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I got out early and had to wait for them to open the gate a little before 6:00am. I was alone for the first hour or two. Water was beautiful and the flooded trees and bushes make good new cover.
I did not get any bites for a while. I ran upriver to the top and finally caught a 14" chunk on my UL with a 4" lizard.
It was good to get the skunk out. I worked my way back down reservoir and saw some kayaks and a pontoon type boat, I hooked another bass on the lizard working a point, This one was a little shorter and not as fat.
I worked my way down to across from the ramp and hooked a better fish trolling a skinny dipper.
I was crossing back over to the East side when Ernie called. He was hiking on the trail and checked up on my luck. After that I missed a fish working the flooded trees near mid-lake. I came back over toward the East side and was doing the same. There was grass and the water was shallower. I decided to eat my lunch. I cast a weedless ned rig out. I was reeling it back in when I saw a decent bass following it. I stopped my retrieve and saw the bass eat it. It ended up being my biggest fish of the day at just over 16 inches.
I worked that area a little more after eating my sandwich and hooked a little catfish on the ned. I tried some other lures and worked that mid-lake area with flooded trees. I did not get any more bites and my trolling motor was feeling a little weak, so I slowly headed back to the ramp. I guess there were about 6-7 other boats on the lake and a couple kayaks came in right before me. I had to wait for one guy loading a pelican type pond boat. Took his time.
I got off the river about 1:30pm. Nice to be back on Beaverdam. I think the new cover will help the bass population. Lost one good crankbait in a tree.
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Looks like your make-shift seat worked out
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Nicely done John...and great to see that the rez is alive and well.
Avery only caught one from shore, a green sunnie...
...but she had a good time. We will have a different plan of attack for the next trip.
Then she finds this!
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Wow! She is good. Looks like a fun day.
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So what kind of snakes were they?
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Big ones!
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I want to know where all the smallies are.
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Bruce wrote:
So what kind of snakes were they?
She told me...I forgot. They handled the water well.
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