07-02-2005, 09:46 PM
Went to the Gorge again at the Confluence, temp 75-82 F, water 65-70 F, sunny and not windy for a change. Mu bud and I fished for smallies again from tubes. Fishing was ok, caught a good number, but still on the small size. Oh for the days when I was catching em 13-19 in. and a lot!!! Used pulse worms, dark green tubes and small dark green/smoke curly tails.
I'm puzzled and
.[unsure] Kept a bunch for eating during the evening and not one had eggs. We ate about 8,yum. Ok, what with the whacky weather and the ever rising water (it is now as about as high as I've seen it) I figured the smallies had given up and the spawn was over, even with the extended warm spell for a while now. Remember we have been there last week and the week before with same type of fishing with just a few with eggs. Makes sense right?[
] Especially sense the North end spawns earlier. Well I fished after dinner on the 28th and started catching a little larger fish. My bud fished a while in the am the 29th and also caught some a little larger i.e. 12-13". Well we got home, cleaned em and they all had ripe eggs!!![shocked] Now what???? Is it possible that they are just now going to spawn in earnest even with rising water? Don't know if we should try again or move on to other fishing spots.
Attached a pic. for picture buffs. This was just at sunrise looking So. towards the Confluence point on the West side. We fished the West shorline behind the camera.
Leaky
I'm puzzled and
.[unsure] Kept a bunch for eating during the evening and not one had eggs. We ate about 8,yum. Ok, what with the whacky weather and the ever rising water (it is now as about as high as I've seen it) I figured the smallies had given up and the spawn was over, even with the extended warm spell for a while now. Remember we have been there last week and the week before with same type of fishing with just a few with eggs. Makes sense right?[] Especially sense the North end spawns earlier. Well I fished after dinner on the 28th and started catching a little larger fish. My bud fished a while in the am the 29th and also caught some a little larger i.e. 12-13". Well we got home, cleaned em and they all had ripe eggs!!![shocked] Now what???? Is it possible that they are just now going to spawn in earnest even with rising water? Don't know if we should try again or move on to other fishing spots. Attached a pic. for picture buffs. This was just at sunrise looking So. towards the Confluence point on the West side. We fished the West shorline behind the camera.
Leaky