Small Mouth Bass Northern
Pike While Panfishing
With a
Late spring season, snow just 2 weeks ago, I test the chilly waters of my “Home”
for the bite. Historically I should be tagging multiple species at this time
including many warm liking panfish including Blue Gills… water temps ranging
into the low to mid 60’s. water temps have struggled to remain above 50 with
winter temp like nights and below normal temps in the fore cast.
The reservoir
has been on a -9 ft drawdown for repairs since November 2018. My local haunts
are on the upper reaches of the reservoir leaving just a shallow river system
thru half of the year.
Levels are
returning to normal levels slowly but the fish have been slow to return with
slim-picking numbers. I at times beg for the lowly N.Pike bite where more than
50% incur bite-offs.
I tag a
large N.Pike that bites me off after a battle that settled with me trying to
pull him out of a sunken laydown.
At the
end of the Major.Period I finally tag a lunker Small Mouth Bass on my U-lite
tackle while seeking the crappie/B.Gill bite…. What a battle!
Thanks for
viewing!
https://youtu.be/7-2lUyBp_s8
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