This is a fishing report from way back in early Aug. 2023 but I'm not proud of what happened that day and on my way home I decided to save this story till this winter.
It was a Saturday afternoon in early Aug. and I had pulled a muscle in my shoulder and had to take a week break from the kayak so, my idea was to get a dozen fatheads and try bushwhack my way upstream from riverside park towards the elbow.
Well I forgot about this little creek that trickles into to the river and I didn't really want to get muddy so I set up next to this little creek.
I'm fishing for a little while and I look down at where this little trickle of water is coming in and I see a 36" Muskie or pale sick Pike nosed up to that trickle of water, I had panfish rods and figured he'd been messed with before so I let him be.
So I cast my line under the trees but didn't see a piece of mono line tangled in tree branches and got my line between the two branches but over the piece of line and now I'm hung up. After ten minutes I finally broke the line and my bobber is now hanging in the tree about a foot from the water and my little jig and minnow combo is maybe 12-16 inches in the water and my first thought was I know what's going to happen next and sure enough about twenty minutes later I hear a splash and I have caught a whitebass on the tree line.
I had thoughts about packing up and going out there, let the fish go and go home but It's pretty deep there and would probably meant swimming not wading and decided against it, a few minutes go by and the Muskie/pike that was nosed up to shore hears the whitebass splashing behind him and comes and takes a bite at it.
That was enough for me, I packed up my stuff and left because I didn't want to see what might happen next.
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Nice BK!!!
We tried the river today too, got the big goose egg - nice work!
We tried the river today too, got the big goose egg - nice work!
Happy Holidays everyone, not a report just a fun update from Cat Man JJ.
This started out with getting my granddaughter a guitar for Christmas and I mentioned to my daughter that maybe I would like to try to learn guitar and she suggested a banjo.
The idea of me paddling up the fox river and pulling the banjo out and playing dueling banjos from the deliverance movie was too much for my brain to handle and I got on my computer and had Santa put one on his sled for me.
So I've got about 5 or 6 months to learn how to play a few songs on the banjo, wish me luck I'm gonna need it.
This started out with getting my granddaughter a guitar for Christmas and I mentioned to my daughter that maybe I would like to try to learn guitar and she suggested a banjo.
The idea of me paddling up the fox river and pulling the banjo out and playing dueling banjos from the deliverance movie was too much for my brain to handle and I got on my computer and had Santa put one on his sled for me.
So I've got about 5 or 6 months to learn how to play a few songs on the banjo, wish me luck I'm gonna need it.
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Nice TD! You always seem to do well!!! I've tried a couple of times for eyes and got skunked!!!
The warm weather today made me wish I had not put my boat away!
Took a half day of lost time from work, and headed out on the river with a buddy.
Tried three river spots. Struck out at spot one, struck out at spot two, found some active Crappie at spot 3.
Was just awesome to be soft water fishing in mid December!
The warm weather today made me wish I had not put my boat away!
Took a half day of lost time from work, and headed out on the river with a buddy.
Tried three river spots. Struck out at spot one, struck out at spot two, found some active Crappie at spot 3.
Was just awesome to be soft water fishing in mid December!
Made it out today with a close bud for a few hours.
Spent a bit of time looking for them, and was able to find some cooperative fish.
Plastics out fished live bait 5:1. Got bit off twice which I'm guessing were Pike or Bowfin. Never saw them, so a guess is all I have lol!
Caught Perch, Yellow Bass, Rockies, LM Bass, Crappie, Gills, and Pumkin Seeds.
Kept enough for dinner, rest are still swimming.
Good luck to anyone hunting tomorrow - Gonna try fishing again!
Spent a bit of time looking for them, and was able to find some cooperative fish.
Plastics out fished live bait 5:1. Got bit off twice which I'm guessing were Pike or Bowfin. Never saw them, so a guess is all I have lol!
Caught Perch, Yellow Bass, Rockies, LM Bass, Crappie, Gills, and Pumkin Seeds.
Kept enough for dinner, rest are still swimming.
Good luck to anyone hunting tomorrow - Gonna try fishing again!
Using a crankbait on the river beginning just north of the marina and slow motoring to Tichigan Lake can be a great trip. I have fished cranks at different times during the summer and found bass and walleyes. There are a few spots with rocks, but most are marked with a buoy. I use medium depth (4' to 6') and even shallow runners close to shore.
Nice work TD, you and BK seem to have it dialed in!
Good to see you out there getting after it and catching some fish!
Good to see you out there getting after it and catching some fish!
Brent, what an incredible day you had! Nice work!!
I’ve been chasing eyes on the Mississippi and up in Green Bay lately but decided to go out tonight on the Fox in in the rain.
The bite was real light today as I missed quite a few.
I downsized my presentation but that didn’t help.
Ended up with a little smallie, some yellows and only 2 eyes, a little 12”er that came off as it got to me and a better one I was able to get a pic of.
I’ve been chasing eyes on the Mississippi and up in Green Bay lately but decided to go out tonight on the Fox in in the rain.
The bite was real light today as I missed quite a few.
I downsized my presentation but that didn’t help.
Ended up with a little smallie, some yellows and only 2 eyes, a little 12”er that came off as it got to me and a better one I was able to get a pic of.
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