Morning And Evening Trips to the GOMH

4:50-6:30AM
Conditions: Hazy sun, very light wind, temps mid 50's

I arrived at the skeeters were out, the golden bullheads weren't.  Eventually I put on a KVD Sexy Dawg and on my first cast right after it landed a bullhead hit it, but didn't hook up.  I went over to the SW side and had a bullhead hit and miss a Berkley Frenzy Popper.  I then got a 13" jumpin' bullhead on a bluegill color Pure Poison and I missed a couple of hits on it too.  The Grass Pig Jr. trailer got bit off.

I went back to the NE side just as the Sun was coming up.  I got this 12" jumper.

12" Spro Frog

 The way it hit I thought I had a 16 incher on, not a peanut.  I also caught a small toothy on the Spro.    That was it for the morning.   I noticed that I had lost a screw out of my Tatula's side plate and it was getting loose.  So when I got home I tightened it up and took a screw from a Fuego I'm not using that needs serviced.

Evening Trip:
8:00-9:35PM
Conditions: Hazy Sun and clouds, temp in the 70's, No wind

Willard and the black lady were fishing on the N side of the bridge and Matt W and some guys were fishing on the S side when I arrived.  I started on the SE side and BAM! First cast.

15.5" Horny Toad

I saw the fish wake 4 feet and nail it.  After trying the SW side slop and talking with Willard at the bridge I headed down into the weeds on the NE side.  I tried fishing the Horny Toad, but I couldn't get enough distance.  I had fish boil on the Spro and not get it.  Then I had a fish boil on it and get hooked only to come off as I got it into the thicker rice, same as last night.  I had what I assume was a toothy swing and miss the
Spro.  About half way to the channel I had a jumper suck the Spro down.

17+" Spro Frog

It was a good one.  That was the last surface hit.  I got a small toothy under the bridge on a Sexy Shad Ultimate Jerk Shad.  Peter and his brother were fishing bullheads when I left.

Got Two Fish I've Probably Hooked or Caught Recently Tonight

Both bullheads I caught tonight were hooked in the same place in the upper lip, with larger old holes right behind where they were hooked tonight.  I was lucky to land both fish.

(Click to enlarge)

8:05-9:35PM
Conditions:  Hazy Sun, windy out of the WNW, Temps in the 70's

When I arrived there was a guy in a fancy wheel chair fishing off the North side of the bridge with who I assume was his daughter and the vans driver.  And there were a couple of guys fishing the SW side.  I didn't get anything in the 10 minutes I fished the SE side.  Peter arrived and started fishing with the guys on the SW side.

On the NE side the wind was such that I was losing 5 to 10 feet on the max distance on a cast.  About 5 minutes in I got a 15+ inch fish on the Spro.

15.??" Spro Frog

The next cast I made to the same spot, about 6 casts later,  I had another one jump on it.  I had it hooked in the more open area, but when it got to the thicker rice it buried me and got off.  I then had a small pike take a shot at the frog.  I got over closer to the buoy's and had 16+ inch fish take the Spro.  You can see where the fish was hooked best in this picture.  I was really lucky that lip held.

I left the rod where I caught the fish and walked back to where the camera was at.  I threw the fish back, then picked up my dipper swimbait rod.  I had a fish miss the Grass Pig on the very first cast.  Didn't have any more bites on the GP.  I did have a small fish take a couple of shots across the channel and something got annihilated by what I'm guessing was a big bass about 15 feet past my max casting distance on a normal day.  I went up and talked with Peter and his friend for a couple of minutes then left.

Slower Night At the GOMH

15.??" Spro Frog

8:35-9:35PM
Conditions: 70's, no wind, partly cloudy

I got out a little later tonight.  People were fishing for oranges on the NE side of the bridge and George was there too.  Here is what a guy named Matt and his girlfriend caught.

I started on the SE side.  I had what I'm pretty sure was a small toothy get off about half way back.  I was fishing the NE side in the weeds by 8:45.  Peter arrived about that time.  My first bite porpoised on the frog and somehow didn't get it.  I couldn't get it to hit again.  The next bite I had was a fish that missed the frog in the thick slop.  I couldn't get this fish to hit again.  I learned my lesson on the third hit which also missed the frog on the first try.  I didn't set the hook.  The fish came back and hit it again and I felt that it had the frog when I set the hook.  Fish in the first picture.  I maybe had one more really weak bite.  I went up to talk with George and Peter on the bridge and ended up talking with Matt.  I left at about 9:45PM

Yet Another Good Night Frogging At the GOMH

Pig 17.?? Spro Frog (Hope she survives)

7:00-9:40PM
Conditions: Temps in the low 70's, moderate wind out of the SSW, mostly cloudy

The black lady was fishing off the bridge when I arrived.  She had only got a couple of oranges.  I started on the SW side, but didn't have a bite on the S side.  By 7:30 I was on the NE side in the weeds.  My first hit was a toothy that didn't hook up at about 7:45.  Next bite was this fish about 5 minutes later.

?15" Spro Frog

My next two fish were smaller.   The one I estimated at no bigger than 14" I gave to Nice Old Man Farmer George.  I also lost a good one in between the two smaller fish. I talked to George for a little while, then went back to fishing.

I was now back to fishing water I had already covered earlier without a bite.   That is when the bleeding fish jumped on the Spro.  It was hooked in the tongue.  I didn't realize it was bleeding like that until after I took the picture.  I threw it back immediately hoping getting it back in the water would stop the bleeding.  I really really hope that fish makes it, because obviously it was a tank.

I quickly got two more 16" class fish.

16.?? Spro Frog

I missed my last 4 bites or so.  The last one I missed because I was putting my hood up when it hit and I didn't get a good hookset.  It felt like a good fish.

I caught 6, missed about 5 or so and had a few that didn't get the frog at all.

Another Good Night Frogging the GOMH

Pig 17" Spro Bronzeye Frog

8:30-9:30PM
Conditions: Pretty calm, temps in the high 60's, partly sunny

I arrived a little later tonight.  A bunch of people were fishing off the bridge.  I didn't get anything on the SE side.  I quickly made the move the NE side.  I missed my first hit, but got a 15 incher on the next cast.

15.??" Spro Frog

I missed another couple of hits (they didn't get the frog).  I then got fish on back to back casts, including this 16" fish.

16?" Spro Frog

I had another couple fish fiddle with me, then I caught that pig of a 17" fish.

Pic taken by a guy fishing on the bridge of the 17".

The skeeters got bad, so I left.  Yep, it was another good night with the frog.

Filed Under: I Don't Hardly Believe It Myself

20.25" Jerk Shad 

6:00-7:30AM
Conditions: Partly Cloudy, slight wind out of the SE, temps in the low 60's.

So I went to Mille Lacs this morning to try for smallies at Eddy's Jetty.  I got there in time to catch the sunrise.

not many mayflies around this morning

I started with topwater, but that produced nothing.  I tried a Fluke, nothing.  I then put on the Jerk Shad and was fishing off the dock on the North jetty corner.  A fish took it and immediately headed to the surface.  I thought for sure it was going to be a good sized smallmouth.  I was amazed when it was instead a big largemouth.  I thought the better of trying to lift it up on the dock and took the fish to shore.  She choked it.

20.25" Crackle Color Ultimate Jerk Shad

A guy who was staying at Eddy's came buy when I was bringing it to shore and took a picture for me.

Un-cropped 

That was the only bite I got.  I did have a perch following the Jerk Shad on one cast.

Man, I Love Frog Fishing

1st Cast BAM! 15" Spro Frog

8:15-9:45PM
Conditions: Mostly Sunny, temps in the 70's, comfortable, no wind

The four fish I got tonight (2x15's, 2x14's) were a bit smaller than what I got last night but no less fun.  The 2nd fish I got was a real leaper clearing water at least 4 times.  I got the first two on the SE side and the last two on the NE side.  I also missed one bite on the SE side.  There were people fishing the bridge so I didn't get to fish there until they all left around 9:30PM.  I didn't get a hit at the bridge, but I know they had caught a jumper or two.

2nd Bass was a jumping machine.

A Little Disappointed This Morning at the GOMH

Even the sunrise was a bit of a bust this morning

4:45-6:10AM
Conditions: Partly cloudy, temps in mid 50's, no to light wind out of the East

After the way last night went I had visions of jumping gold for this mornings trip.  I didn't realize it at first, but water was flowing into Platte when I arrived this morning.  When I figured that out I switched to the SW side from the NE side.  I did manage to get two small jumpers on the Slush Daddy.  And I pooched a hookset with the Spro Frog when I went back to the NE side, just after sunrise.  That was my morning.

12" Slush Daddy

Good Night at the GOMH

Nice Old Man George with 17.5" on a Sexy Shad Ultimate Jerk Shad

7:30-9:45PM
Conditions: Temps in the 70's, mostly sunny, little wind

I arrived when Willard did.  I started on the SE side and I got a 16.75" jumpin' bullhead on this Spro Bronzeye Frog.

16.?? Spro Frog

I didn't get a picture of that fish because my camera went on the fritz.

I missed one other bite on the SE side.

I went to the NE side and got a 15.75" on the Spro and a 16.25" on the H20 Xpress Ultimate Jerk Shad in Sexy Shad color under the bridge.  I missed what was probably a toothy on a Fluke.  There also was a dogfish swimming around.  I went down the shoreline.  Willard had just left when I got this jumper and my camera started working again.

16.?? Spro Frog

I heard another car arrive, so I threw the fish back and walked up the hill to see who it was.  It was George.  I walked back to the bridge and talked with George.  I caught the toothy and gave it to George.  I had a good eater sized golden get off as I tried bringing it up on the rocks.  I was kind of bummed I didn't get it for him.  The mosquito's started getting bad so I called "last cast" and I got a 15.25" jumpin' bullhead.  That wasn't my last cast as I heard baitfish getting hit.  The skeeters were so bad though I only lasted another couple of casts.

Not a bad night at all.

Oh and I nearly forgot.  I had two frogs "get it on" with the Spro on the SE side.

Pretty Night For A Paddle On Bulldog Lake

On my way back to the Holy Family Access

7:50-9:30PM
Conditions:  Mostly sunny, 70 degrees, slight wind out of the South diminishing to nothing

I decided to take the Slop Slip to Bulldog for a quick trip tonight because of the light winds.  I figured fish would still be where they were last week on Thurs.  There were, but they weren't as aggressive.  I had two or three fish that I missed the hookset on and another 5 to 7 that didn't get the frog.  It was such a nice night with the loons calling as I paddled back that getting skunked didn't matter.

Grapes of ..., He Gone!

"Grapes of Wrath" color Mad Maxx Frog

8:00-9:50PM GOMH

Conditions: Mostly Sunny, no wind, temps in the mid 70's

I took of the Sweet Revenge Mad Maxx Frog for repairs and put a Grapes of Wrath on the Tatula Rod in it's place.  It caught me one toothy.

23.5" Mad Maxx Frog

Then a couple of minutes later I set the hook on a fish and the frog was gone.  I checked my line for nicks, so I'm pretty sure it was a second tooth that stole it.  I also had a small toothy hit the Phantom and fight me for about 7 seconds before it got off.  I started the night fishing the far E rice and didn't get a hit.  The fish bit from 9:15 to 9:30PM on the NE side.

Nice Sunrise And A Couple Small Bullheads Too

10" Ultimate Jerk Shad

5:00-6:35 GOMH, Culvert, Sullivan Inlet
Conditions: Temps in the mid 50's, some fog, no wind, partly cloudy

I lost the first fish on the Jerk Shad, could have been a golden.  I noticed the hook was bent out a bit on the back treble.  I got the 10" and a 13.5" on the Sexy Shad color Jerk Shad.  I only fished the N side because somebody showed up about 10 minutes after I arrived and fished the SW side for orange bullheads.  I lost what I think was a small pike on the Jerk Shad on the South side of the inlet culvert.