Hello Folks,
I hope everyone had a Blessed Christmas and you and your family enjoyed your time together. My wife Shirley and I enjoyed our time with all of our family, friends, and acquaintances over the weekend. We were blessed to have everyone around us during Christmas.
Some folks were gettin’ on the water last week and I got some good reports from the speck fishermen. One angler I talked to fished Lake Monroe last week twice and he caught 25 specks on one trip, and 50 specks on the next trip. This angler caught most of his specks on minners. So, if you want to catch some specks, you should get you a bucket of minners and go catch ’em in Lake Monroe.
Kyle at Bitter’s Bait and Tackle reports that lots of folks were gettin’ minners and goin’ after those speckle perch. You can also try Lake Harney and Lake Jesup as well. Kyle is also reportin’ some specks bein’ caught in Lake Jesup under the Highway 417 bridge. The bass fishin’ is a little slow – at least for me it was this past weekend.
I went to the Harris Chain with my grandson Brett and his buddy Josh on Saturday and we only caught one bass. I talked to folks at the ramp and there were not too many bass caught. The most one angler caught was two bass. I don’t know what was goin’ on that day, but the bass fishin’ was a little slow. Kyle also confirmed it as well, by telling me that the bass fishin’ has been slow for other anglers as well, on the Harris Chain.
The bass fishin’ on the Butler Chain was doin’ quite a bit better. Some anglers I talked to are catchin’ 20 to 30 bass on their trips to the chain. Most folks are catchin’ their bass on swim-jigs, jerk-baits, and senko-type baits. You can also catch a few bass on plastic worms as well.
Well, we had a full moon on December the 26th. So, if you are off work this week, the fishin’ should improve those three days after the full moon. We have some colder weather comin’ into town later this week, so take advantage of the great weather this week and go fishin’.
The fishin’ on West Lake has been good if you fish with shiners. Most of the big bass are bein’ caught around the submerged hydrilla beds. The hydrilla has pretty much taken over the lake. The reports that I’m gettin’ tell me you need to get on plane as quick as you can, and run to where you are goin’. The hydrilla is so thick that once you get off plane, you are there for a while. So, just be careful if you are plannin’ a fishin’ trip to West Lake.
I wish I had more good news on the fishin’, but unfortunately, that’s how the fishin’ is this week. You always need to remember that a bad day fishin’, is still better than a good day at work.
I hope everyone has a great week and that you will enjoy the New Year’s celebrations wherever you are. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the new year to start.
See ya’ next week.
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