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| 7" Pumpkinseed Stanley Phantom Tomato |
Conditions: 70's, light SE wind turning calm, mostly sunny, full moon
I put the Slop Slip in at the Holy Family access at around 5:10. I then paddled to the center of the South shoreline by a downed tree. Saw a lot of sunfish no bass. I worked my way to the SE corner where I got the sunfish. The older guy in the little bass boat and his wife fished by me. He told me I was in his favorite spot. He hugged the shoreline working N. I staid out a little further slowly drifting North. I had a pike try to get the Horny Toad on my first cast with it. Eventually I settled into some thicker reeds and put the anchor down. There was some activity but the fish just didn't want topwater. I caught a 14" bass by letting the Horny Toad sink where I knew the fish was sitting. I didn't take a picture of because surely I would catch a bigger one. The wind died after 7PM and there started to be some activity on the surface so I started heading for the SW corner. I broke off the Tomato Phantom on a cast and went and got it. Something got hit close by shore so I went in to investigate. I learned there were more trees in the water and saw some crappies and one little bass. I had something half heartily strike at Phantom. I had a pike rush and strike at the Phantom missing it. The beaver made a racket which I didn't appreciate. I caught a 21" pike out of some pads by shore. I had a small pike get off in the pads out front of the beaver lodge. The sun was setting when I broke off the Phantom on two consecutive casts. Going and getting it wasted precious minutes in prime time. I finally had a good bass get after the Horny Toad, but it jumped and got off. I think it was a 16 incher. That was my last hit. The mosquito's weren't bad and the moon was full so I staid out until after 10PM
I should have looked for fish and not stopped until I saw them.
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