Weekends are for Fishing

Another weekend gone by and a lot of fishing in those few days. This weekend was hot and made it hard to stay out in the boat and try to catch bass but we still tried. Saturday we didn't bother to get up early and go out so we slept then headed out around 10ish. We didn't get any hits from bass while we were out until the end but still couldn't get them hooked. So once that was over we wanted to eat so we just rowed the boat back towards the camper. After breakfast we sat around and waited for it to cool down to go back out again. Once it started to get around evening we got back in the boat and tried to catch some of the pan fish that were in the lake. The crappie were hitting like crazy with one of my small fry mimic minos on and would get one almost every cast. It seemed like everyone we brought in was the same size as the last one. So after catching a bunch we only kept one because I wanted to see what it tasted like since I only have eaten bluegill and perch.

Sunday morning we decided to sleep in again and not get up that early since we haven't had any luck this year. We figured that the bass are still guarding their fry and only really attack actual threats. So it may be a few weeks before we can get one in the big lake. But knowing that we walked up to the front lake and had bass hitting every so often. Chris managed to land one that was just over a pound and about 15 inches. It looked a lot bigger when it jumped out of the water the first time but still its a good fish. I tried short after in the same area and lost my bass in the thick weeds after it got stuck. That was frustrating since it felt like a nice sized one. But once we knew dinner was almost ready we walked back. After dinner we figured that we could give the pan fish another try and we got a few nice perch and took them back in with us. After we had all the fish filleted we decided to fry them up in the morning. And that's exactly what we did and it was a nice way to start off the morning. On sunday we had gone to the store and picked up cajan breading and it defiantly had a nice kick to it. Over all it was an ok weekend considering how hot it was. Hopefully next time the sun won't be such a pain and the fishing will be better because of it.

Package in the mail

Today when I woke up I saw a box on the table and realized that it was for me. I had won a fishing tackle prize last month and have been waiting for it to come in the mail. Well today is that day and I opened it up to a Northland bag with a bunch of hooks and soft plastic baits in little packages. I've always liked Northland and now I pretty much have everything from them I didn't have before which is nice. And once again I'm heading out to the camper this weekend so I now have a good place to try out some of my new stuff.

Finally got one!

Went fishing this weekend and had a good time doing it. We drove to the camper late friday night, set up our bed, got our fishing gear out and started fishing around 1 in the morning. The bullhead catfish are the only type of catfish out there so we got a tub of chicken livers and used that for bait. About 45 minutes of waiting my pole started to move and the copper bell on my line started to make noise so I picked it up and set the hook. Once I landed the fish we took it off and casted it back out there. Shortly after I got another one, both of them were a good size for bullhead but still not saying much. Finally Chris got one and after that we packed it in and went to bed.

The plan was to get up early and head out in the boat to fish but come 6 in the morning the storm was there and it started to rain hard. So I went back to sleep, woke up later, had breakfast then once the rain stopped finally got to fish. The larger lake at the campground wasn't very active and we only got one hit on our lines. After about and hour we came back in and headed to the lake at the entrance of the campground. When we walked up there I got a strike on my first cast but tried to set the hook too soon with my worm. I kept trying and it kept coming back for more but I still missed it. I got a lot of hits in some areas more then other and then once I got towards the cattails I landed one. It wasn't huge but it was the first bass of the season for me and surprisingly the first one between Chris and I. After getting it in I took a horrible picture on my phone(which I won't post), weighed it at 1.25lb, and measure it at 14.5 inches. After that Chris landed a small bass and it tured out to only be about 11 inches so it didn't meet our 12 inch length to count in our "competition". So he threw it back and about 5 minutes later managed to get it again on his buzz bait and that didn't make him happy. Not shortly after that he got a nicer sized one that counted and was just under 13 inches. After we walked around some more we headed back to the camper and waited till later to fish again for bullhead.

Once it got dark and we had something to eat it was back to fishing for catfish. We caught 2 good sized fish and a really small one. The two larger ones we kept and gave to one of the other campers there who likes to eat them, plus most of the time we hook them in a way they don't make it so at least they were good for something. It started to get boring sitting around waiting for a hit and reeling in a fish that just spins on the retrive which pretty much kills the fun out of the fight. But we had plans again to wake up early.

Sunday morning was foggy but we went out anyway since it wasn't that cold. I rowed the boat around the lake and spot after spot we didn't get a single hit. It didn't take long before it was frustrating being in the boat so we came back in and once again walked through the soaking wet grass to the front lake. And just like the big lake nothing was hitting so we didn't stay long. Just like any fishing trip you don't know if its good fishing till you get there. But we'll be back next weekend...

If there was a Legend of the lake...

I think I saw it at longwood today. The weather was pretty nice today but I could only get the bass to hit my bait defending the nest. But in one area of the lake I saw 6 bass guarding nests and that's when I saw the biggest one in the lake. I would have to say it was about 3-4 pounds comparing it to the size of larger fish I caught in the past. After trying to get its attention a few times I decided to try something that worked once last year and use live bait. This took a lot longer to do then planned when I tossed out my little ant to catch the tiny sunfish. I managed to get one and then put it on the line but they bass just looked at it. It was nice to see that there are big bass in the lake but I would still rather be fishing at the camper. So I'll have to just wait for the weekends to fish out there and start making videos with my new flip.

Not 1... but 8

Today was a good day for the fish because they all managed to get off the hook by jumping out of the water. It doesn't help that I'm out of my good shank hooks. Tomorrow will eb better since we're going out early and back to Beartown. After I get new hooks at Gander mountain in the morning of course. But tomorrow is the day where it happens and I'm being srs.

The Town of Bears lake

So I went to a new lake today in Aurora in the Beartown reservoir. Its a pretty nice lake, has a lot of weeds, but worth the drive. I had one Nice size bass on the line but lost it when I jumped out of the water. When I first got there I saw a lot of fish making ripples at the surface and tried to cast in those areas. Once I got to the larger of the lakes I found the area with good cover and tried a shaky worm and that's where I found the fish. Though I missed the one I can see myself going back now that Kendall is pretty much useless.

Fishing in the rain...

doesn't always work out. We didn't catch anything but it was worth going anyway. Though I did catch a small bluegill but that doesn't count. The water was warm, a lot warmer then the freezing wind, and the sun came out every ten minutes or so. But we decided to go to grenderson lake(or whatever its called) to try and make up for the fact we can't go to kendall anymore. After not bringing anything in we left and headed towards chagrin river. Once we got there it didn't take long before the wind and cold air caught up to us. The reason we left wasn't because of the lack of hits but the fact that a huge branch from the tree above fell between Chris and I. It was very near miss for hitting both of us and so we grabbed our gear and went home. We still haven't managed to catch anything this year but then again we haven't gone often enough. But that will change... soon.