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Bev and I started with breakfast at The Filling Co....it was good, as always.
We got on the river shortly before 7a and we were greeted with a ton of fog but very nice temps.
On his 1st cast, he got 3 nips on the WP but was not able to get tight. We floated for almost another hour and the only thing we had to show for it was me getting a bite. That was it.
I looked at him and said, "I think this is gonna be a tough day.
My original plan was to fish close by bu I mentioned to Bev if he minded running up past Harrison Island. He said, "let's go!" as he loves fishing up there. So...we made a 10+ mile run and found a nice shaded eddy where we camped out for a bit... and took the skunk off!
And then I got slammed. Some nice pull but I knew it wasn't a smallie.
OK...boat skunk off and my skunk off. Now it was Bev's turn with a 12'5"er.
I then caught a nice 13"er!
And then...a story.
Bev hooks up in the shade and the fight ensues. The pole is bent in half and I see this freight train going right for the boat. I try to tell Bev (just not enough time to process) to try to move it right but the fish goes under the boat and cut the braid. Without doubt, this would be (well, would have been) Bev's biggest smallie yet. I saw it. It was nice but no telling how big. All I know is that Bev's face went blank. He will dream about it tonight as it was a really quality fish.
Well, he was disappointed for sure but he kept trying. Once thing Bev does is listen well. He was hipping his targets (which is why he likes it up there) and connected again.
It was now around 11a and it was getting really hot. Earlier, it was nice as we had a slight breeze and lower humidity. But now, we had no wind and high humidity.
I said that we should just try the fast water down the middle but we probably would not get any because the sun was high. Sure enough, he connects with a 10"er or so and we called it a day.
We each caught 3 smallies and I also had the kittie.
The ride back was great as it cooled us off but once we trailered the boat and got on the parking lot...it was blazing.
But, we had a prize at the end of the rainbow as we were going to Cubasi for lunch.
Yes, it was good!
We were both satisfied with the day. Water temps started at near 83df and ended close to 86df. Air temp was...HOT!
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Good to see you guys caught a few. I went out on Monday and only caught 3. One dink and 2 at 12".
Fish should start transitioning soon. More rain, then cooler temps might help.
Water clarity?
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Good to hear of the smallies. Proves they're around if you can find them. It's true about the temperature change, you just think you're hot, but when you get on the pavement you know it for sure.
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I forgot to say that water clarity was great where we were. Plus...on the ride up, I stopped between John’s island and the MD shore and saw grass! Real, live river grass. More than a few clumps too! Great to see.
We still need more fish in the river.
Lots of O2 bubbles where we were at.
And all of the rocks at the Harrison shoreline we like are exposed. Can't fish in there...yet.
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I saw the grass. Getting long down by the ramp. Good stuff!
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What's that blue thing on your thumb?
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hookup wrote:
What's that blue thing on your thumb?
it’s to prevent bass thumb rash!
No, seriously, for some reason I have a small cut on the end of my thumb that open up every time I use a spinning reel. So I put a band aid on it and then covered it with tape.
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Great report, love those foggy mornings.
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Just got a report from above where you were - guy lost count at 22. No info on size
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hookup wrote:
Just got a report from above where you were - guy lost count at 22. No info on size
Yep...they are always somewhere else and on another day!
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Ernie wrote:
Yep...they are always somewhere else and on another day!
Report said they were mostly on the mud-line
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Well...we had no such thing on Friday. Water was low and clear. Oh well....
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Let's go plant some trees and bushes. We were right below White's Ferry when we started.
Monocacy is a 17 mile run!
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Ernie wrote:
Monocacy is a 17 mile run!
1/2 hour in my Jon boat
Less when I launched at POR
Launch at Whites still open, but you have to get to it from the MD side
Someone on RS once said "with enough gas, you can always find fish"
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hookup wrote:
1/2 hour in my Jon boat
From Algonkian to the Monocacy? That means your Jon went 34+ mph!
It would take me 45 minutes or so...at 23-24mph. And burn @7 gallons.
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Ernie wrote:
hookup wrote:
1/2 hour in my Jon boat
From Algonkian to the Monocacy? That means your Jon went 34+ mph!
It would take me 45 minutes or so...at 23-24mph. And burn @7 gallons.
Maybe I'm thinking about Whites?
Been a while since I've motored the jon
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Makes sense now...White's to Monocacy is 6 miles or so.
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