Post by mwardncsu on May 7, 2013 13:15:03 GMT -5
Weather: COLD - low/mid 40's 
; Windy - 10-15 with gust to more from the E/NE 
; Overcast skies most of the morning
Water: 52 at the dam, 62 elsewhere - very clear - fishing down-lake is always MUCH clear - probably 10' visibility, maybe more at the dam
Techniques: downlining small alewives - 4" on the large side
My buddy Mark and I were going to try and hit the night bite on Friday, and then Saturday evenings but the wind was just blowing too hard both nights to make it worth the hassle and I had to be up early on Sat to help with a Lake Cleanup event and then I was beat after than so we decided we'd at least get out Sunday morning together.
Someone reported this and asked that it be hauled off so we did - Probably ticked off a crappie or bass fisherman by dragging this beast off a shallow shoal/point ;D
And we got our share of debris - multiple loads like this one - though it only makes a small dent, but perhaps it provides some good karma to keep this stuff away from my lower unit....
OK, so all signs say it should be Spring. The Calendar says it's May. And the Pool Noodles are blooming....
But that is certainly not what we woke up to....
I drove over to his side of the lake and we headed out about 6:30/6:45. I was treated to a beautiful sunrise on the drive over - though the saying "red sky at morn, sailor take warn" held today...
Mark had a tank full of the finest alewives that the lower Blackwater River / Bulls Runs provides - monsters that top at somewhere between 3" & 4"
I'm not sure what the deal is - the big juicy striper candy that we can get up the Roanoke arm will never show at his light - not sure if it is the shallower depths, the clear water or what....
We checked a few spots as we headed out, but had our destination set for the dam. Wind was already blowing with rollers on the lake (OK, 6" with 1' swells, but it still sucked). We fished the dam area for a while along with a few other boats.
We managed to escape the wind for a while right under one side of the mountain, and marked some fish but could not get them to eat.
Mark got a call from a buddy that was on fish and had one just break him off, so we ran a ways up the Blackwater arm, again, finding the fish but they would not bite. The wind was still brutal there so we headed back to a spot near Mark's place and found a lot of bait - and then started marking what we figured were white bass/perch - sure enough....
We caught 3 or 4 of these guys - several pretty good sized, but decided it was too cold to mess with cleaning them so back they went.
Mark finally picked up the target species. This one was a PIG. Don't let the picture fool you - Mark has VERY big hands... ;D
Called it a day about 11:30 and headed for warmer pastures..... Of course we're all going to be fussing about how its 110 degrees and humid as all before we turn around.......
; Windy - 10-15 with gust to more from the E/NE 
; Overcast skies most of the morningWater: 52 at the dam, 62 elsewhere - very clear - fishing down-lake is always MUCH clear - probably 10' visibility, maybe more at the dam
Techniques: downlining small alewives - 4" on the large side
My buddy Mark and I were going to try and hit the night bite on Friday, and then Saturday evenings but the wind was just blowing too hard both nights to make it worth the hassle and I had to be up early on Sat to help with a Lake Cleanup event and then I was beat after than so we decided we'd at least get out Sunday morning together.
Someone reported this and asked that it be hauled off so we did - Probably ticked off a crappie or bass fisherman by dragging this beast off a shallow shoal/point ;D
And we got our share of debris - multiple loads like this one - though it only makes a small dent, but perhaps it provides some good karma to keep this stuff away from my lower unit....
OK, so all signs say it should be Spring. The Calendar says it's May. And the Pool Noodles are blooming....
But that is certainly not what we woke up to....
I drove over to his side of the lake and we headed out about 6:30/6:45. I was treated to a beautiful sunrise on the drive over - though the saying "red sky at morn, sailor take warn" held today...
Mark had a tank full of the finest alewives that the lower Blackwater River / Bulls Runs provides - monsters that top at somewhere between 3" & 4"
I'm not sure what the deal is - the big juicy striper candy that we can get up the Roanoke arm will never show at his light - not sure if it is the shallower depths, the clear water or what....We checked a few spots as we headed out, but had our destination set for the dam. Wind was already blowing with rollers on the lake (OK, 6" with 1' swells, but it still sucked). We fished the dam area for a while along with a few other boats.
We managed to escape the wind for a while right under one side of the mountain, and marked some fish but could not get them to eat.
Mark got a call from a buddy that was on fish and had one just break him off, so we ran a ways up the Blackwater arm, again, finding the fish but they would not bite. The wind was still brutal there so we headed back to a spot near Mark's place and found a lot of bait - and then started marking what we figured were white bass/perch - sure enough....
We caught 3 or 4 of these guys - several pretty good sized, but decided it was too cold to mess with cleaning them so back they went.
Mark finally picked up the target species. This one was a PIG. Don't let the picture fool you - Mark has VERY big hands... ;D
Called it a day about 11:30 and headed for warmer pastures..... Of course we're all going to be fussing about how its 110 degrees and humid as all before we turn around.......
That's 2 min kota co-pilots in 2 years. Last year replaced the circuit board twice before I replaced the whole thing. Is there something going on with them that I don't know about??
And heck, SML is about as big a town than where I live now - at least until the new outlet mall when in a couple of years back.... 
;D