Saltwater Regulations 2008

Well boys its time to get familiar with this year's regs before you head out. Click this link to see them.
Tight Lines! (Illustrations courtesy of VMRC)

Gearing Up for Rocks

I can't wait to try out my 6.6 ML fast action St Croix and this 1/2 oz 3"Sammy rattlin' topwater plug on the Rocks...

Bububububass

I got my sandpaper thumb back. I took the little canoe out on my favorite lake (I need to check the other lake out man, but I've been hung up on this one...), tested my new 6.6 ML St. Croix and tore them up! I went out for 4 hours or so and stopped counting at 15 bass. I caught almost as many more after that, no shit - the bite is on.... red shad sluggos caught the most (I need bigger ones to try for rocks) then gitzits, and a wacky worm.
Capt. Greg told me that he caught 2 19" rocks last night and he is fishing tonight hopefully he puts some pics up!

Bassin in the neighborhood

Ok, don't get freaked out that there are bass on a stringer here. As part of the fish management plan at one of my local lakes, it was recommended that "bass in the 4-12" range be targeted aggressively and removed by anglers" because of overpopulation resulting in stunted fish, due to the fact that they eat all of the forage fish not allowing any of the bass to get larger. I can attest to the high numbers of these fish. I landed 12 or 13 in 2.5 hours yesterday from my folding canoe, this is a shot of some of the fish I took home. I must say, it feels really wierd to take them home and clean them, but hey I do want some of those guys to get larger. just doing my duty. They haven't started spawning yet and man were they everywhere, the biggest one I caught was over 12 but not by much. I did spot a few larger fish.... these little guys were inhailing little 3 inch gitzits.
I plan on checking out some of the other lakes where the balance has been restored and the average fish is supposed to be 12-16". Anyone want to come visit?

First Paddle of Spring

After trout fishing in the morning (one 13 incher) I took my folding canoe out on one of the local lakes for the first real bass trip of the year and landed two largemouths, the first one I wasn't ready for, so my camera wasn't out, but he was a fat 11-13 incher, but this guy had plenty of spots and looked real healthy He put up a great fight, I thought he was bigger. I also realized I need to hit the store to replenish my bass lures...
I was slow rolling spinnerbaits for these guys.
Yee haw spring is here...