I finally got to take my kayak out for a few hours of fishing tonight. At about 7 p.m. I launched the 'yak at Lake Frederick. I planned on fishing top water for bass until dark and then catfishing for a few hours. I had a blast out on the lake and stayed until about 10 o'clock when it got black dark. I would have stayed later, but the mosquitoes ran me off the lake.
While catching sunfish to use as catfish bait, I found a nice spot where I am pretty sure I can catch a nice batch of crappie this summer. I pulled one out, and was able to see about a dozen others about 10 feet under the water. I had a few bass hit the Zoom Fluke that I was using, but I never managed to set the hook. I have found that it is a lot harder to set the hook on a bass when you are sitting practically in the water than when you are standing in a boat or on the bank. I did see a couple of bass in the 3 to 4 pound range cruising the edge of the weed beds I was fishing.
Lake Frederick is a great place to fish and I hope to get a lot more familiar with it this summer. I need to plan a little bit better next time so that I'll have a better shot at catching some of the monster catfish that inhabit the lake.
I am really trying to increase my blogging, but I have been so busy I haven't really had the time. I am hoping that things will start to settle down this week after I take my polygraph exam on Tuesday afternoon. Hopefully I'll have something else to write about this week!
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Congrats on a great outing! Fishing from a kayak sounds like a blast--I've been meaning to buy a float tube to fish from for years, but I never seem to get around to it. Do you find the kayak to be a useful tool when it comes to fishing?
ReplyDeleteExtreme- I love having the kayak to fish out of. The best thing about the kayak is that there is not any of the hassle that goes with getting a boat in and out of the water. I can throw it in the back of the truck or on top of my jeep and be in the water within 5 minutes of getting to wherever I am fishing. The other great thing is that the kayak is very quiet and you can really sneak up on fish in places that a boat wouldn't be able to get into. Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good night on the water. Glad you were able to get out and catch some fish and experience the water. Never fished from a kayak, but, have many hours in fishing from a float tube. Sounds like the kayak and tube are similar in stalking the fish.
ReplyDeleteI can understand not being able to set the hook as well when you're sitting so low to the water.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a great fishing trip, though, and found a few good spots to keep in mind for the next time 'round.
Good luck on that Polygraph.