Hi Folks, Ran the boat yesterday with clients wanting to spin fish for bass. It was a day of big fish. Cool yesterday afternoon on the water with air temps. holding in the fitties. Pretty steady northwest wind. Surface temperature of the water was 60 degree. We fished off weed beds that abutted deep drop offs. The trick was to cast right to the edge of the weeds and let the plug sit and then work it erratically back to the boat. Fire tiger was the color of the day. The body of water we fished is always stained and off colored so bright colored lures and flies tend to be the most productive on this body of water. We saw all of our fish come to the lures. We did not touch a fish under two pounds. All fat healthy smallmouth and largemouth that looked absolutely stuffed. One of the craziest things I have seen on the water took place yesterday. My client cast his lure into a tree where the lure hung over branches onto the water. Go figure a giant smallmouth came up and hammered the lure. Hard to hook. The fish missed it and then we began to try to free the lure from the tree and the fish came back. Pretty cool. The high light of the day was a 21" smallmouth. Yes we measured it. A true 5lb. bass. That does not happen every day. I will guide maybe 2 to 3 20" class smallmouth a season. Not an everyday event to catch one these large fish and I do not pound them when they are on spawning beds in the spring. All big fish that are caught after the spawn. September is the month for the big boys and girls. Seems to be a pattern as the I think the big fish are putting on the feed bag in preparation of winter. I think the bass fishing will stay consistent until the water temperature drops into the forties. Good frost last night so our rivers are plenty cool for trout fishing. Midday is prime time to be on the water currently. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
