Boy howdey good job yep.
I fished the Flint River today trying a few new things. The water was clear, 52 degrees and I was targeting gills with artificials. They weren't interested in spinners, just bass and strip biting so I kept changing baits until I happened on a 1/32oz jig head with a chartreuse Bobby Garland Itty Bitty. Game on at that point, I caught gills all over the place, a few small bass and strip and the occasional small Crappie. I ended the day with half a limit of large gills and 6 Crappie on a beautiful fall day. I love fishing the river once the recreational canoe and kayakers quit for the year.
Last edited by Ditch Basser; 11-18-2016 at 06:54 PM.
Boy howdey good job yep.
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DB: Glad you had a fun trip and we're able to have some success experimenting. Wow...52 degrees. That's kinda chilly for local waters...and a good sign coming out of the creek.
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The Flint is the lowest I've ever seen it, that means large stretches of moving shallow water that really cools over the night.
I like river fish because they always seem to be biting. I fished in Missouri with the water in the low 30's and the air temp in the 20's.
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DB - river fish fight harder in my experience. Maybe I'm wrong but I think they having to live in current makes them healthier.
Nice report.
Nice job I have always wanted to paddle the Flint River but I have not made it over there yet.
flintcreek,
Right now you can put in at Hobbs Island Road and fish down stream without a problem. I worked my way up stream and had to get out and drag my kayak up several shoals that were inches deep. The runs between are as deep as ten feet in places though.
Roger: A bit off topic, I know. Used to wade fish for salmon/steelhead at night in Washington State with air temps in the teens. Night fishing was the only way to get away from the crazy people. Challenge was figuring out your rod eyelets/guides froze when I ended up with the mother of all bait casting bird nests. Learned quickly to frequently check eyelets/guides in cold weather.
Triton 190FS, 200hp Optimax, HB 798C HD & War Eagle 548LDV, HiTek, 30hp Mercury, HB 998C HD
Fishing is a privilege...catching is a bonus. Enjoy each precious moment we have to experience our great outdoors!
DB great job figuring out the pattern. Love the river fishing even in the cold, way cool picture, no pun intended!
Spaceman, sounds like the fishing on the Squally with glo ball corkies for the Chums and steelhead, or below the dam on the Cowlitz for the late silvers and all those steelhead at Blue creek. WD-40 on the guides and your line as well as sticking the rod down in the water occasionally worked well for me at those places.