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#1 Jun-21-18 12:17PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
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6-21-18, UP

We wanted to start early but the sun rose before I got there at 6:20a. John was already out on his boat....good decision.

https://i.imgur.com/HYZzWDS.jpg

The 1st spot we tried, close to the ramp, looked great but produced nothing. We mainly tried top water but threw a few other things a s well.

After talking to John, we went to the spot he was vacating but produced nothing. His report will indicate a pretty good bite there early.

So we decided to make the long run and we drifted the shore line eddies for quite a bit until this speckled kitty came on board!

https://i.imgur.com/0DjcscJ.jpg

Then we proceed to keep catching nothing. Very few bites.

Bob then switched to a white perch lure (might as well since the smallies were avoiding us).

He caught a nice long ear!

https://i.imgur.com/NopyfZA.jpg

For the next 30 minutes or so, it was a long ear bite.

https://i.imgur.com/kF23m32.jpg

All were at least 8"! I was catching mine on a tube.

Bob caught 6 or so, I caught 4.

Then the bite did and so did my trolling motor.

The current was definitely screaming today as the river was starting to rise. We started at 4.2' (POR).

Since we wanted to get Bob on the road before 2pm (to miss WW Bridge traffic) we headed on down the river and saw John.

While he was chatting with us, he had a lure in the water and caught a nice smallie.

https://i.imgur.com/PFNTWOb.jpg

I could almost hear him say, "see, this is how it's done"!

Second trip in a row that we caught fish other than the target species!

Getting out has been tough with high water and life.....


Time to go fishin' again!

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#2 Jun-21-18 1:01PM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 2975

Re: 6-21-18, UP

I got on the water at 5:11am.
https://i.imgur.com/70glLF8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8D3Rs6h.jpg
It was not light enough to run up river, so I tried a plopper, chatterbait and swimbait, but nothing bit.  I ran to the tip of an island and started throwing the same baits.  I caught a 15" smallie right at the tip of the island before drifting by.
https://i.imgur.com/T5T3fX3.jpg
I floated down part oif the island and lost a bigger fish that jumped and threw my swim bait.  I decided to go back up to the tip of the island as I saw fish chasing bait.  I anchored so I could cast in front of and across the point of the island.  After a couple casts with a Storm subwart, a nice smallie blasted it right as I started to reel.  It measured 18" and was chunky.
https://i.imgur.com/8CW7OmN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xK3P5ss.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kBPZSBC.jpg
I switched betweem a swimbait and the subwart and caught 6 fish, making the total 7 on that one point.  The fish were staged and chasing minnows up toward the shore.
Here is a second 15" fish and a hefty 16"er.
https://i.imgur.com/Zcd5Dc3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/r9eFOD4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fMdo1E7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/aHKatZJ.jpg

Ernie called before I caught the last fish there.  The bite shut off as the sun came out, so I moved up river.  The water was rising and getting muddier with some debris.  I struggled to catch 3 small fish on a tube, a swimbait and one on a crankbait.  After I ate lunch I decided to head back downriver to try and find clearer water.  I struggled again, but caught the one when Ernie and Bob came by.  I caught a total of 12 smallies.  Nice day to be out and I was off the water by 2:40pm.

Last edited by drxfish (Jun-21-18 1:07PM)


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#3 Jun-21-18 1:04PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
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Re: 6-21-18, UP

Good work John....early bird definitely got the worm. I was still asleep at 5:11. My excuse? My back needs sleep, especially after my 1st 20 mile bike ride yesterday!

Bob was ready to jump on John's boat after our smallie skunkaroo!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#4 Jun-21-18 1:09PM

drxfish
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From: Sterling
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Re: 6-21-18, UP

20 miles!  You are a bionic man!!


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#5 Jun-21-18 2:07PM

Ernie
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Re: 6-21-18, UP

drxfish wrote:

You are a bionic man!!

That can't catch targeted fish!


Time to go fishin' again!

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#6 Jun-21-18 2:55PM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 2975

Re: 6-21-18, UP

Maybe that's your trade off...smile


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#7 Jun-22-18 9:23PM

Osprey
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From: Forestville, MD
Registered: Nov-16-07
Posts: 1235
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Re: 6-21-18, UP

Ernie wrote:

drxfish wrote:

You are a bionic man!!

That can't catch targeted fish!

When you're served up lemons, make lemonade. Those long ears were a blessing and a blast. Besides, it was a great day to be fishing.


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#8 Jun-27-18 9:08AM

hookup
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Registered: Jan-31-12
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Re: 6-21-18, UP

Nice job three of you

Good thing about catching those panfish was that it shows the health of the 'mac's coming back

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