Sometimes everything is a song. No matter what you say, it's in some song and maybe you don't even know it. Today was one of those days-- when you can't find a fish: you better get on your horse and ride.
Fishing Report Walton Scrub, 6-24-15, 6:55am, light wind North, no wind, moderate wind from East. Water clear, skies clouds and sun , hot about 88 when I got off the water before 10am. 1/4 oz jig rigged with different DOA paddletails.
I decided to fish a heavier jig and cover more territory. It wasn't like I didn't catch a fish early- I couldn't find the fish!!! So. . .I got on my horse and rode. And I was moving fast all the way up to the last pier and a little father and back. I did find some trout (on the way back) and I hooked a big fish for the first time in a long while (he got off).
I started fishing deep around 7:00 am. Some clouds covered the sun so there was no sunrise and no sun in my eyes- thank God for rhymes. I went South and started casting. Before I got to the four poles I cast deep and immediately had a fish on! This was pretty good fish and it came to me then it went around to the shallow side. I turned on my camera and pulled it up:
I released the Jack and went on to the 3rd weed-bed. my second cast, strike, hookset, trout on. I wheeled the trout around me and took a quick pic:
I released the trout about 14" and fished on. I caught another small trout past the third pier. There were some random fish but the trout weren't here. I headed South casting as I went. When I reached the 6th pier (I was out deep, not within casting distance of the pier) I felt a thump! Hook-set, fish on!!! Then suddenly it took off- this was big fish. My drag whirred. . . 30 feet of line went out as the fish headed South. Then. . . nothing the jig pulled free!!! I was wondering if it was a snook, a big Jack, a ray!! We'll never know. It was an unlucky hook-set and that happens.
I fished deep and then shallow and hooked a nice trout about 17" that splashed around before it came in. I got a tap but nothing then cast deep and caught a small trout about 15 feet away as I pulled the jig up. That's 4 trout I thought. I took a quick pic:
I couldn't find the trout on the 5th weed-bed and eventually went and fished the last pier- nothing. The water was too shallow and clear. I saw some bait past the pier and went out to cast around them- nothing I went deep and fished North to head back. The wind was starting to blow East and fairly hard.
When I hit a shallow spot on the 5th weed bed I cast deep in the wind and wham! nice trout on; I pulled it to me and had to use pliers to get the hook out, it was around 17". Next cast, tap, hookset trout on! It jumped, trout off!! I cast back again and hooked another good one:
Nice Slot, my 6th
The trout were here!!! Next cast I caught a small trout and then two casts later this one:
I lost one then caught a small trout near the surface. I had 9, it should be easy to get one more. It wasn't. I cast for 10 minutes there and finally headed back. It was getting hot and I got no action on the way after that. I got off before 10am.
My totals: 9 trout and 1 Jack. A great but warm day on the water.
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