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Mark and I went river fishing for a few hours today and it was great. |
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Absolutely beautiful weather, a slight breeze and about 63-degrees
at game time. |
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This is the first smallmouth bass (bronzeback) Mark has ever caught! |
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A kingfisher constantly flew back and forth along this reach of stream.
We had
Canada geese upstream and mallard ducks downstream.
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It's true what they say, that 90 % of all fish are in 10% of the water.
Watch for rock outcrops, deep pools, shade lines, overhanging
vegetation, the thalweg of outside meander bends, large woody
debris and undercut banks. |
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I thought that (red eye) rock bass fought harder than smallies . . .
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. . . but that smallies jump out of the water and put on a better show. |
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An ultralight with 4-pound test makes a smallie feel like a tiger. |
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Check out the sunlit contrast of a yellow-breast
(aka longear) sunfish. |
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We caught three species in the river including smallmouth bass,
rock bass and yellow-breast sunfish. Between the two of us we
caught a
good 20 fish over the course of 2-hours, making
for a lively day on the water.
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Mark had two fish that swallowed the hook and he cut the line at
the opening of the throat rather than try to extract the hook.
I'm convinced that the fish has a better chance to live when
released with the hook in rather than trying to play doctor.
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Autumn is a great time for fishing, and if you find the habitat,
the fish should be accommodating.
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Early Autumn Fishing
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