Brad's Hot Hand - May 31st, 2014

Brad, Greg and I fished while Brian spectated from Pence Springs to Talcott on the Greenbrier River. The float was 6 miles and last 5 hours and 9 minutes. During that time Brad landed a whopping 51 fish, I had 31 and Greg had 23 in hand for a grand total of 105 fish. We were averaging a fish every 3 minutes over a five hour time span. The largest was Brad's 19 inch small mouth seen in the pics below. A truly nice fish for the Greenbrier or New alike. We missed and lost a ton more bass. The bite was very lite. We had a great day and the river was in near prime conditions for this or any time of year.

Memorial Day Musky - May 26th, 2014

Greg, Brad, Kevin, Patrick, and I floated from dam to takeout #1 from 6am to 10am before the holiday weekend crowds got out it force. Brad, Greg and I landed 22 fish each. Kevin and Patrick kicked in a few more to make a 4 hour bass total of 81. Greg was fishing on the island side while Brad I fished the Rt. 20 side. We heard Greg start yelling for help and I knew he had hooked a musky. We quickly paddled over and helped him net and photograph it. The musky was 28 inches long and he caught him on a G-tail. Despite holiday pressure we scored a lot of fish.

Memorial Day Weekend Float - May 24th, 2014

Brad, Greg, and I float our Coosa's from the dam to the 1st takeout. We hit the water early before the crowds did. The water had some stain but was falling. The air temps at daylight were pretty cold around 45 degrees. We landed 58 fish in 4 hours of fishing between the three of us. The bite was not as good as it can sometimes be this time of year. The colder air and falling water had an effect. All of our fish were smaller fish. I did hook and loose about a 4 pound smallie on backside of the arm after a good fight she came off right at the kayak.

Slow Day on Bluestone - May 22nd, 2014

A slow day on Bluestone again. Caught 4 fish in 3 hours. One largemouth, one smallie, and one spot. Catching fish here should be alittle easier this time of year but it was a grind here today for me.

Cold Windy Day at Moncove Lake - May 17th, 2014

Brad and I headed to Moncove to do some bass fishing since the 5 inches of rain we recieved on Thursday had flooded everything else out. The weather was cold and windy. The temp was 38 when we started fishing and never made it to 60 degrees. The wind blew hard all day. We managed to catch 15 between the two of us. All were small fish. Brad did catch a perch which is knida rare.

Bluestone Lake Running Behind - May 12th, 2014

Ballard and I fished the Stone for 2.5 hours on a perfect spring weather afternoon. The fishing was much slower than I expected for this time of year. The weather and the water looks like it is May but the fish act as if it is mid April. We managed to catch 10 or so fish but we had to really work at it. We had a couple nice gills and the bass seen in the pic. A better bite is around the corner and it's shouldn't be long now.

It's Hard to Beat a Good Pond - May 12th, 2014

The girl's and I fished a friends pond for a couple hours. The fishing was every you would expect a good farm pond to be in mid May and then some. There were bluegills and bass cruising and chasing and even starting to show signs of spawning. We had a good time and the weather and sunset were spectaular. Both Avery and Annalyn caught some fish all on there own (making the cast, setting the hook and reeling them in).

 

Coosa's On the River - May 6th, 2014

Greg, Brad and I caught 29 bass while fishing from our Coosa's for the 1st time on the river in 2014. Greg and I didn't even wear waders. We fished from 5:45 to 8:00pm and floated from the dam to Advance beach. It was a really great feeling to be back on the river in a kayak catching a few bass. The main lures were g-tails, although some were caught on tubes, and Brad whacked a few on the ever faithful Rebel Crawdad.

Guntersville 2014

 

 

 

Starting to Chase - April 21st, 2014

I walked below the house to the Greenbrier river and fished a spinner for about 30 minutes. I had 4 hits catching a smallmouth and a redeye while missing one more hit and having another come unbottoned. This was the first time all year I can remeber smaller fish up shallow chasing lures. Up to this point it has been all tubes and jigs fished slow on the bottom, playing the waiting game.

Hard Luck or None at All Stretch - April 9th - 21st

On three short fishing trips and and one all day outting I managed to catch just one small large mouth bass. I went flipping tubes on the Greenbrier one afternoon for a couple hours with no bites and only 3 lost jigs to show for my troubles. Next I fished Mountain Valley Lake 2 afternoons with Greg and Todd for 2+ hours each outting with only one missed bite to my name, although Greg and Todd caught some fish that day on black and blue jigs, but I was slow to change colors and get in on that run. Next Greg and I fished Dan Hale for 7 hours last Saturday and I caught my one lonley LMB on a crank bait and missed 2 more bites. Greg missed 2 bites and hooked and lost a 3 pound or so trout. It has been just a brutal unproductive stretch for me as of late. I am hoping that is about to change and the days keep getting longer, the water warmer and the fish keep moving shallower.  Like the quote says,"sooner or later my luck WILL CHANGE"!

Sunday Afternoon Pond Fishing with Family - April 13th, 2014

 

 

Avery, Annalyn, Aleshia and I fished a farm pond for bass and bluegills on a windy Sunday afternoon. Despite the slow bite the girls each caught a bass and a bluegill. It was  pretty, warm, and windy Sunday afternoon. It is really nice to be back home and together again. Last month my youngest daughter Annalyn was diagnosed with Leukemia. She was hospitalized for 23 days at WVU Children's Hospital for the Induction phase of treatment. We just got her back home on Friday April 12th. So even though we didn't catch any huge fish or great numbers today was special.

 

Cold Saint Patrick's Day - March 17th, 2014

John and I attempted to bass fish Bluestone after a icy snowy night on a day when the high temp was only 36 with a breeze to go with it. I tried and tried to get fish to eat a jerk bait with no results. The water temps ran from 42 to 48 degrees. I finally caught one lonely bass that weighed 2.9 lbs on a black and blue jig and pig. It was a tough day to be on the lake. Hopefully warmer weather and more active fishing are coming in with the official start of Spring.