|
BASS IN
THE BOAT AND DUCKS ON THE BRAIN!
By: Ron Wilson
|
Blaine with a solid pond lunker! |
October 7, 2004....
Ron Fisher called recently wanting a black bass fix as it has been a while
since he has caught anything of any size.
Sunday I took him to a
private pond that my cousin Blaine and I have been doing research on for
the last few months.
I have been studying
the heck out of them bass and feel like I should know some of them on a
first name basis as well as some of their eating habits.
Last Sunday the
fishing was steady all day and the key baits were brown and green. It
didn’t make any difference whether it was a Senko or 6 inch worm they just
wanted that color.
This was the first
time they looked at this color since I introduced them to it a month ago.
I will explain this later on in the year when I am done researching.
Ron’s biggest bass was
a nice chunky Florida Bass over 5 pounds. Just guessing it could have been
6 easy as these fish are thick and healthy!
Blaine also hooked one
over 6. I got to watch a beautiful black bass clear the water a couple
times trying to throw the darthead worm before she buried up in the grass.
I got my last look at the fish as she came out of the grass, shook her
head and parted the line with her teeth.
|
These fish are healthy and strong! |
We had a great day on
the water catching and releasing 62 bass.
I hear the bass
fishing at Clear Lake is still good and should continue to be so until
Mother Nature messes it up!
Duck season is just
around the corner and what it will be like is anybody’s guess. Last year
was purported to be good, but it was a great disappointment for many
hunters including yours truly.
With five mallards
allowed in the bag and only one a hen, I look for our season to be about
the same since we hunt mainly mallards.
The hunters in the
grasslands, who have a better mixed bag of birds to shoot at, should fare
somewhat better since they can bag 7 ducks a day once they arrive.
The goose hunters in
the central valley have been rewarded with an extra honker to shoot at
this year. I bet some high society people got tired of stepping in goose
shit on their golf courses and complained loud enough to allow us an extra
goose this year!
I was up at the local
reservoir last week putting in a duck blind and it seems that almost all
the local ducks and geese have been scared off the water. There was just
one flock of ducks and a couple geese seen all morning.
Next week I will let
you know how the duck and goose hunting is in Oregon as I am heading up
there for the opener! |
