Featured Photo: Streamer Eater on the Clinch

Featured Photo: Streamer Eater on the Clinch

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Chasing Smallmouth

As the Plateau streams drop and clear, the smallmouth action is heating up with the weather.  Low clear water means spooky fish but if you are willing to throw topwater bugs (who am I kidding, who wouldn't want to throw topwater bugs) then you can get onto some nice fish.  Recently I made it back out to one of my favorite new streams that I've started to explore.

The bass were eating well once we tied on the topwater stuff.  


The overall size was pretty decent on top as well although I saw a few monsters that spooked well before I ever got a cast on them.  Those are the fish that keep me coming back though.  The stream was beautiful and at a good level for throwing the topwater bugs.  


I'll be heading back soon to sample some more of the bronze fish...


If you are interested in a guided wade trip in some of the rugged Plateau creeks, please contact me at TroutZoneAnglers@gmail.com or check out my good site, www.troutzoneanglers.com.  

6 comments:

  1. Always envious, David. Too bad you are guiding so far from where I live....................

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    1. Mel, with a little luck I may end up a little closer again someday. When I do, we need to get together and fish!

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  2. That's some great looking water!

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    1. Thanks! I'm pretty blessed to have such great water close by.

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  3. I still have a hard time believing that you can catch bass in rivers...and trouty looking rivers to boot. Nice. I'm with Mel.

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    1. Howard, bass in the rivers was one thing I missed while out in CO. Right about the time I started hearing about some local possibilities the floods showed up. If there actually were bass I'll bet they are in Nebraska now.

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