Good Day at BlackJack - Dec. 12

Dec 13 2015

Bryan Buchan

Fingerling

Member Since :
2012
Number of Posts :
88

Decided not to let a warm winter day go to waste and went out to BlackJack early morning before the rain hit for a few hours of tube fishing.  The water is at a good level, about a foot below the dock.  70 degrees air temp, and it was a little windy, but not too windy to mess up fishing.  Started out catching a nice 2.5 pounder right beside the dock with a texas rigged worm.  It was pretty steady fishing, and ended up with 14 total fish by 10:00, and only two under 14".  The rest were in the 1.5 to 3 lb range.  I caught everything with either a texas rigged worm or a rattle trap, usually about 10' - 20' from the bank.  The fish were pretty aggressive, and most looked pretty healthy.  Would have caught 4 more if I'd have put bigger hooks on my rattle trap.  Seems that when largemouths jump they usually spit the rattle traps if they still have the smaller original hooks.  Oh, and I probably would have stayed a little longer if I didn't have a leak in my waders.  Got a little chilly after a while and I decided to call it a day.  Par for the course, or at least some of my courses, anyway.  But it was a good day of fishing on a property I really enjoy.

Posted By: Bryan Buchan

Dec 14 2015

William Fetech

Toad

Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
765

Bryan.  Thanks for the report. I am hoping to fish there in early Jan. Are you interested in joining me?

Bill

Dec 16 2015

Bryan Buchan

Fingerling

Member Since :
2012
Number of Posts :
88

Bill,

Good to hear from you.  I've got a lot of personal and business travel plans in January, much of which isn't firmed up.  But let me know when the time gets closer and hopefully I can make it.

Bryan

Dec 16 2015

William Fetech

Toad

Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
765

Great to hear from you. Looking at 5-6, 11-13 Jan. 

Bill