Good job guy's !!!!

Fished the occoquan river right under the dam. I caught several bass around 12", but nothing of size. Most were caught on soft plastics. Darker colors were working well. I heard the stripes were moving up in the river early, but they are not packed in there yet.

Went to Caroline Pines lake today from 6:30 to 1:00. I manage 8 bass and 1 crappie. 6 of the bass and the crappie came off a bandit200. Other 2 bass came off wacky. I lost a 2-3lber right at the boat and I had a monster bass on Rapala Skitterwalk but lost that one too as soon as I seen the body.

Snakes are out!! About 4'-5' long.

Had a great day at SML today. Total of 12. Best 5... 18lbs 3oz...

The big one had an odd jaw.

Catfish are everywhere right now at occ res. Caught another 4-5lber today. With water temp at 72 up in the coves, 70 main lake and the new moon last night bass should be starting the spawn. We ended up with 7 LMB all around 3lbs flippin and pitchin worms and jigs. My good ol' eagle ff died on me today after 6 years of good use. Now lost in a huge market for a new model

d**n paul those are some awesome fish, you use your crankbait pattern or something different?

d**n paul those are some awesome fish, you use your crankbait pattern or something different?

Mostly a KVD 2.5 Squarebill Sexy Shad slow cranked through the flats. I use a "search" pattern if I can see them or not. Just throw long and keep the bait in the water as long as possible. The big-un was enticed off the bed by a BiteItBaits Bed Bandit in watermelon red on a drop shot. It refused to bit anything else.

My fishing report for today.

Great day on the water, Paul! The weather was pretty nasty, too! Did you get caught in the hail?

Were you in a tourney?...I know there was atleast one going on the Lake on Sat

No... no tourney. I am building confidence right now. lol

Friday it was beautiful. So much to the point I got burned all to hades. Saturday... I sat in the house... looking at the pond in the back yard... fiddling with my fishing rods. Sunday... My Wife was feeling a bit on the exhausted side so we passed on Church...I went out in the rain and caught 5... After 5 in the boat I left. Soaked but happy.

Well I didn't get to fish Anna this past weekend as I had hoped but some really AWESOME news is my best friend and another really great friend fished Anna in the Elite Series, they placed 18th to start the season, missed some good ones but he managed to get big fish. 7.09 lbs

As much as it pains me to miss the tourny's this year, I could not be happier for my friends.

Good luck with the rest of the season guy's !!!!!

I wonder if tomorrow will be a waist of a trip? The temp is post to get down to 32 degrees tonight. 57 for tomorrow high and sunny. The wind is post to die down to 9 MPH tomorrow as well.

I wonder if tomorrow will be a waist of a trip? The temp is post to get down to 32 degrees tonight. 57 for tomorrow high and sunny. The wind is post to die down to 9 MPH tomorrow as well.

LOL !!!

When is fishing ever a waisted trip?

LOL !!!

When is fishing ever a waisted trip?

With the weather dropping like so you think it would be worth going out still?

If I could I would.

The more time on the water is more time to learn, dress warm for in the am and get crackin!!!

By the way the black snake looks like he is smiling for the camera LOL.

If I could I would.

The more time on the water is more time to learn, dress warm for in the am and get crackin!!!

By the way the black snake looks like he is smiling for the camera LOL.

I know right!! lol

indeed it was a lil windy out there today...but i got out there and landed my 1st of the year

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocco20037/7019620835/in/photostream

Congrats Rocky. Are you using you phone or Camera? If a camera maybe get you a tripod or do you phone have a self timer? So you can get full body shots of you and the fish?

Thanks man! LOL yeah just a camera phone i got a couple nice cameras id like to bring but i just cant seem to remember to throw em in th truck lol

What a cold morning. I went from 7 to 1. The water temp was 54 degrees and reach 60. Visibility seemed about 2'. I managed 3 at the lake. 2 bass 1 crappie. The crappie was bigger than the bass. At other lake 1 bass and 1 pickerel. I almost fell in, lol. I lost my balanced and dropping my cranking setup with my whole right arm went in the water as I hit the deck. Luckily the water was only 2' and got my rod back. It's a Curado 200E5 and 7' M-MF Crucial. I didn't want to lose that. I also broke my favorite Bandit200, the Tennessee shad and lost a just bought War Eagle spinnerbait.

WHAT A DAY!!

The crappie was the best catch of the day for a little guy himself.

Don't worry endless, One time my dog chewed up a bandit crank bait until it had several major cracks in it. I put gorilla glue along the cracks until it foamed out of it, caught more fish on it after that, I called it my ugly crank.

Sounds like a fun day

Caught 2 three pound bass on a blueback herring prop bait:D

What a cold morning. I went from 7 to 1. The water temp was 54 degrees and reach 60. Visibility seemed about 2'. I managed 3 at the lake. 2 bass 1 crappie. The crappie was bigger than the bass. At other lake 1 bass and 1 pickerel. I almost fell in, lol. I lost my balanced and dropping my cranking setup with my whole right arm went in the water as I hit the deck. Luckily the water was only 2' and got my rod back. It's a Curado 200E5 and 7' M-MF Crucial. I didn't want to lose that. I also broke my favorite Bandit200, the Tennessee shad and lost a just bought War Eagle spinnerbait.

WHAT A DAY!!

The crappie was the best catch of the day for a little guy himself.

You know what they say endless "it aint a party till some1 falls down" hell @ least you got out there a caught some LOL

Nice job Rocky, sometimes you have to tough it out, way to hang in there man !!!

Endless, I bet you can't wait for march to be over LOL, it seems you have had some bad luck with cars and fishing this month.

Glad to hear you were not injured though, I have a question about your lakes your fishing, are any of them the ones you caught the fish in your avatar at?

If so how are you fishing these lakes? are you beating the banks to death? fishing the structure in the whole lake?

Outdoorsman110, really nice job man !!!

Yep this lake is a residential lake that I fish. I caught the one in my avatar a 5lb on wacky off a point, a 6.4lb on a buzzbait, and 3.8lb on a crank. Those three are the best I've done there so far. The banks are covered in beaver,fallen branches practically around the whole lake. The deeper side of the lake drops like 10' off bank to 14' and 18' in spots. Usually and lately I've been cranking there. It's the only thing that's been working but I have wacky the banks when I can get pass the fallen branches. Too many times I got hung up. I also buzzbait the shallow areas and dark coves. That's how I landed the 6.4 in a shadow cove near a fallen branch. Maybe in 5'-6' of water on the buzzbait. I also lost a monster in the shallows fishing over an fallen tree with me Rapala Skitterwalk.

I more glad I got setup back than injured lol.