The morning started out fairly seasonal with air temps at a brisk 37 degrees. As the day progressed the temps warmed up and so did the bite. The smb were on a white on white double willow spinner bait burned at top speed. I love the strike on these - it almost rips the rod from your hand. By mid-afternoon a football jig dragged near the drop offs was the ticket. And when we found some wood near the drop there was usually a few fish eager to suck in the bait.

After bouncing off a stack of dead wood in 12 feet of crystal clear water, this sweetheart gulped down my jig and made like a rocket by heading for the sky ! You gotta love fall fishing ~

A-Jay

Nice smallie, water still a little warm here for the fall bite.  But I am anxiously awaiting its arrival.

Beautiful fish!!!!

The Fall bite should be on shortly here in new England...can't wait!!!

Nice smallie, water still a little warm here for the fall bite. But I am anxiously awaiting its arrival.

Thanks - btw I'm a retiredbosn as well and so is my wife !

USCG ~ Semper Paratus ~

A-Jay

Woo-hoo!

That's a beauty!

;D ;D ;D

I'll be heading up to the Cisco Chain the first weekend of October, I hope to get into some of those. Good job hope I will get to post some good smallies.

Great looking fish.  That fish is fat!  A few weeks away for the Fall bite in PA..  Soon it is x-rap time.

Great fish A-Jay.

I like the way you tell a story as well!!

Keep 'er coming.

CWeb

Awesome fish!  

Now you got me anxious to get out tomorrow.

Man when I was in the Coast Guard we called the motto Simply Forgotus, lol.  Heavy Weather Coxn and you?

Man when I was in the Coast Guard we called the motto Simply Forgotus, lol. Heavy Weather Coxn and you?

Check your PM's

A-Jay

The late Summer/earlyFall bite has started to pick up here as well. The last three nights have been in the low to mid fourties, so the water temps will start dropping, and the smallie fishing will get even better.

Falcon

WOW that's a pretty fish.