Got on the Water Today

Put the tube on Athens for about 4 hrs today. It was a typical type of Athens day. Lots of sunfish. First place I hit had a big pod of them. On my first cast I got one about 9 1/2 inches (which was the big fish of the day) and the followed it up with a bunch of 7 and 8 inch fish until the bite cooled down. Then I kicked from spot to spot picking up fish here and there. My average was probably a solid 6 inches with some smaller and some bigger. Also got a bass about 2 lbs or so.

I watched a shore angler at the 2495 Road bridge catch a bass about 25 inches long on a minnow while he was trying for crappie. Fish gave him a good fight. Don't know what it weighed but it looked about 6 lbs or so. Also don't know if he kept it because I moved on as soon as he had it in hand. I wasn't smart enough to take my cell phone along so no pics today. All the fish I caught were released to fight another day.

If the wind doesn't blow I'll be on Richland Chambers tomorrow trying for a mess of crappie.

Cheers Y'all.

Glad you made it on the water Flags. Those gills are the "perfect eating size." Nice post!

Flags,

My wife and I were heading into Athens the other day, passed over 2495 going south toward town and I am pretty sure I saw you either moving toward the boat houses across there where we visited a few months ago, or maybe you were on the way to the bridge. I was moving too fast to see which way you were going.

I was out a Purtis Creek a few weeks ago and one local guy said the crappie would start stacking up near the dam, spillway area in October. Interesting!

Brad

Enjoyed the post! Glad you got em!

Plus #1.