My son Jason and I spent Friday afternoon fishing size 14 mini poppers on
Even the Red Eye Bass were into the tiny
poppers. I really enjoy landing these fish on a 3 weight. They never stop with
the acrobatic stunts
Good size for the fillet
knife; Jason’s 3 weight got quite a workout for the afternoon landing numbers
in this size. He will be leaving Sunday morning flying back to Sacramento
The little chartreuse
popper was perfect in the clear water, because of its delicate landing on the
water surface. We tried larger poppers, but they would scare the fish as soon
as they landed on the surface. The fishing pressure on this lake is heavy,
making the fish extremely weary.
Spring is here for sure as
this pine tree can attest to!!!
Guys believe it or not but
there is an Eagle in that mass of pine needles; we tried to get closer but as
we did it when airborne.
What a thrill to see our
first Eagle on Walker County Lake
Nice to hear you're getting some water time with your son. I'm going to give fishing with some small poppers this year a try.
ReplyDeleteHoward
ReplyDeleteI don't get to fish with Jason often and when I do we make the most of it. The EAGLE was a bonus. thanks for the comment
Nice to see you and Jason enjoying some productive fishing.
ReplyDeleteEagles have made an outstanding comeback. I love seeing them. The Farmington has many of them, the love a good trout dinner.
Alan
ReplyDeleteThe aerial view of the eagle was great, but I wish we could have got the shot of it resting in the pines. Thanks for the comment
Glad to see Jason is liking NorCal enough to come back. Keep on popping.
ReplyDeleteMark
ReplyDeleteGlad to have him home for a week, he goes back Sunday morning and catches a flight out of Birmingham at 4:30 AM. He is liking it out there more now since he got in with the Kaiser Group, better benefits. Thanks for the comment
Love fishing with poppers. I don't have bluegill up here but sometimes I take the poppers out to try for trout just to have some fun with it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful outing, fishing with your son in bluegill pradise in early spring. Perhaps the bald eagle tried to say, it doesn't get much better than this!
ReplyDeleteBen
ReplyDeleteSo impressed with you blog; the popper thing is my getaway from my trout fishing during the spring, as if I needed a reason to neglect trout fishing. Thanks for the comment
Walt
ReplyDeleteJason and the EAGLE were an added bonus of the trip. He loves fly fishing as much as I do. Thanks for the comment
It is always enjoyable to share the water with your son. Makes for fond memories!
ReplyDeleteNice photos.
Those gills are beauts. Good father son time on the water too.
ReplyDeleteThose small poppers are deadly when the weather first warms up. That's what I mainly use to go after the really big ones when they are starting to think about spawning.
ReplyDeleteRight on, Bill!!! What a great outing and time spent with family. You're inching closer to your goal. Those are some huge blue gilligans!! Nice eagle sighting, too!
ReplyDeleteTrouti
ReplyDeleteWish I had more time these days to spend with Jason---thanks for the comment
Daniel
ReplyDeleteThe gills are really colorful during the spring---thanks for the comment
Kevin
ReplyDeleteYes the small popper works best when the fish are extremely weary on pressured waters. Thanks for the comment
Justin
ReplyDeleteI'm a long way from the goal---thanks for the comment