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#1 Jun-16-26 4:57PM
- Oubassman
- Northern Snakehead
- From: West Virginia
- Registered: Jan-12-23
- Posts: 297
Tough day on the river
With yesterday's forecast of clouds and 78°, used some more of my time with work to take the day off and hit the river. River. I had high expectations/ hopes for the outing but it didn't quite turn out that way. Had a few follows on the fluke when I started but no takers. Casted to a small shaded area along the bank and had a nice blow up on the fluke in less than a foot of water.
The fish started something right towards me and I saw it had some size to it in the water and then when it jumped I confirmed that. Unfortunately when he jumped, the fluke went flying and he gave me the middle finger and took off. Igt was 18 in that at least gave me an exciting hit. Kept working my way. Upstream hopping from Rock to Rock and did manage to land one about 14 in on the flute. I was stowing the Chapo occasionally and got a nice little head and landed another one about 13 or 14. Little later had an absolutely blow up on the same lure but missed it.
Little later put on a crankbait that wake the surface and had one hit right away. About 14 in. Little later, put on a 3-in Cinco on a light jig head and caught another one about 13 in and that was it for the day.
Had a few more follows and swipes on the fluke but didn't land anything. I'm not complaining too much because it was a beautiful day out and it wasn't working but losing that big one hurt the heart a little bit
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#2 Jun-16-26 7:06PM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
- Registered: Jan-12-12
- Posts: 1259
Re: Tough day on the river
Ahhh, I feel your pain because the big one would've made all the effort worthwhile with icing on the cake!....although you still had a great day. I need to better understand what you mean by hopping rock to rock....casting in front of each?!?
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#3 Jun-16-26 7:06PM
- Ernie
- Administrator
- From: Ashburn VA
- Registered: Feb-03-06
- Posts: 16583
Re: Tough day on the river
Some action, a nice day...always better than the office!
Time to go fishin' again!
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#4 Jun-16-26 9:00PM
- drxfish
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Sterling
- Registered: Jan-04-14
- Posts: 3631
Re: Tough day on the river
Fish are finnicky. This can be a transition between post spawn and full summer mode. Low water can cause fish to move as well. You found a few good ones and caught a few. Beautiful weather and a day on the water is always good.
Always wishin' I was fishin'
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#5 Yesterday 2:01AM
- Oubassman
- Northern Snakehead
- From: West Virginia
- Registered: Jan-12-23
- Posts: 297
Re: Tough day on the river
backtofuturetoyota wrote:
Ahhh, I feel your pain because the big one would've made all the effort worthwhile with icing on the cake!....although you still had a great day. I need to better understand what you mean by hopping rock to rock....casting in front of each?!?
In this area it's a really good single access and it's a relatively shallow stretch with a lot of rock sticking above the water during summer. So the kayak just essentially serves as a way to carry more than two rods and more lures than I ever use. So paddle upstream or pull the kayak upstream through real shallow stretches and a lot of times staying on a rock and cast above it into shallower faster water, shoreline eddies, etc. And usually the kayak is beached on the rocks. I don't have to worry about it floating off on me
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#6 Yesterday 11:26AM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
- Registered: Jan-12-12
- Posts: 1259
Re: Tough day on the river
Oubassman wrote:
backtofuturetoyota wrote:
Ahhh, I feel your pain because the big one would've made all the effort worthwhile with icing on the cake!....although you still had a great day. I need to better understand what you mean by hopping rock to rock....casting in front of each?!?
In this area it's a really good single access and it's a relatively shallow stretch with a lot of rock sticking above the water during summer. So the kayak just essentially serves as a way to carry more than two rods and more lures than I ever use. So paddle upstream or pull the kayak upstream through real shallow stretches and a lot of times staying on a rock and cast above it into shallower faster water, shoreline eddies, etc. And usually the kayak is beached on the rocks. I don't have to worry about it floating off on me
Got it. I absolutely can see you doing that and maybe even having a tether to the yak as you wade up between the rocks. I guess I never realized how shallow it can get up there!
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