bank fishin'

[troutchaser213]

well i was scheduled to meet up with michelle and go out in the boat but the winds didnt allow that to happen again so i was already there and didnt want to go home so i went to one of my favorite short wade spots that is somewhat protected with this wind. with this high tide i decided to turn it into a bank fishing spot so i didnt have to get wet and put everything on haha. had a good current flow with the high water and bait was scattering in places. started just before sun up and on 2nd cast as i was twitching my topwater blindly it starts pulling back! sweet first fish was about a 14" trout. from then on it was great topwater action even in this wind. ended up with over 15 trout in an hour but the only problem was size. i couldnt get any solid keepers, most were border line and 16-17 so i threw everything back today as well. i did have a couple of nice ones come flying out of the water only to miss it. they looked to be in the 20" range. had tons of blow ups on almost every cast. saldy enough this has been the best topwater bite for me all year and it was in 20 mph winds haha oh well ill take.

all in all it was a blast even though they werent all good solid keepers but topwater fish are better than nothing. all fish were caught on a chartruse and silver skitterwalk jr. and 2 caught on glow and chartruse sea shads.

later,
taylor

[nokatchin]

Nice backup plan,congrats on the catch

[michelle]

sorry i had to cancel, this wind is brutal. even worse, i've been cleaning house all day. it needs to quit. lol
michelle

[troutchaser213]

its fine no big deal. we will get them next time..... i hope haha i hate this wind!! your right it needs to quite or die down some at least.

[lurefisher]

The wind is your friend...Use it to your advantage .Sneeky schooled me on that one a long time ago .

[troutchaser213]

its what separates the men from the boys haha. hardly any people around and not near the boat traffic. its nice lol

[Explorer21]

Nice report, way to stick it out.

[wishbone]

Way to goeven with the high winds decided t fish on, way to hang in there. Sometimes its all about wetting a hook and regardless of the conditions. Nice job on tops!

[imhammer]

WTG.....Skitterwalk Jr has been the ticket for me the last few trips.

[troutchaser213]

ya its my new favorite topwater now. just bought it last night and its tore up now almost. oh well thats a good thing!!

[Moe]

Good plan B!

[plugger]

Thanks for the report...excellent !! Fish don't mind eating in the wind as much as we do fishing it.