What a day!
I hit the Western section of Croton Reservoir on what turned out to be an incredible day! Overcast skies, air temps in the low 60's with a light SW wind...perfect fishing conditions. Started out fishing an 8" black worm in deep weeds (15') off an island on the main lake. I hook what feels like a good fish, but he shakes off. A little disappointed, but it's early, so I'm not too upset. I move to a rocky, underwater point surrounded by weeds and flip a jig&pig in, immediately hooking up with a 4-10 LM. Now we're talking!
I work my way down the shoreline, coming to a subtle rocky point, again in the middle of a long band of weeds. A perfect ambush spot. I flip the jig&pig up to the rocks and no sooner does the jig hit the water than a 5-10 LM bites and is quickly boated. That's my big fish for the year! On the water for less than an hour and I have 2 fish for over 10 lbs.
I continue down the shore, coming to a rocky island, surrounded by (guess what?) weeds. In goes the jig&pig and out comes a 3-12 LM. Sure sounds like I have a pattern going, so I decide to spend some time looking for rock & weeds combinations dropping off to deeper water (with an occasional fallen tree thrown in). I miss a good fish off a downed tree because my line was caught over a limb, but I keep on moving. My next fish, again on the jig&pig, comes off a rock bluff in 20' of water but only weighs 1-13 on my digital scale. I come to another rocky point, an catch a 1-0 LM on jigging spoon right on the drop.
I ultimately come to another perfect ambush spot, a small rocky point, surrounded by weeds. I throw in the Jig&Pig and hook up with a 3-0 LM. at this point, I add up my best 5 fish and realize I have 19 pounds 13 ounces. All I need is a 2 pound fish to break the 20 pound mark, but time is running out. I hit one more spot, worming and jigging a deep weedline, hoping for a 2 pounder, but nothing. I pick up a spinnerbait and fan cast the weedbed when all of sudden a bass jumps on it.
Unfortunately, he only goes 1-4, and time has run out. My final tally is 7 bass, 1 pickeral and I lost/missed 2 fish. My best 5 weighed 19-13. Man I love Croton!
What a great weigh to spend my birthday! My only regret, no camera and my fishing partner couldn't make it out there with me.
Keith
I hit the Western section of Croton Reservoir on what turned out to be an incredible day! Overcast skies, air temps in the low 60's with a light SW wind...perfect fishing conditions. Started out fishing an 8" black worm in deep weeds (15') off an island on the main lake. I hook what feels like a good fish, but he shakes off. A little disappointed, but it's early, so I'm not too upset. I move to a rocky, underwater point surrounded by weeds and flip a jig&pig in, immediately hooking up with a 4-10 LM. Now we're talking!
I work my way down the shoreline, coming to a subtle rocky point, again in the middle of a long band of weeds. A perfect ambush spot. I flip the jig&pig up to the rocks and no sooner does the jig hit the water than a 5-10 LM bites and is quickly boated. That's my big fish for the year! On the water for less than an hour and I have 2 fish for over 10 lbs.
I continue down the shore, coming to a rocky island, surrounded by (guess what?) weeds. In goes the jig&pig and out comes a 3-12 LM. Sure sounds like I have a pattern going, so I decide to spend some time looking for rock & weeds combinations dropping off to deeper water (with an occasional fallen tree thrown in). I miss a good fish off a downed tree because my line was caught over a limb, but I keep on moving. My next fish, again on the jig&pig, comes off a rock bluff in 20' of water but only weighs 1-13 on my digital scale. I come to another rocky point, an catch a 1-0 LM on jigging spoon right on the drop.
I ultimately come to another perfect ambush spot, a small rocky point, surrounded by weeds. I throw in the Jig&Pig and hook up with a 3-0 LM. at this point, I add up my best 5 fish and realize I have 19 pounds 13 ounces. All I need is a 2 pound fish to break the 20 pound mark, but time is running out. I hit one more spot, worming and jigging a deep weedline, hoping for a 2 pounder, but nothing. I pick up a spinnerbait and fan cast the weedbed when all of sudden a bass jumps on it.
Unfortunately, he only goes 1-4, and time has run out. My final tally is 7 bass, 1 pickeral and I lost/missed 2 fish. My best 5 weighed 19-13. Man I love Croton!
What a great weigh to spend my birthday! My only regret, no camera and my fishing partner couldn't make it out there with me.
Keith
