Cold and muddy....

3dkicker · 11-05-12, 05:09 PM

but still found fish. Water temps on the river dropped 12-15 degrees since last week. The storm Sandy did a number on the river. We found trees in places they haven't been and others missing.
Our first clue to finding the stripers was to find the birds. The gulls and terns had found the baitfish in the creek and we found a couple convicts working them over pretty good. This one was hungry because it ate the Hardcore!!!

The Major found a snakehead on a channel edge next to some brown grass and it hit a custom Punisher.

Finally hit the bass on the custom painted Hardcore and found it in shallow water in front of a marsh drainage area.

Bites were limited but all quality fish. A good day on the water.

joedog · 11-05-12, 06:11 PM

Great work Smitty!
Curious, what was air temp.?

Rebbasser · 11-06-12, 01:00 AM

Smitty, I'm impressed. Those are the toughest conditions us fisherman can face. Very well done, and I hope you killed the snakehead.

3dkicker · 11-07-12, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by joedog

Great work Smitty!
Curious, what was air temp.?

Air temps in the low 50's. Was overcast and chilly then sun came out. Got cold again as the sun set.

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Originally Posted by Rebbasser

Smitty, I'm impressed. Those are the toughest conditions us fisherman can face. Very well done, and I hope you killed the snakehead.

Way ahead of you.....

Bassboss · 11-10-12, 12:59 AM

Looks like ya gotta nice mixed bag!

Good looking catch!

keithdog · 11-10-12, 10:13 AM

Way to go. Catching fish under those conditions is imperssive. I'm currious. Is the Snakehead a bony fillet?

3dkicker · 11-12-12, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by keithdog

I'm currious. Is the Snakehead a bony fillet?

It has some bones but they can be removed. You end up with two long thick back pieces and a thin piece from the rib cage to the tail. I use the ribs to make stock for chowder and remove the bones and add the fish to the chowder.

keithdog · 11-12-12, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 3dkicker

It has some bones but they can be removed. You end up with two long thick back pieces and a thin piece from the rib cage to the tail. I use the ribs to make stock for chowder and remove the bones and add the fish to the chowder.

Thanks for the info. I'd really like to try eatting one of those bad boys.

3dkicker · 11-14-12, 04:54 PM

Come out and fish for them or grow one in a fish tank......that's all I can suggest. I didn't catch as many as I have in the past but I didn't fish much at all this year. And with the dry conditions the salt water pushed them way back into the creeks this summer and fall so we really didn't see many. I know Capt Mike caught a bunch but he hangs out way back in those areas. From what I've heard from the biologist here in VA the population on the river has leveled off. But they have now spread to the Rappahannock river which is south of the Potomac. Next thing they'll be in the James and Chick. rivers so they'll be all over VA in a few years.

11-05-12, 05:09 PM	#1
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Cold and muddy.... but still found fish. Water temps on the river dropped 12-15 degrees since last week. The storm Sandy did a number on the river. We found trees in places they haven't been and others missing. Our first clue to finding the stripers was to find the birds. The gulls and terns had found the baitfish in the creek and we found a couple convicts working them over pretty good. This one was hungry because it ate the Hardcore!!! The Major found a snakehead on a channel edge next to some brown grass and it hit a custom Punisher. Finally hit the bass on the custom painted Hardcore and found it in shallow water in front of a marsh drainage area. Bites were limited but all quality fish. A good day on the water. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

11-05-12, 06:11 PM	#2
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Great work Smitty! Curious, what was air temp.? __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

11-06-12, 01:00 AM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Smitty, I'm impressed. Those are the toughest conditions us fisherman can face. Very well done, and I hope you killed the snakehead. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

11-10-12, 12:59 AM	#5
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Looks like ya gotta nice mixed bag! Good looking catch! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

11-10-12, 10:13 AM	#6
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Way to go. Catching fish under those conditions is imperssive. I'm currious. Is the Snakehead a bony fillet? __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

11-14-12, 04:54 PM	#9
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Come out and fish for them or grow one in a fish tank......that's all I can suggest. I didn't catch as many as I have in the past but I didn't fish much at all this year. And with the dry conditions the salt water pushed them way back into the creeks this summer and fall so we really didn't see many. I know Capt Mike caught a bunch but he hangs out way back in those areas. From what I've heard from the biologist here in VA the population on the river has leveled off. But they have now spread to the Rappahannock river which is south of the Potomac. Next thing they'll be in the James and Chick. rivers so they'll be all over VA in a few years. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

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