Mixed bag 7/19/12

[etanglao]

Hey guys it's been awhile since I've posted a report but for some reason it takes me forever to post up a report and resize pictures and everything. Maybe you guys have some advice on re-sizing pictures.

Anyways, I've been trying to catch my first small mouth this year with no luck. I've really only tried here at Vulcan. I know there are plenty on the fox but I am still uncomfortable with river fishing as of yet particularly without waders. I was really hoping to catch one here today being my second time out here this year.

It took awhile to drag my girlfriend outta bed and out to Three Oaks so we got there around 11:30 and started out in front of the marina in about 30 FOW. With the first cast I got a nice 20-24" channel cat with a dropshot worm. First for me on a dropshot and third cat ever.

Uploading video but I'm on DSL so should be done by tomorrow.

We continue using the drop shot in-front of the marina and my girlfriend lands her first ever pike and it's a decent one at 24".


She caught one more in-front of the marina but lost it as she was bringing it in. I told her we would still count it.

We moved out to the east side of the lake in search of my first small mouth and caught this guy in about 30 fow again on a dropshot.


We found a little point on the south end of the lake that dropped into 20 fow and I caught one more large mouth about the same size as the last and we were done for the day. Not bad for 3 hours but I'm still in search of my first small mouth!

[catch&release]

not bad at all. did she catch that on dropshot worm?

[etanglao]

Yeah, drop shot small 3-4" green worm forgot the brand but garlic scented.

[catch&release]

pretty cool. never heard of pike going for plastic worm on dropshot.

[ornery squirrel]

nice fish, unusual to get a northern on the dropshot. You can get smallies fishing around the islands using wacky rigged senkos, best bite seems to be in the morning

[etanglao]

Thanks guys. I haven't had too much luck around the islands last year but I did pickup a bass around the fishing pier there earlier in the year. I'll have to try it again next time I'm out.

Thanks,
Eddie

[piker84]

Etanglao, good job out there by the way, but keep on doin what you're doin and you will catch a smallie there. I was looking for my first nice-sized smallie this season, and I got it at Vulcan last sunday on a dropshot. Also, two weeks ago I was there and my buddie's girlfriend got her dropshot bit off twice by Northerns. The second one must have been a pretty big one by the way it was pulling for 30 seconds before it bit her off. We've been catching a pretty good amount of pike there on dropshots, some you land some you dont. Also, throw some tubes there, they been working really good for me there. Throw it out deep and let it fall and a smallie or a largie is bound to nail it.

[jim bohman]

Looks like you had some, fun those fish are awesome.I fish the Fox from shore shore quite a bit,and have caught some nice smallies with a powerbait ribbontail purple/w blue flakes.You can still find some deeper holes in there if you do a little work on it.At night I've caught some nice fish right next to the shore.Last night I was casting when a big smallie blew up after a bluegill right in front of me.It was pretty cool.You don't have to wade to get into some nice feesh on the Fox.Good luck

[Busse Jim]

nice fish!