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Warm Water Fishing Reports => East TN Lakes and Rivers => Topic started by: jkilday4 on April 28, 2009, 08:56:07 PM

Title: New season smallies
Post by: jkilday4 on April 28, 2009, 08:56:07 PM

Action is starting to heat up; I've been out a few times this spring fortunately.



Back in late March, we did a couple of floats - on this one, my son Jack was with me; he caught his first largemouth and I was fortunate enough to be able to assist with the net. 

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/JohnsCamera-23.jpg)

He got a little instruction from a buddy of mine...

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/JohnsCamera-27.jpg)

After that, he was done with the pole and he played his video game the rest of the way...that was, until I offered a guide tip for his manning the anchor and the oars in some slack water...

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/JohnsCamera-38.jpg)

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/JohnsCamera-37.jpg)

...where he did put me on some fish!

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/JohnsCamera-34.jpg)



April 3rd, another friend and I caught about 30 fish or so this afternoon, all on spinning gear, primarily black and blue jig'n'pig....

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/John040309.jpg)

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/Jeff040309.jpg)



Then earlier today for a couple hours, on flyrod topwater - three decent ones (3-4lbers) caught on wiggle minnow, popper, slider-type:

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/Johnbarred042809-1.jpg)

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/Barred042809-1.jpg)

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/Mouthacesfly042809.jpg)

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/jkilday4/Fishing/Mikewade042809.jpg)


They'll be off the beds in a couple weeks and then look out!

Title: Re: New season smallies
Post by: Racer X on April 28, 2009, 11:16:39 PM

Yassir, bass season is upon us!  :)  Good stuff, John!

Title: Re: New season smallies
Post by: MikeA on April 29, 2009, 06:29:30 AM

SaaaWeeeet! I may get out on the location X river this weekend...

Title: Re: New season smallies
Post by: jkilday4 on April 29, 2009, 07:13:46 AM

Quote from: Mike Anderson on April 29, 2009, 06:29:30 AM

SaaaWeeeet! I may get out on the location X river this weekend...

Hope you get to!  Here's also hoping for about 24 hrs between any fierce weather and your fishing it - the fish oughta go nuts.