Post by Tippecanoe Fly Fishers Admin on Aug 5, 2009 13:29:12 GMT -5
Please keep in mind the maps only reflect where my boat was at each day. While at times others were fishing around me, many time they weren't. I was not able to map where everyone was catching fish.
Green indicates where fish were caught. Lines with arrows indcate where we were trolling or moving and casting. Green circles on the lines indicate where we caught fish doing this.
All Days combined
Saturday
7-25
Carol and i caught the following:
1 Bock Bass
2 Crappie
10 Bluegill
- Carol was using beemoth. I was using two different colors of the Krebs Christmas bugger. The original olive, and a variation in white. I also tested a torpedo minnow that i created over the winter out of left over parts.
Dad caught a 20" Pike, a nice bass, and 4 crappie
Sunday
7-26 AM
Fished solo
1 - 23"pike
2 crappie
1 bass
6 Bluegill
- The pike was caught on my 4 1/2 foot ultra light with 4# test line with a 1/16 oz white roster tail. Needless to say I was not fishing for pike. So I get a huge hit and he starts running. He goes under the boat and I am just trying to keep tension on the line. He comes out from under the boat. I decide to grap my net and move to the front of the boat. The fish has other plans. he goes back under the boat and make one loop around the trolling moter, which was off. At this point in time I am figuring that I am done and this fish will be gone inmoments. Since he only wrapped himself the trolling motor once I was still sort of able to keep tension on the line and let some out at the same time. Since I had a short rod, I figure I could just take it between the trolling motor and the boat. So that is what I do. By this point in time the fish is worn out and I am able to get him closer to the boat with out much issue. Did I mention I was fishing solo? No one else seen me catch the fish, they just seen teh end result.
I spent most of the rest of the morning fishing for Northern.
7-26 PM
Carol and I
40 Bluegill
2 crappie
1 rockbass
Dad 28 bluegill
Monday
7-27 AM
Darc, Shawn, Elijah, Tom - 78 Bluegil
Granny and I - 10 Bluegill
Mom and Dad - 5 bass, 2 crappie, 7 Blegill
7-27 PM
Carol and I
2 Bass, 2 Crappie, 2 bluegill
- we were looking for bass. Winds were about 20mph
Dad and Granny - 28 Bluegill
Tom - 15 Crappie
Tuesday
7-28 AM
Carol and I
24 Bluegill, 2 Crappie, 1 Rockbass
Dad - 1 pike, 6 crappie, 1 bluegill
Tom - 1 pike
Darc, Shawn, Elijah 5 pike / 3 keepers
7-28 PM
Carol and I - 3 pike
Dad and mom - 49 Bluegill
Weather started out coldish and windy 25-30mph gust
Wednesday
7-29 AM
Brian and I - 3 pike, 2 bass, 2 perch
Shawn 28" pike
Tom 1 pike
Dad 1 bass 1 bluegill
Windy this morning
7-29 PM
Carol and I - 2 Bass, 4 Perch, 4 Rockbass, 2 pike / 1 keeper
Brian and family - 40 Bluegill
Shawn and Darc - Bass and Perch no numbers recorded
Tom - Crappie no numbers
Windy and cool rain started around 8pm
Thursday
7-30 AM
Grab your hat, gloves and rain suit becasue it was cold and rainny. Late start, on the water after 8am and in by 11:30 am.
Carol and I 4 Crappie, 4 Perch
7-30 PM
Warmed up and sunny
Brian and I
27 - Crappie 1.2#, 1.1#, 1.0 # , 3 @ 13oz
11 Blugill
1 perch
1 bass
Darc and Shawn
17 Crappie - 1.0# & 13oz
Tom - 11 Crappie
The crappie were hitting on live minnows
Friday
7-31 AM
Les and Carol - 7-8 pike / 5 keepers, 1 bass
Shawn, Darc, Elijah 4 or 5 keeper pike 1 @ 24" released
Tom 3 pike
Dad 4 bass, 1 pike
Green indicates where fish were caught. Lines with arrows indcate where we were trolling or moving and casting. Green circles on the lines indicate where we caught fish doing this.
All Days combined
Saturday
7-25
Carol and i caught the following:
1 Bock Bass
2 Crappie
10 Bluegill
- Carol was using beemoth. I was using two different colors of the Krebs Christmas bugger. The original olive, and a variation in white. I also tested a torpedo minnow that i created over the winter out of left over parts.
Dad caught a 20" Pike, a nice bass, and 4 crappie
Sunday
7-26 AM
Fished solo
1 - 23"pike
2 crappie
1 bass
6 Bluegill
- The pike was caught on my 4 1/2 foot ultra light with 4# test line with a 1/16 oz white roster tail. Needless to say I was not fishing for pike. So I get a huge hit and he starts running. He goes under the boat and I am just trying to keep tension on the line. He comes out from under the boat. I decide to grap my net and move to the front of the boat. The fish has other plans. he goes back under the boat and make one loop around the trolling moter, which was off. At this point in time I am figuring that I am done and this fish will be gone inmoments. Since he only wrapped himself the trolling motor once I was still sort of able to keep tension on the line and let some out at the same time. Since I had a short rod, I figure I could just take it between the trolling motor and the boat. So that is what I do. By this point in time the fish is worn out and I am able to get him closer to the boat with out much issue. Did I mention I was fishing solo? No one else seen me catch the fish, they just seen teh end result.
I spent most of the rest of the morning fishing for Northern.
7-26 PM
Carol and I
40 Bluegill
2 crappie
1 rockbass
Dad 28 bluegill
Monday
7-27 AM
Darc, Shawn, Elijah, Tom - 78 Bluegil
Granny and I - 10 Bluegill
Mom and Dad - 5 bass, 2 crappie, 7 Blegill
7-27 PM
Carol and I
2 Bass, 2 Crappie, 2 bluegill
- we were looking for bass. Winds were about 20mph
Dad and Granny - 28 Bluegill
Tom - 15 Crappie
Tuesday
7-28 AM
Carol and I
24 Bluegill, 2 Crappie, 1 Rockbass
Dad - 1 pike, 6 crappie, 1 bluegill
Tom - 1 pike
Darc, Shawn, Elijah 5 pike / 3 keepers
7-28 PM
Carol and I - 3 pike
Dad and mom - 49 Bluegill
Weather started out coldish and windy 25-30mph gust
Wednesday
7-29 AM
Brian and I - 3 pike, 2 bass, 2 perch
Shawn 28" pike
Tom 1 pike
Dad 1 bass 1 bluegill
Windy this morning
7-29 PM
Carol and I - 2 Bass, 4 Perch, 4 Rockbass, 2 pike / 1 keeper
Brian and family - 40 Bluegill
Shawn and Darc - Bass and Perch no numbers recorded
Tom - Crappie no numbers
Windy and cool rain started around 8pm
Thursday
7-30 AM
Grab your hat, gloves and rain suit becasue it was cold and rainny. Late start, on the water after 8am and in by 11:30 am.
Carol and I 4 Crappie, 4 Perch
7-30 PM
Warmed up and sunny
Brian and I
27 - Crappie 1.2#, 1.1#, 1.0 # , 3 @ 13oz
11 Blugill
1 perch
1 bass
Darc and Shawn
17 Crappie - 1.0# & 13oz
Tom - 11 Crappie
The crappie were hitting on live minnows
Friday
7-31 AM
Les and Carol - 7-8 pike / 5 keepers, 1 bass
Shawn, Darc, Elijah 4 or 5 keeper pike 1 @ 24" released
Tom 3 pike
Dad 4 bass, 1 pike