Fishing Report

Date	Nov 21
Location	Wilson Bridge
Water Temp	49
Visibilty	0

Didn't get much fishing done this year... an all-too-common lament for me. I did make it out on 11/14 as that was supposed to be an absolutely beautiful day. Key word there is "supposed." It turned out to be windy and cool, at least in the morning. I had to work in the afternoon, so it wasn't really a great day for me.

This past Wed (11/21) was way better. I didn't have to work so I went out a little later. Fished a little in Smoot Bay, just to take a look at everything that's going on there. The construction doesn't appear to have been too disruptive, though I am hardly an expert. I do fear, however, what's going to happen when the development is done. Who wants to take bets on someone trying to establish a "No Wake" zone in the entire area?

Not much going there so I headed up north of the bridge. I hadn't been up here for a good long time, at least since before they demolished the old bridge. The new bridge is quite impressive. I'm a little concerned about what the second span is going to do to that area of river there, but what are you gonna do?

The order of the day seemed to be crankbaits but I had a different idea. I tied on a 1/4 oz white spinnerbait and gave that a shot. I'd only made about 4 casts before I caught a nice little (1.5-2lbs) smallmouth. Wish I'd gotten a picture of that one -- a beautiful fish.

I fished the spoils for a couple hours without getting any bites, then headed back down river. The wind was picking up a little by then and I was having trolling motor issues, so I almost skipped it. Good thing I didn't as I caught another nice fish, this time a largemouth about 2.5 lbs or so. I did get a picture of it, but it really doesn't do it justice. (It's hard to hold a fish with one hand and take a picture with the other. Try it.)

The weather was awesome, 70+ degrees and only a little wind. Really glad I got back out this one (probably last) time.

Posted by John at November 25, 2007 12:22 AM | TrackBack