Caught about 25 perch at my Coffee Creek honeyhole with the kids this evening.
I took a little time this afternoon to wet a line in the river. It was pretty slow, but I managed to catch a couple.
River looks like it's running higher than normal.
A little, but not too bad. It‘s too cold for me to get in the river, so I’m having to fish from the bank which isn’t optimal.
What river is that? Public land? Nice catfish, Retrieverman.
Salt Fork north of Salt Plains lake on private land.
Went to the creek anticipating the sand bass run.
not one sand bass but on the second cast with two jigs hooked a 12” crappie on 4 lb line ultralight rig.
getting it up to the rocks I was standing on, a 12-14 lb channel cat decided it wanted it more than me and ate it just as it was getting ready to come out of the water.
yeah, I know, the one that got away thing….
The hook was in the crappie and I had 4 lb line. That fish led me up and down the bank for 30 minutes before the hook came loose. The very next cast got another hook up.
this one took 10 minutes to bring in. Another channel cat, about 4 lbs.
ten minutes later caught a 12” Kentucky bass.
Wind was howling and I wasn’t dressed for the temps dropping so came home.
not one sand bass but on the second cast with two jigs hooked a 12” crappie on 4 lb line ultralight rig.
getting it up to the rocks I was standing on, a 12-14 lb channel cat decided it wanted it more than me and ate it just as it was getting ready to come out of the water.
yeah, I know, the one that got away thing….
The hook was in the crappie and I had 4 lb line. That fish led me up and down the bank for 30 minutes before the hook came loose. The very next cast got another hook up.
this one took 10 minutes to bring in. Another channel cat, about 4 lbs.
ten minutes later caught a 12” Kentucky bass.
Wind was howling and I wasn’t dressed for the temps dropping so came home.
We hit Tenkiller below Horseshoe Bend on Saturday, thinking they’d at least be at the mouth. Nope! Water was 54 degrees and we finally found them bunched up about 3 miles down the lake. All the baitfish were at 25-30’, and the sand bass were suspended 40-60’ in 74’ of water.
We did manage to catch this pretty blue cat suspended around 25’. I think the bass will be in the mouths this weekend and in the channels next week.
We did manage to catch this pretty blue cat suspended around 25’. I think the bass will be in the mouths this weekend and in the channels next week.
Finally found a spot where the the sandbass & hybrids are hanging out.
Caught 7 the evening but only kept 3. I would have kept 4 of them, but my stringer was about 120 yards away from me when I caught that 1 fish, I decided to let it go.
Caught 7 the evening but only kept 3. I would have kept 4 of them, but my stringer was about 120 yards away from me when I caught that 1 fish, I decided to let it go.
