SATURDAY MORNING
FISHING in MARYLAND
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Mark and I fished two bodies of water along the Mattawoman this
morning. Together we caught six fish, all largemouth bass, and all being a pound
or less.
We hunted 'bass-holding' structure, points, ridges, creek
channels, inlets, humps and flats. We forgot to bring our portable Bottom Line
fish finder, but these were familiar waters. It was pretty much a Senko-free
day, because the plastic worms were not producing any hits. Mark caught a bass
using a topwater Heddon Zara Spook Swayback. It's always great when you catch a
fish on a topwater lure. We tried a BooYah skirtless, 'in-line' spinner with a
chart plastic tail, but to no avail. Considering all of the different lures, I
was expecting some bluegill, cause I was actually targeting them, after going
fishless for nearly an hour.
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We threw about every type of lure
we had. I got this bass on a Strike King spinnerbait with a second stinger, or
trailer hook. I caught a second bass on this same lure and the fish was attached
by both hooks! It was a beautiful morning to be on the water, it was sunny,
breezy, cool with lots of fall color and falling leaves. On unsheltered open
water, we actually had waves. SAV (submerged aquatic vegetation) was really
starting to break-up and deteriorate, obviously changing ambush patterns for
bass. Some areas of fetch were covered in rack lines of leaves, which had
dropped onto the water and were carried/pushed by wind into the banks. I tried
working these rack line edges (ecotones) in the hopes I could draw a bite, but
het (Russian for No, pronounced knee-et) I thought that fish we supposed to be
in a ravenous feeding pattern from mid October thru mid November, as they detect
the shorter day lengths, cooling water and the desire to put on weight to carry
them into winter lethargy. |
What the hay!
Go Detroit!
( Yankee killers, and now St. Louis )
Submitted by Mark Burchick
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