream are starting to bed but only saw small ones on the beds.

See you stayed in. Good move. When it was pouring down rain yesterday I kept thinking what you said...."Wish I had stayed in bed". Power naps today.

Originally Posted by Corker

Apparently, the Diascund slabs don't like dark clouds, wind, and rain. After recent successes on several spots, I hoped to find them hungry today. Not so. I marked fish in most locations, but could catch only two keepers and lots of dinks.

Sorry, Tap, no pix. My camera isn't waterproof.

Gars snatched several minnows throughout the day but they all spit out the hook or broke off.

Atleast you got out and fished that is better than being at work!
Blake

Originally Posted by Doodlum

Tried for LCR stripers again. Went up on the Appomattox to get some bait. Took me a couple of hours to catch a dozen right size shad. Got to LCR at 11:00. Water/conditions looked great. Only one other boat there. Went towards the bowl, trolled plastic on the way. Did not mark any fish on the way or at the bowl. Hooked up the live shad and trolled to the dam, went up the right side of the lake to the pump house, went up about a half mile in the right side cove, fished all the way back down and around the bowl and to the green marker. Not a fish, not even a good hit, and did not mark but a fewfish. Got to the dock, picked up the crappie rod and caught a nice looking 3# LM and three crappie in a few minutes. Started to rain and they were about to close. Don't know where those fish go but they have a good hiding place. Should of stuck to the crappie yesterday.
Talked with a that was at WM and no fish. You had a bad day. Yesterday was just not a good day, the bite was not happening.
Water temp was 69-70 ,the fish should be moving around. Did see a few bait starting to school up. Bream are starting to bed but only saw small ones on the beds.

How big is LCR? Are the stripers very big? Do you use planer boards when you are trolling? I know that I am asking a lot of questions but I am curious because I have thought about starting to troll for them at SML.
Blake