reefrunner
Well-Known Member
Went up to the cottage this weekend on Canal Lake. Left Friday from downtown and got there just before dark; just enough time to set up the boat and putz around. I was dropping watermelon/silver flake senko-type sinking worms and getting taps fom little bluegill and quarterpound bass. Once the sun went down, I threw a spinnerbait as it cause more vibration in the water. The upsize paid off with a bigmac:
Next morning I get a small dinky bass on a spinnerbait second cast right out in front of my place. I notice there are not too many people out on the causeway bridge that morning and was wondering if the board member who was asking about the lake made it up. I text message Halleb, a board member here, who was asking questions about fishing the lake last week. He's at the bridge with his son. I pull up and, although I never met Halleb prior, I could tell who he was as he casts out a white spinnerbait just as I had advised on his post. I ask how their luck has been; Skunk thus far he tells me. I offer Halleb and his son to come on the boat and do a little fishing, they look at each other and have that "hell ya" look, lol. Very nice gentlemen, Halleb and his son were, we drifted about casting and exchanging stories. We were looking for pike, but as I was explaing to my new friend, there sweems to be more bass this year than hungry pike..then Halleb gets his first:
Pretty nice, say about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds. His son casting a J-9 gets one soon after. We are still looking for Halleb's pike when I see his rod bend over; this is a pike for sure I thought. When it comes to the boat I put the net under a very nice nickel, and Halleb and his son are smiling as he admits it is his PB bass, congrats!
and a great release too
As the sun got higher in the sky, the fishing slowed down big time. I dropped off Halleb and his son back at the bridge. Great meeting you guys; hope you had a good time!
On the way back to the cottage I stop at a panfish spot and drop a half senko. Tiny nibbles,hard to get hook up; then I pull in my PB perch...12.5 inches in total!!! this thing was massive for a perch:
The rest of the weekend fishing was slow. Got a couple more quarterpound bass and just as I announced I was not fishing for pike (That was the trick halleb, lol) I nail a respectable scrapper.
Tight lines all,
reefrunner
Next morning I get a small dinky bass on a spinnerbait second cast right out in front of my place. I notice there are not too many people out on the causeway bridge that morning and was wondering if the board member who was asking about the lake made it up. I text message Halleb, a board member here, who was asking questions about fishing the lake last week. He's at the bridge with his son. I pull up and, although I never met Halleb prior, I could tell who he was as he casts out a white spinnerbait just as I had advised on his post. I ask how their luck has been; Skunk thus far he tells me. I offer Halleb and his son to come on the boat and do a little fishing, they look at each other and have that "hell ya" look, lol. Very nice gentlemen, Halleb and his son were, we drifted about casting and exchanging stories. We were looking for pike, but as I was explaing to my new friend, there sweems to be more bass this year than hungry pike..then Halleb gets his first:
Pretty nice, say about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds. His son casting a J-9 gets one soon after. We are still looking for Halleb's pike when I see his rod bend over; this is a pike for sure I thought. When it comes to the boat I put the net under a very nice nickel, and Halleb and his son are smiling as he admits it is his PB bass, congrats!
and a great release too
As the sun got higher in the sky, the fishing slowed down big time. I dropped off Halleb and his son back at the bridge. Great meeting you guys; hope you had a good time!
On the way back to the cottage I stop at a panfish spot and drop a half senko. Tiny nibbles,hard to get hook up; then I pull in my PB perch...12.5 inches in total!!! this thing was massive for a perch:
The rest of the weekend fishing was slow. Got a couple more quarterpound bass and just as I announced I was not fishing for pike (That was the trick halleb, lol) I nail a respectable scrapper.
Tight lines all,
reefrunner
