TODAY AFTER SCHOOL HEADED DOWN TO A LOCAL HONEY HOLE OF MINE AND DECIDED TO PULL IN A FEW GILLS BEFORE THE GIRL FRIEND GETS OUT OF SCHOOL. TURNED OUT TO BE A LOT BETTER THEN EXPECTED. STARTED OUT FISHING A GREEN TROUT MAGNET WITH A 1/62 OZ. JIG. BUT AFTER GLANCING TOWARDS THE SHALLOWS AND SEEING A SCHOOL OF SMALL MINNOWS I QUICKLY CHANGED TO WILLIE GREENE'S BAIT SHOPP WHITE STRAIGHT TAIL RED 1/62OZ. ORANGE JIG HEAD.
MY RESULTS....
TOTAL CAUGHT:
BLUEGILL: 32 A LOT OF DINKS
GREENIES: 2
PUMPKINSEED: 1
LARGE MOUTH: 5
CRAPPIE: 1
TOTAL: 41 FISH
TEMP: 34
SKY: MOSLTY SUNNY
WIND: S 5 MPH
WATER: CLEAR
WATER TEMP: 42
WATER VISIBILITY: 3 FEET
ROD: BERKLEY 6'0 MED. LITE
REEL: RAPALA SIZE 20
LINE: 4LB TRILENE XT
LURE: 1/62 OZ JIG WITH WHITE STRAIGHT TAIL/RED OR GREEN TROUT MAGNET
TECHNIQUE: LET JIG FLOW WITH THE MODERATE MOVING CURRENT DROP IT IN BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND TWITCH OUT SLOWLY. ALL HITS CAME ON THE TWITCH.
SPECIAL THANKS:
WILLIE GREENE'S PARK BAIT SHOP ( MONTROSE HARBOR)
METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION
BERKLEY / MAC
:shock: Honey hole looks like a gold mine :lol: great report! Goes to show fishing can be great in any kind of weather, i'm beginning to get the itch to hit Montrose, better call the bait shop and get a report, man if I were your age...
LEAVING ME REPLYS LETS ME KNOW YOU READ AND ENJOY MY REPORTS WHICH MOTIVATES ME TO KEEP PUTTING THEM UP.. THEY TAKE TIME...
AND APRECIATE THE REPLY !!!
ALSO POSTED ALL MY 2006 FISHING SEASON REPORTS !!
I REPORT GOOD OR BAD....
SO FAR HAVE BEEN DOING WELL.
No prob George keep em coming we're reading em even if we don't reply you can be sure of that! hopefully i'll have a good report later on this week, i just can't take this weather like i used to otherwise you'd have some competition. Thanks for the motivation tho we'll be @ Montrose thursday too bad it's a school day, anyway hopefully we'll have some pics to post, it's been too quiet around here lately. thanks...
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