Fishing for bass May 18th
I went out again today strictly for bass. I decided to use some of my new “Shaw Grigsby” paddle tail worms, and their “baby craw” baits. I did hook up A clouster minnow fly on one fly rod and a “anglers Dream” craw dad fly on another fly rod.
At first I was using Eagle Claw weed less hooks on the baby craw but kept missing hookups. I’m not sure if the misses were bluegill or short bites from bass. I switched the hook on the baby craw to a small worm hook and then I caught my first bass, of about 1 1/2 lbs.
I was casting about two to three feet off the shore and moving the boat along paralleling the shore line. A few taps but no hard hits. I switched to my clouster minnow on my fly rod and caught a nice 4 lb bass. Alternating between the baby craw and the clouster minnow I managed to get two more bass and a few small crappie and some bluegill. The worm rig was left on the floor of the boat. The crawdad fly got a few hits but no hookups, I believe that they were probably small crappie and small gills.
All in all I had a good day as are all days of fishing for me anyway , whether you’re catching fish or not.
Tight lines
Jim
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