It’s That Time…..

[Spankey]

37 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

We are all good here @Spankey, across the mtn not so much 

 

the rivers that come across the Appalachians from NC blew way out so the current is raging, the SMB will adapt as you know 

I’m seeing a couple of rivers here trying to make a come back/somewhat of a come back after years of major floods. I hope before my last days on god’s green earth it picks up even better. I’m no biologist by a long shot. And Mother Nature works in some unbelievable ways. Why? It killed me to see what had happen around here. Silting is the devil for the smallies. Some how Mother Nature will pull it together. Hope your and my grandkids see it. 

[F14A-B]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

@F14A-B, glad somebody “left Harlan alive”

Haha I got stories.. and pictures. But yea it got really rough during the redneck wars.. I guess that was the last straw for gramps.. 

I have 1 picture of a timber rattler hanging from the ball fields fencing back stop..my dad was 6 posing next to the hanging snake, he said it was over 8 foot long, no girth measurement but it was very large in diameter.. my great grandmother is buried on top of Black mountain. She lived up there till her death in 72, I believe she was 96. My dad and uncle buried her. Don’t know if her cabin still stands or not, don’t matter, the mining company or the State of Kentucky took the land. Been back once, can’t see nothing from the top Lol.. single lane up or down and they still logging it. It ain’t safe 🤣😂🤣 anyways I’ve gotten really sideways here, my apologies to the OP. 

[TnRiver46]

I’d love to hear those stories and see the photos! We’ve got similar ones in my family, most from coalfield, TN and wise, VA 

[F14A-B]

34 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’d love to hear those stories and see the photos! We’ve got similar ones in my family, most from coalfield, TN and wise, VA 

That would be very interesting for sure, between me or you maybe we start a new thread when we are into late fall or early winter.. be a nice break from how to fish a senko 🤣😂

Haha just jokin Glenn lol 

[Spankey]

Pulled off a couple of back to back mornings at the lake. Decided to get off the river for a few days and take advantage of the no wind and water like glass on there. Started at sun up. Lack of wind has been nice. Water temps (surface temps) have not dropped off much in a week. 5 degrees at most, approx. 67 deg., this weekend I think I’m going to buy a pool thermometer and try to get an idea what true water temps are at 13-21 foot depths. These depths is where I’m getting my bass hits and bites. Bluegill and sunfish are there also. Bass have not been real shallow or have been moving shallow (what I am seeing). I think this movement to shallower water will happen when the bluegills start to move. 
Caught both smallmouths and largemouths. 12-15” fish and a few smaller bass closer to grass and pad edges 8 feet or shallower. Slow worm fishing various ways has been productive. 
My plan was to be back in there again in the morning. Suppose to have super thick fog in the morning and I thought that might make things interesting. But have a nail in my trailer tire. Didn’t go down on me but I noticed it when I got home. I’ll pull it and fix it in the morning. 
Finally have sun breaking through here late day. Have not seen the sun in over a week. I believe considerable temp drops are in line starting next week. Might be the true taste of fall. Night temps are suppose to be about 20 deg. lower. Hope water temps don’t drop off too fast. Gradually declining would be nice. 

[Spankey]

Have a sinking thermometer coming that should be in my possession tomorrow. Will do a bit of comparing surface temps to various depths. Waiting for frontal winds to kick out of here today and tomorrow. Gonna pull off back to back mornings Wed. & Thursday. These are  gonna be our coldest mornings since spring. 40 degree anticipated. 
Had a floater/sinker type in my live well for a long time but got to the point you could hardly read it. Stepped the quality up this time. 

[A-Jay]

The Best of my sunset swinghead bite today ~

A-Jay

[raydomz]

Our river smallies haven’t fully turned on down here in SE MI yet…but I’m starting to see the transition.

I’ve been fully invested in trd’s, trd tubes, and shaky head worms.