I had to pick my son up from Boy Scout camp on Saturday morning, so I thought I'd head up early and try out the small lake that is near the camp. I arrived at 6 am and everything was nice and quiet. It really was quite beautiful.
Beautiful morning
What a fantastic morning. I caught my first bass after fishing for about 30 minutes. In the next hour and a half I caught 3 more for a total of 4. Plus I caught them on 3 different types of bait. One on a jig, one on a spinner bait, and the last two on a Berkley craw.
Bass Fishing: It's all about structure structure structure.
There was plenty of action. I was feeling smaller bites all over the place. It was also cool to watch as the fish would strike the insects on the surface of the water. I think fly fishing here (for those who know how) would be a lot of fun. (hint hint hint)
Pretty coloring on this youngster
Twice I got to watch as the bass came out of the depths to hammer my bait. The best was the very first one I caught. I was flipping a jig near the shore and was popping it off the bottom as I retrieved it. When I had it almost all the way in, I popped it a couple more times directly under the tip of my rod with my line vertical. The jig came up just under the surface and had just started its decent when a bass struck like lightning. I didn't even have to set the hook. He struck so hard and fast that he set it himself and I just lifted him straight out of the water. Very cool to see.
Lovely scenery
It was also nice to fish a natural lake for a change. All the stuff I've heard and learned about visualizing the structure and contour of the floor of the lake based on the surroundings actually came in handy. I was able to take a look at what the hills and bushes did naturally and picture what it was like underwater. The lake is set in a steep valley between two peaks, so as I analyzed the bank, it wasn't difficult to see where the lake gets deep quickly and where it's more shallow.
I fished for about 3 1/2 hours, and caught 4 bass on 3 different baits on a nice, beautiful, quiet, natural lake. By far one of the best fishing days I've had yet.
Next time I'll have to bring someone to share it with.
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