Another beautiful day, better head to the river again armed with my 5 foot ultra light and a chartreuse rebel craw tied onto the end of the line. Headed up north about 3 miles to give that stretch a go. I get into a couple of smaller fish in the first hole, nothing bigger than 12 inches. Then I set the hook hard on a snag, or so I thought I was snagged until my line started moving and then the end of the rod starts thumping. I love that moment when you realize it is not a snag. The fish stays down and I figure it is a big catfish, but to my liking it turns out to be a big smallie that measures out to 17 inches. I move to the next hole and there is no one home. On my way to hole number three I pick up a couple more small ones. At the third hole I hook into another big smallie and this one came out of the water for a nice leap and when it landed it sounded like someone threw a big rock into the river. This fish does some tailwalking and head shaking right in front of me as I try to guide it towards shore. When I lip the fish it looks like it has mud in its throat. I take a harder look and figure out it is a tail of another fish. The fish is dark brown and the tail fin is rounded. I have a picture below, if anyone else has an idea of what is in this fish's gullet let me know. The fish measures out just under 17 inches. Then I snag onto someone else's old snagged line out in the middle, as I'm yanking it, it suddenly starts move and I have another smallie on it, it drags in the othe fishing line and a big white jig. I had 7 fish at this point. The next hole I catch 7 more with no smallies over 12 inches but I do hook into a 2.5 pound channel cat that I though was a big smallie. That catfish treated my five foot rod like a wet piece of spaghetti.
Then onto the last hole and and I hook into a 13 incher that runs into a weed bed and I have to go in after it. The last fish I hook into literally almost ripped the rod out of my hand. This fish was heavy and pulling hard, another good fight and I end my day with a nice 16 incher. 17 more fish today and a few more nice ones. It has been a good weekend so far!
Fish on..........
Then onto the last hole and and I hook into a 13 incher that runs into a weed bed and I have to go in after it. The last fish I hook into literally almost ripped the rod out of my hand. This fish was heavy and pulling hard, another good fight and I end my day with a nice 16 incher. 17 more fish today and a few more nice ones. It has been a good weekend so far!
Fish on..........
Not sure what that bait fish is, sucker maybe?
