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Got out around 6:45am hoping to get a topwater bite.  Nice, cool morning with a little fog.  No bites as I figured out the water was pretty stained.  I ended up making a run and then a longer run.

Settled into a spot and anchored.  This little guy visited me.



Finally got the skunk out with about a 14-inch smallie on a tube at almost 9am.  2nd picture did not come out well.





I caught another little smallie and then hooked a big fish.  It was staying down after I set the hook.  I had it on a pretty stout setup (med/hvy 7 foot rod with 15 pound braid to 12 pound flouro leader).  I reached for the net, and it surfaced behind me, but I did not see it.  The fish dove under the boat and I loosened the drag as the rod was bent good.  I pulled the fish up to try to net it and it just pulled off.  The hook was not bent, so not sure what happened.  I was bummed.

I caught one more smallie on the flatworm.





I missed a couple of small bites but the bite was slow, so I moved.

I caught 3 little LM near the mouth of the creek.  Then I moved up the creek.  I caught 1 little smallie up there and ate my lunch.

I tried another spot upstream, but no bites, so I started the run back.  At one mid-river spot I stopped because it looked like a nice rocky area and the water was a little less stained.  I threw out a Big TRD and caught another smallie maybe 12 inches.  I ran the rest of the way back and got off the water about 3pm.  I saw Ernie and Bill putting the cover on Ernie's boat.  I said hi and they told me about a couple nicer fish they caught.

Overall tough day mostly due to stain and debris in the water.

Last edited by drxfish (Oct-08-24 9:55PM)