20180925~ “The Harvest Moon” 96% FAL (Fish Activity level)

20180925~ “The Harvest Moon” 96% FAL (Fish Activity level)

One of the highest FAL days of the month and I needed to be on the Lake!… Foul weather did not spoil yesterday’s trip… I ended up with some quality fish and a nice battle from a lunker C.Cat! with summer-like weather for the day numbers and quality were up including a Master Angler certificate B.Gill!

I was on my first Waypoint with first fish in hand at 12:02 p.m. just before the Major.Period for the day which started at 12:40 p.m. I was well prepared for the day’s bite with three micro jigging rods and two slip float rig in my rod bundle.

As the Major.Period approached I was not impressed with the number of bluegills being caught I needed to move to a new position or Waypoint.  The bluegills just weren’t there in numbers… I decided to drift with the light winds across a few waypoints marked on my Sonar. 20 minutes into the Major-Phase I tagged a nice longer pumpkin seed on the micro jig long casting. Things were starting to pick up… Tags were becoming more frequent.

As the winds died down I introduced the slip float into the program. Fishing the 9-foot Flats I set the slip float fly waxie at a 4-foot depth. Hits were becoming so frequent on the slip float rig that I laid down the micro jig rig set up for a while and concentrated on the slip/float/fly/waxie method.

The fly attached at the end of the system was new to my arsenal and my own tie.  I just recently ran out of commercial dry flies and needed a quick replacement so I tied up a chenille bodied rubber legged fly to offer as a cheap replacement that I came up with during the offseason. 

I used the flies earlier in the season with some good success. The flys caused some excitement with the gills yesterday and seemed to continue thru this trip. Eventually as the Major.Period settled in It was one fish after another when the big one hit… carefully netting the large gill I took a few snaps and a few at the measuring board… 9 15/16 good enough for a certificate at the nearest eighth inch. WOW!!

I continued fishing till near dusk with continued explosive Lepomis activity…  Easily exceeding the 100 fish mark for the day.  The folder count for pictures was in the mid one twenties.  What a trip!

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