Had a crappy two Hrs. in the cold rain this morning.
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Andy at age 77, that morning fishing is what keeps you going. You're a very lucky man to have that going for you. I look forward to your reports every day. Thanks and stay healthy my friend.
Andypat, I love your near daily reports. It's been an inspiration to me and I've been motivated to getting out "whenever" so far this spring. I don't shore fish tidal water very often until things heat up (literally and figuratively. lol). My son and I have been hitting all kinds of random small lakes and ponds near my house and we have been steady plucking largemouth just about everywhere.
My boy has never caught a smallmouth and yesterday he asked if we could try. We went down to the potomac below great falls (angler's inn area) and got 3 a piece in just 90 minutes. Today we're going to the Carderock area as soon as he gets home from school for more smallmouth action. He's becoming quite the fisherman for 11 years old.
If anybody is wondering what we're using, it's pretty simple. 4" - 5 3/8" stickbaits (bass pro stick-o's and Yum stick baits) rigged weedless and weightless. Anything dark blue or natural green is catching consistently.
My boy has never caught a smallmouth and yesterday he asked if we could try. We went down to the potomac below great falls (angler's inn area) and got 3 a piece in just 90 minutes. Today we're going to the Carderock area as soon as he gets home from school for more smallmouth action. He's becoming quite the fisherman for 11 years old.
If anybody is wondering what we're using, it's pretty simple. 4" - 5 3/8" stickbaits (bass pro stick-o's and Yum stick baits) rigged weedless and weightless. Anything dark blue or natural green is catching consistently.
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When you are blessed with the ability and access to fish in your "backyard," you do it because you can! I need to give stripers a break and go for some food fish!
What a nice report. Bob, you got him hooked for life. Good for you.
Thanks catman. I am just starting to feel the pains. LOL!
bluefish,If you go for some fish to eat, go for large bluegill. They are easy to catch right now, and IMO are the best tasting fish. Nothing like a mess of fried bluegills. I like them much better then crappie and white perch.
Very true. And I also enjoy your reports.
He didn't have much of a choice. To hang with dad outdoors = casting a rod. Lol. He's hooked for life. Never complains and gallons of patience in the tank.
My dad didn't fish. I was hardwired as a kid for whatever reason. White perch and grass shrimp all day long when I was 7-8. Addicted. Figured out how to catch everything by myself after that. Honored to pass it down now. My wife loves it too. She likes drift fishing the shenandoah the best with surf fishing a close second. Catching and scenery combo is her favorite. I just like catching anything anywhere. You and I probably have that in common.
We only caught 1 each today but we saw a bald eagle, 5 deer, some ospreys and big heron, and a mess of turtles. Good times.
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