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#1 Jun-28-16 5:42PM
- KevinJ
- Northern Snakehead
- Registered: Nov-02-14
- Posts: 139
Occoquan Reservoir 6-28-16
Made it out this morning for a few hours. Bite was slow to say the least, but I got the 4.65 lber shown below on a drop shot, and also managed a 2.77 lber on a hollow body frog. A few other smaller ones rounded out the day. 
Does anyone have any advice for fishing that deeper water when it gets hot? Deep crankbaits? Carolina rig?
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#2 Jun-29-16 2:01PM
- drxfish
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Sterling
- Registered: Jan-04-14
- Posts: 2998
Re: Occoquan Reservoir 6-28-16
Not bad at all for Summertime. I was nearly skunked last Saturday. Caught one crappie on a crankbait and one small LM on a Bandit footloose under a bridge. I thought it woul be muddy, but it was pretty clear. Get out early and usually you can get one before the sun gets up. Otherwise, they go DEEP and I hear the thermocline is around 15 feet.
Last edited by drxfish (Jun-29-16 2:07PM)
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#3 Jun-29-16 8:07PM
- KevinJ
- Northern Snakehead
- Registered: Nov-02-14
- Posts: 139
Re: Occoquan Reservoir 6-28-16
drxfish wrote:
Not bad at all for Summertime. I was nearly skunked last Saturday. Caught one crappie on a crankbait and one small LM on a Bandit footloose under a bridge. I thought it woul be muddy, but it was pretty clear. Get out early and usually you can get one before the sun gets up. Otherwise, they go DEEP and I hear the thermocline is around 15 feet.
As I understand it though, the bass don't go below the thermocline. Correct or not?
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#4 Jun-30-16 3:57PM
- drxfish
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Sterling
- Registered: Jan-04-14
- Posts: 2998
Re: Occoquan Reservoir 6-28-16
I think you are correct, Kevin. I have tried trolling a crank, but got snagged and lost my lure more than once. I do not like fishing sunny days or low, clear water there. Just never had much luck.
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