Could not stand it anymore!
Captwalleye 05/18/2007 - 16:28 Trip Reports Potomac
I just couldn't stand it anymore,and bailed out of work early.Went home grabbed almost all my gear and headed West.Got 12 minutes into my journey,and realize "DUH" you left your waders and wading shoes home.Smooth move on my part,so i went off the next exit,got turned around and went home to get them.Once I had everything I took off again to go fishing.Arrived alittle later than i had planned but hey,I was there finally.
Changed into my waders and wading shoes and bailed over the bank.Started off with a tube and got a dink Smallie on the second cast.Also it started to rain lightly.I was feeling froggy so I threw on a 3/8 oz black spinner bait and commence casting it around,and alternated between the tube and the spinnerbait.I lost the tube,and swapped over to a #8 Husky Jerk.That was a good call.I stood in one spot and caught six Smallies from 6"-12" in the push water between two rocks.After wearing out that spot I moved down stream and out into the water.I worked myself out to a small hump with a bush on it big enough to lay my pack and spare rod down on.I really started throwing the spinnerbait and did catch one about 10" and had another slap it but not get hooked.The Husky jerk bite stopped so I tried another tube.That didn't last long,and the River God ate it too.I decided to try something different.I had a 6" Sluggo (golden shiner)in my pack from another trip and tied it on.I was fan casting it around letting it sink to different depths and popping it.I made an extra long cast up into an eddy behind two submerged rocks and started working it.I wound up the slack one time and gave it a pop.Well the line popped back on it's own,and I set the hook.NICE! The rod loaded up and the fish took off taking drag.Oh yeah,a good one!It jumped and I about died.It looked huge.I kept my cool,and it stayed hooked even though it jumped four time.I finally got it to come to hand and landed a beautful 18" Smallie.I let it go and it started to just plain old rain than.I cast a few more times with no takers.Decided I had my reward and pack up and waded in.
I'll be back again as soon as possible,but this time I'm going to to be in my yak.It's time to get with it,for real!
Changed into my waders and wading shoes and bailed over the bank.Started off with a tube and got a dink Smallie on the second cast.Also it started to rain lightly.I was feeling froggy so I threw on a 3/8 oz black spinner bait and commence casting it around,and alternated between the tube and the spinnerbait.I lost the tube,and swapped over to a #8 Husky Jerk.That was a good call.I stood in one spot and caught six Smallies from 6"-12" in the push water between two rocks.After wearing out that spot I moved down stream and out into the water.I worked myself out to a small hump with a bush on it big enough to lay my pack and spare rod down on.I really started throwing the spinnerbait and did catch one about 10" and had another slap it but not get hooked.The Husky jerk bite stopped so I tried another tube.That didn't last long,and the River God ate it too.I decided to try something different.I had a 6" Sluggo (golden shiner)in my pack from another trip and tied it on.I was fan casting it around letting it sink to different depths and popping it.I made an extra long cast up into an eddy behind two submerged rocks and started working it.I wound up the slack one time and gave it a pop.Well the line popped back on it's own,and I set the hook.NICE! The rod loaded up and the fish took off taking drag.Oh yeah,a good one!It jumped and I about died.It looked huge.I kept my cool,and it stayed hooked even though it jumped four time.I finally got it to come to hand and landed a beautful 18" Smallie.I let it go and it started to just plain old rain than.I cast a few more times with no takers.Decided I had my reward and pack up and waded in.
I'll be back again as soon as possible,but this time I'm going to to be in my yak.It's time to get with it,for real!
