This morning I got up early and took my folding canoe out on Lake Audubon, one of 4 private lakes that are part of Reston, the planned community I live in. I hadn't taken the canoe out this year, and this was the perfect place to do it, It was a gorgeous morning, the water was warm and slick as a bathtub with no wind. I hoped to find some Bass, but my record fishing on lakes is not so hot, I like to fish in current, and I know how to find fish there (fresh or salt), the only exception being small ponds (small enough for me to through a rock to the other side). So I wasn't sure how I'd do.
I spent about 4.5 hours exploring the lake, checking out the turtles, snakes and some cool water birds I had never seen before. I had no idea what the contour of the bottom was like (and I only figured out certain parts), so I just hit the points, some of the docks and over hanging brush.
I definitely found bass, and I think I missed at least ten before I hooked one on a plastic worm - they are light biters and I've been used to those voracious strikes from the rocks and blue fish in the York river. I also saw some really cool stuff I had never seen before, I found a spot where there is a rise in the middle of one end of the lake, like a sandbar, but rocky, and bass were schooling minnows and baby sunfish onto and smashing them topwater! This little guy was one of the culprits, and I had many other strikes and misses (mostly my fault of course). I also lost a big bass because I had my drag set too light and the hook didn't set - it just pissed him off and he buckled my rod and pulled a bunch of line off before he spit it out - dang! But all in all a great morning - I'll be back, its only 2 miles from our condo, hmmm, I wonder what I'll be doing tomorrow...
This morning I got up early and took my folding canoe out on Lake Audubon, one of 4 private lakes that are part of Reston, the planned community I live in. I hadn't taken the canoe out this year, and this was the perfect place to do it, It was a gorgeous morning, the water was warm and slick as a bathtub with no wind. I hoped to find some Bass, but my record fishing on lakes is not so hot, I like to fish in current, and I know how to find fish there (fresh or salt), the only exception being small ponds (small enough for me to through a rock to the other side). So I wasn't sure how I'd do.
I spent about 4.5 hours exploring the lake, checking out the turtles, snakes and some cool water birds I had never seen before. I had no idea what the contour of the bottom was like (and I only figured out certain parts), so I just hit the points, some of the docks and over hanging brush.
I definitely found bass, and I think I missed at least ten before I hooked one on a plastic worm - they are light biters and I've been used to those voracious strikes from the rocks and blue fish in the York river. I also saw some really cool stuff I had never seen before, I found a spot where there is a rise in the middle of one end of the lake, like a sandbar, but rocky, and bass were schooling minnows and baby sunfish onto and smashing them topwater! This little guy was one of the culprits, and I had many other strikes and misses (mostly my fault of course). I also lost a big bass because I had my drag set too light and the hook didn't set - it just pissed him off and he buckled my rod and pulled a bunch of line off before he spit it out - dang! But all in all a great morning - I'll be back, its only 2 miles from our condo, hmmm, I wonder what I'll be doing tomorrow...
