I'm off from work all week. I always do some home projects and fishing (Sometimes hunting ) the week after Christmas. So I got a good start on the outdoor stuff and quit around 2.30.

On the water by 3 or so. Bright , sunny skies , windy , and cool. First 2 hours = 1 fish on a watermelon red super fluke. Worked my way to the south end and decided to fish the windy side. It got completely cloudy by then and colder.Caught 7 along there in the wind on the wat. red trick worm. The bite slowed near dark , so I switched to june bug -same worm. Before I started for home I fished a spot around a point from the wind where they bite good often there right at dark. Picked off 2 more, including this 4 pounder.( 2nd fish picture )

Good way to start a vacation !

 

5 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

I'm off from work all week. I always do some home projects and fishing (Sometimes hunting ) the week after Christmas. So I got a good start on the outdoor stuff and quit around 2.30.

On the water by 3 or so. Bright , sunny skies , windy , and cool. First 2 hours = 1 fish on a watermelon red super fluke. Worked my way to the south end and decided to fish the windy side. It got completely cloudy by then and colder.Caught 7 along there in the wind on the wat. red trick worm. The bite slowed near dark , so I switched to june bug -same worm. Before I started for home I fished a spot around a point from the wind where they bite good often there right at dark. Picked off 2 more, including this 4 pounder.( 2nd fish picture )

Good way to start a vacation !

 

another new species, ZOMBIE BASS  caught after dark ,glowing eyes

I got out again yesterday around 4. I decided to fish the North east to east side of the lake , which has usually been the least productive part of the lake. Conditions were cloudy , cool , and almost calm.I caught this fish within 10 minutes after starting on the trick worm , and caught a few more before dark.

 

@JustJames,

I figured out why you disguise your face in the photos, you're hiding from your wife!

 

Have a great 2018!

Lol @BASS302 you got me. I promise no more black out my face next year but gonna be more serious fishing. I plan to catch even more and bigger fish than this year.

I might have to join bass club and get into tournament as back seater so I can learn the lake even more next year.

36 minutes ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

I knew it was only a matter of time before you found it Catt ?. Makes me want to pull my flipping sticks out right now just looking at that pic!

 

Flipping, pitching, & frogging ?

Was planning to go again today after finishing a 5 hour project. So I had everything ready to go around 2:30 And my wife says " Can you pick up some pizza for supper at 4 ? " I tried to cover my aggravation with her request. I'm thinking, I already did all this work and now this ? Anyway , I got it a little early and got on the water by 4.Cold for here, cloudy,and slick calm.

Decided to start fishing east side of the island. Got this fish on a watermelon seed ol' monster off a brush pile, and another on a 4 inch Senko. Caught a 10 inch fish on the 10 inch ol monster , then a short time later had a big un follow and engulf it. Must have not had it all the way in his mouth , because I swung and missed.

Then, the bite pretty much died for the last half hour.

 

 

fish better than pizza! we are getting more snow tonight. isn't there a law that says when you get old that you are supposed to go south for the winter? nice fish.

Lonnie , Im trying my best to keep y'all entertained .? From what I'm seeing on the weather channel , it looks kind of bleak up there. 

Not exactly warm here today either.

Global warming at its best !?

On 12/28/2017 at 7:33 PM, JustJames said:

This might be my last bass of year 2017.

I've been busy doing honey-do-list. Today finish project quite early, ordered 11 Hybrid tea roses but unexpectedly have to wait three weeks. Got 1-2 hour time to kill decided to head out to the lake with zoom magnum Fluke in white ice. Caught only one decent size.

I still have a few more projects to finish up, so I will see you guys next year.

 

 

 

thats a nice fish! surly it will give you fishing fever for at least a couple of more weeks ! go back to the days of ma and paw kettle ,one of his favorite sayings was "one of these days ma"

4 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

Lonnie , Im trying my best to keep y'all entertained .? From what I'm seeing on the weather channel , it looks kind of bleak up there. 

Not exactly warm here today either.

keep on entertaining ! if you get tired of fishing and want to start trading , I got 4 inches of snow i'll trade for one good bass

7 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Flipping, pitching, & frogging ?

Headed to the Big O tomorrow and Sunday, wish me luck!

1 hour ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

Headed to the Big O tomorrow and Sunday, wish me luck!

 

Kick Bass! ?

10 hours ago, Jelvas said:

Last one for 2017:

 

 

 

Enter 2018....

Now I'm not only in the wrong state, I'm in the wrong country. Nice hawg @Jelvas

4 hours ago, N Florida Mike said:

Lonnie , Im trying my best to keep y'all entertained .? From what I'm seeing on the weather channel , it looks kind of bleak up there. 

Not exactly warm here today either.

Global warming at its best !?

Supposed to make it all the way to 20 on Tuesday. It's my good buddies birthday and we always try to go on 1/2 every year to celebrate it, looks like we might be able to get out this year if the next two below zero days don't lock up the ramps even at the power plant lakes. 

23 hours ago, Catt said:

@DINK WHISPERER like the area ya fishing...a lot!

 

 

I need to find a spot that looks like that. That's bass heaven pretty much. Bet there's a big un in there somewhere too. ?

Spots were loving good ol' Ned yesterday...

 

Trip to the Rose Bowl fell through at the last minute, so I decided to take my dad out for a quick trip before the big game. Pretty awesome morning...

 

Lots of chubby 2-3 pound spots and a beautiful 5 pound hookjawed rainbow...

 

 

 

 

Not exactly what I was after but this fat Saugeye must have liked that black back and white Berkley Bad Shad I was throwing. He weighed in at 7.28lbs and put up a nice long fight. Man are they delicious eating.

On 1/1/2018 at 8:29 PM, Porkrind said:

Not exactly what I was after but this fat Saugeye must have liked that black back and white Berkley Bad Shad I was throwing. He weighed in at 7.28lbs and put up a nice long fight. Man are they delicious eating.

I had to do a double take Porkrind, I thought that was a Ling Cod! Nice fish to ring in the New Year!

I was finally able to get the other image sized to a point I could upload it. Man it’s thought to figure out exactly what to do to get it sized right.

39 minutes ago, Porkrind said:

I was finally able to get the other image sized to a point I could upload it. Man it’s thought to figure out exactly what to do to get it sized right.

Nice saugeye!!!!!

Thanks

8 hours ago, Porkrind said:

I was finally able to get the other image sized to a point I could upload it. Man it’s tough to figure out exactly what to do to get it sized right.

Catch smaller fish! 

Really nice fish ! Good job sir .

I am back at school and caught my first ice bass today after class. My friends and I caught over 50 fish, mainly bluegill but a few bass and crappie as well. Looks like the weather this week is going to make the ice unsafe so this might be the only ice trip for a while!