Last Two Days On The Hill...

**gabowman** · 05-21-2021, 08:29 PM

Yesterday morning I was really hoping to use my Helix 9 to find bream beds to fish. I spent a couple hours riding along the edges but only say what looked like one small bed about 5 or 6 holes together. Anyway....enough of that. I wanted to wet a hook and since my trolling rods were in the boat too?!? Why not!

Marked fish deep and scattered along the edge of the main creek channel in 18'-23' of water. Got my rods rigged and situated in the holders and it wasnt long before the bite began. Stayed steady for the next two hours and I boated 42 fish before it got warm so I called it a day. Nothing spectacular. Matter of fact most were actually too small to keep even for fish on-the-bone eating but atleast I was catching. Here's a pic of the 5/20 fish I brought home. And I accidentally left one of the fish on-the-bone in the livewell so it got filleted too. The 9 I cleaned got pulled in the basket behind the boat so no pics of them. Total fish caught was 42 fish.

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Today was pretty much a repeat. I did start off crappie fishing so I got a couple more hours in but I quit an hour earlier too because it was getting a "bit sweaty" out there. Kept 7 more to eat off-the-bone and pulled them in the basket. Livewell looked about the same with some nice fillets to be had. Even caught this white fish which was 16.5" long. She only weighted 1 lb 13 oz since she wasnt toting eggs. She'll DEFINITELY be 2 lb something size fish next spring if she makes it that long. I released here and we have a date next spring.

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Anyway, fished for 3 hours this morning putting 64 fish over the side of the boat. Again, lots of short fish having to weed thru them for the bigger ones but they are there. Gonna give it one more go in the morning. Probably wont be there too long though as me and the heat dont get along too good. Stay after 'em guys. They are still biting. Surface temps early this morning was around 75*.

**fishfinder8** · 05-22-2021, 05:26 AM

Sounds like a great morning on the water. Thanks for sharing your trip with us

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**NCkenner** · 05-22-2021, 07:49 AM

Thanks for the report Butch. It’s really neat to see how others adapt when they don’t find what they’re looking for.

Chris

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**sinkermaker** · 05-22-2021, 08:41 AM

Some nice catches butch glad you are getting out and catching some.

**BigDawgg** · 05-22-2021, 11:10 AM

Great catches. Where do you find such calm water to fish? We always got wind or boat traffic to tend with.

**tackleboat** · 05-22-2021, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by BigDawgg

Great catches. Where do you find such calm water to fish? We always got wind or boat traffic to tend with.

Friday the pontoons made me say bad words. I was on a pile spotlocked. The pontoons would see how close they could get to me while plowing. Then they would smile and wave.

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**gabowman** · 05-22-2021, 06:11 PM

I get the same thing tackleboat. Dont understand it either. Sometimes they have 200 yards of water to my right or left and they choose to go between me and the bank. Go figure.

**Slab** · 05-22-2021, 08:00 PM

Great job, great pics, thanks for sharing.

**Special K** · 05-22-2021, 09:51 PM

Thanks for sharing a couple of your fishing trips with the rest of us Butch. It appears that you had some mighty slick water on that one day in the pic.
I sure do dread those sweltering summer days when you can't get as much as a breeze without crankin' up the boat and making your own wind.

**hdhntr** · 05-23-2021, 06:51 AM

pretty nice for being your second choice as to what you were looking for! Great days on the water.

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