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Winter Fishing -2007

 

I started with green pumpkin, then water melon and finally blue and black
Yamamoto, 5-inch Senko worms, and got three bites and one small fish
during the first 45-minutes.

I switched to a green pumpkin colored sweet beaver by Reaction Innovation,
and that is what caught three larger bass.  I think that jigs would have worked
well today.  Our best fishing was the sunny, southeast side of the pond, along
the dam face, fishing from the steep slopes, up toward the shoreline.

 

Jeb used a small BooYah Pond Magic spinnerbait with a white and chartreuse skirt,
which caught his two fish.  Jeb made a point to slow his retrieve, which I think
helped his presentation.

It was fun to get out on the water.  I'm looking forward to trying several new lures
and soft plastics that I recently purchased.  I'd say from here on out, each upcoming spell of warm weather will constitutes pre-pre-spawn and the fish are just beginning
to recognize that the day lengths are getting longer and water temperatures are
getting up just enough for the fish to start shaking off winter lethargy.