I will be heading up to Blakeney (with my partner in crime) for an afternoon of quality fishing this Saturday. If anyone wants to join, just give me a shout and we can work out details.
Cheers,
Heading up to Blakeney Saturday
Heading up to Blakeney Saturday
"There wouldn't have been any butt kickings if that stupid death ray had worked."
Paul,
The weather was great but the bite was off somewhat. We managed a couple 10-12" SM but the majority were in the 8" range. In addition to the SM we had a nice 13" fallfish, and a couple of small eyes (a good sign for things this fall). As Bob mentioned while we there...the back channel is a great stretch of water, though it's not someplace you fish on your own. With all the scrambling you have to do, it's far too easy to screw up and if you're alone you're pretty much SOL!
Cheers,
The weather was great but the bite was off somewhat. We managed a couple 10-12" SM but the majority were in the 8" range. In addition to the SM we had a nice 13" fallfish, and a couple of small eyes (a good sign for things this fall). As Bob mentioned while we there...the back channel is a great stretch of water, though it's not someplace you fish on your own. With all the scrambling you have to do, it's far too easy to screw up and if you're alone you're pretty much SOL!
Cheers,
"There wouldn't have been any butt kickings if that stupid death ray had worked."
Blakeny
Hey Todd:
What were they hitting on below Blakeney??
I didn't have my fly rod along today at Appleton. Wish I had now, as there are a bunch of bass below the dam there. Lot of largies, but they would fall for a muddler or some such probably, poppers, etc.
Huge number of small pike. Couldn't believe it. Probably need some steelon or something. Hate using it. Have a hard time turning it over.
Next time the canoe is going and the fly gear.
Good fishin
What were they hitting on below Blakeney??
I didn't have my fly rod along today at Appleton. Wish I had now, as there are a bunch of bass below the dam there. Lot of largies, but they would fall for a muddler or some such probably, poppers, etc.
Huge number of small pike. Couldn't believe it. Probably need some steelon or something. Hate using it. Have a hard time turning it over.
Next time the canoe is going and the fly gear.
Good fishin
Jigs,
I was switching flies often, no one constant fly that day. I like to start with an olive bhw bugger, an big ugly olive cone head wb with black hackle, mississippi mermaids, panfish poppers, clousers. With the fall turnover approaching I'll be moving toward minnow patterns.
As for your pike, try a 12" bite guard of 30lb Power Pro. That's what I was using this year. Had no problems with a 27" pike earlier this season. Personally I think the gill plates are resonsible for more breaks than the teeth. A 6-8" bite guard will protect from the teeth but it it rolls on you it's likely that the gill plates will slice your leader. One of the women that fished with us this spring had what we estimated was a 20lb muskie on....rolled on her and cut her off about 3' up her leader.
Cheers,
I was switching flies often, no one constant fly that day. I like to start with an olive bhw bugger, an big ugly olive cone head wb with black hackle, mississippi mermaids, panfish poppers, clousers. With the fall turnover approaching I'll be moving toward minnow patterns.
As for your pike, try a 12" bite guard of 30lb Power Pro. That's what I was using this year. Had no problems with a 27" pike earlier this season. Personally I think the gill plates are resonsible for more breaks than the teeth. A 6-8" bite guard will protect from the teeth but it it rolls on you it's likely that the gill plates will slice your leader. One of the women that fished with us this spring had what we estimated was a 20lb muskie on....rolled on her and cut her off about 3' up her leader.
Cheers,
"There wouldn't have been any butt kickings if that stupid death ray had worked."
Thanks Todd.....................but:
30# PP is what I use on the bassin baitcaster. Regularly lose plastics to pike with that
I guess ya gotta be philosophical about it..........she's gone, she's gone
Thanks for the info. Gotta get me some Clousers. Have heard a lot of good things about them.
Regards:
Jigs.
30# PP is what I use on the bassin baitcaster. Regularly lose plastics to pike with that
I guess ya gotta be philosophical about it..........she's gone, she's gone
Thanks for the info. Gotta get me some Clousers. Have heard a lot of good things about them.
Regards:
Jigs.