SholtC

Well, it's been a while since I first posted so I thought I'd share a couple pics of my latest outings. Last Saturday was working around the house when I decided to take a break from it all and head out and do some Fall Small Mouth fishing I've heard so many great things about. First spot I hit up turned up nothing...not even a hit. Moved to a new location and threw on a crankbait and first cast landed me a 10-11" smallie that put up a nice little fight. My second cast turned up this 17" brute. Tons of fun bringing this one in...put up a great fight. Continued to fish for another hour without much luck..but I was happy with the day. Tuesday on my way home from work, I decided to try a spot I've driven passed for the last 11 years without so much as a thought. lol Well, first cast and I was hit hard by this guy...another 17" smallie. I had to scramble back up to the car to get the BB for the pics. lol Fished for another 15 minutes and landed a 12" smallie then called it a day. Stopped in the same spot Wednesday night and met up with a nice fellow fishing the opposite of the river. He hadn't been having much luck but was happy to share the local. About my 3rd or 4th cast landed a nice 12" smallie and thought, here we go again;) lol I had just purchased a new (to me) Flueger bait caster rod a reel set up and decided to give it a try. I can certainly tell the difference between a quality set up and the entry level Shimano set up I currently have. Anyways, about 15 casts and I was hit hard, again...started taking line and thought I was into the motherload! lol Realized it was cause I hadn't set up the drag! Ak! lol So that split second I took to tighten the drag, it gave the fish enough slack to spit the crankbait at me! lol Whizzed passed my head and got caught up in the weeds behind me! lol Got a look at the fish...likely a 14-15" or so...all in all...it's been a pretty fun week of fishing. Maybe there is something to this fall small mouth fishing? The one thing I just can't seem to grasp is, where are all these 18+ small mouth?! lol I've caught 3 - 17's this year, matching my pb but haven't been able to get over the hump! lol Guess I'll just have to keep at 'er and hope the fishing gods are looking down on me;)

Thanks again for all the warm welcomes! A great indication of the "crew" here and I look forward to spending more time here. F-is-H - thanks for the heads up...think I might hit that run on Sunday if we don't play ball too late. I'll be sure to post pics if I do!

You sir, are one funny bugger! lol You've earned my "like". I don't recall ever seeing the show but look forward to seeing it soon. Good luck!

Thanks for all the warm welcomes...as I grow a little more comfortable, I'll be sure to post more often...hopefully with pics John;) After reading through thread after thread, noticing all the great people...I can't imagine me not liking my stay! Thanks again. As for living in Wroxeter...yep...the mighty (muddy as the damn has been out all summer for repairs(which STILL haven't started)) Maitland is 2 blocks from home. I love being able to walk down to the damn and fish out a smallie or two, minutes from the house. Also nice when the trout start to run in the spring...the whole area is a hotbed for 'em. F-is-H it's funny you mention the dam by Westcast, I was just eying it up on Sunday morning when I was through Wingham...thinking about walking that stretch from the dam out to the highway and see what I can turn up.

Hey all! Just wanted to say hi and a thanks for letting me join this great online community. Looks like there are a bunch of great people here and look forward to getting to know one another. Just thought I'd share a PB smallie from this passed weekend. Spent most of Saturday and Sunday walking the Maitland throwing spinners upstream and "jigging" gulp minnows down. Had quite a few smallie's in the 8-12" range a few small (6") bows and then fishing off a beaver hut hammered this 17" smallie (again, a personal best) all while using my ultralight gear! Great fight and wrapped itself around a bunch of the branches of the hut...but managed to eventually land it! I was ecstatic! lol Anyways, here's the pics! Thanks for looking!