Fished Rockport today, arrived at 6:15 to a cool 48 degrees. Started fishing at 6:30 and headed south from the marina. There were a couple of boats already on the water and they were trolling in the middle of the lake and were using planer boars.
Started using small tube jigs tipped with a worm close to shore around rocky areas. I would get a bite almost every cast. The perch can take a worm off so fast that I was constantly rebaiting. Anyway, I brought home 7 perch and two good sized bass. The north wind started quite early, so I headed back to the boat launch and the power boats all started arriving, so I decided to call it a day. The fish cleaning station worked really well.
(07-22-2024, 10:33 PM)lovetofish Wrote: [ -> ]Fished Rockport today, arrived at 6:15 to a cool 48 degrees. Started fishing at 6:30 and headed south from the marina. There were a couple of boats already on the water and they were trolling in the middle of the lake and were using planer boars.
Started using small tube jigs tipped with a worm close to shore around rocky areas. I would get a bite almost every cast. The perch can take a worm off so fast that I was constantly rebaiting. Anyway, I brought home 7 perch and two good sized bass. The north wind started quite early, so I headed back to the boat launch and the power boats all started arriving, so I decided to call it a day. The fish cleaning station worked really well.
Sounds like a decent morning, was there any size to the perch?
I am headed there in the AM. Good to know a decent bite continues
(07-24-2024, 02:02 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ] (07-22-2024, 10:33 PM)lovetofish Wrote: [ -> ]Fished Rockport today, arrived at 6:15 to a cool 48 degrees. Started fishing at 6:30 and headed south from the marina. There were a couple of boats already on the water and they were trolling in the middle of the lake and were using planer boars.
Started using small tube jigs tipped with a worm close to shore around rocky areas. I would get a bite almost every cast. The perch can take a worm off so fast that I was constantly rebaiting. Anyway, I brought home 7 perch and two good sized bass. The north wind started quite early, so I headed back to the boat launch and the power boats all started arriving, so I decided to call it a day. The fish cleaning station worked really well.
Sounds like a decent morning, was there any size to the perch?
They were around 10 inches, but I caught a bunch of smaller ones that I put back in. Put the smaller bass back in too.
Reverse your keeping on the SMB. Keep the smaller ones ( 8- 10 inches) and release the bigger ones. They are stunting in most of our waters and keeping the smaller ones removes some of the mouths that are over eating the forage. Those 8-10 inchers are great eating !!
(07-25-2024, 02:20 PM)Therapist Wrote: [ -> ]Reverse your keeping on the SMB. Keep the smaller ones ( 8- 10 inches) and release the bigger ones. They are stunting in most of our waters and keeping the smaller ones removes some of the mouths that are over eating the forage. Those 8-10 inchers are great eating !!
I wish they would take the limit off SMB, they are practically and invasive species! Small or large they are fine eating.