Post-Spawn Blues!
Got up at O'dark thirty yesterday morning. Air Temp 52F, Water Temp 69F, skies clear, little to no breeze. Fished Goose Pond Cove out of my kayak. Caught nothing but dinks (red eyes, sunnies, etc.) Was throwing worms, tubes, etc. (small stuff) because I knew it would be tough fishing. There was NOTHING on the bank and not even marking much in 12-15 ft. of water. I know they are there though. They don't go far after Spawning. They're just NOT in a positive feeding mode..that's all. Got off the water by 0930. Can't say I was too disappointed in getting off the Lake.
Seems like the Smallies are in the "Post Spawn" blues stage right now. Just three weeks earlier you could catch a limit of fish (good size) in less than an hour. Now, you'll be happy to catch a single legal size fish in an hour. Having said that, Bass Fishing Season doesn't open up in Pennsylvania for another couple of weeks..so please Catch/Release (quickly) if you do catch one.
Also, water is up to the high water mark for the season. It's all downhill from here...lake level wise.
The good news is, the Lake is warming up..and so will the fishing too. Topwater fishing (for Smallies) is right around the corner. There is NOTHING better than watching a BIG A$$ Smallie annihilate a Topwater Lure. Well there is, "landing" it.
I'll be up again this weekend and will be on the water with the BIG boat and will be covering a lot of area. Fish ON! Rob
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