Pickwick 08-01-2013
Fished below the dam at Pickwick today. Started out on generator side and fished jigs and the River Rocker in the current. Caught a couple there and it was neat to see them hit the River Rocker. The water is clear and the bass would hit it just as you were ready to pull it out of the water. But the fish were long and skinny. Headed over by the lock and had to work about 3 hours for 20 bass but they were good ones and it was top water. I would throw a Pop-R and hit the wall and just twitch it. Loved seeing them blow up on it. Every once in a while would throw a dressed Kastmaster spoon past the end of the wall and skim it back and every so often a bass hanging at the end of the wall would blow up on it. Top water is just an exciting way to catch fish. The white bass are still not there. Even though I caught bass top water they are not in the jumps. The question down there is when and if the jumps will start...and why no white bass. Folks couldn't even catch Skipies today. I plan to go back tomorrow and hang around for the evening bite....hoping to get that 5 pound plus bass and maybe the stripers will show up right before sundown. Water temp is still at 84 degrees. There was a cool breeze there today and it was not hot at all. I have a new camera but have not pulled it out of the bag on the water yet. It is more camera than I need and while it is not a DSLR....it is a bridge camera....it is cumbersome. Makes me have more of an appreciation of the pics MNfisher takes. Maybe will have good reason to use it soon.
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