Report for the last week or so

[choochoo]

I’ve been fishing my November pattern for the last week or so. Water temps have been from 63-65 down to 60-59 this morning. The pattern is to start an hour or so before daylight in a nameless creek and throw redfins. The bait is thick and just as the sky starts to get light the bait will start to come to the top in abundant singles. The popping will start as well, but we have yet to catch one on a topwater plug over the last three years since I moved here. You have to fish fast and furious because it’s over as soon as it gets good light. Cloudy, sunny, it doesn’t matter, it’s over. We have been managing 4 to 5 hookups a morning. Mostly good quality fish, all released. My question is this. Is anybody else on this pattern in other nameless creeks? I say other cause I’m always alone in my spot. I’m just curious if it’s working elsewhere as I don’t want to leave fish to find fish. Lurkers please poke your heads out.

[bigt]

I was down all last week. I’m not a Striper fisherman by any means. However, I do like catching them when I can. We were bass fishing, and got in to good schools of striper busting bait every day but Monday and Friday. We went to one particular creek, and they were there every day. We saw a little action first thing in the morning. Then a little between 3-4:30 in the evening. But seemed to stop around 4:30. But, everyday between 11:30 & 1 in the middle of the day, they were in there thick. Bait blanketing the whole back of the creek. Flipping like crazy. Managed to catch around a 30-31” one. Had the biggest one of my life break me off. And hooked in to another. Was casting a 6” Megabass Magdraft in Pearl color to them. Couldn’t get a topwater bite to save our lives. But they were definitely a bunch in there. Saw them in 2’ of water! Rest of the area was 3-8’. Going back down tomorrow to see if I can find some more!