On 08/06/2012 01:28 PM, Jeff Silvan wrote:
> We caught a couple small smallmouths and tons of sunfish. A few
> sunnies were decent size - close to 10 inches - and all were by far
> the fiestiest sunfish I've ever caught. It might sound like the
> fishing was slow, but more was my experience level rather than fishing
> quality. I saw plenty of smallmouth and largemouth, many in the 16-18
> inch range. I even saw one largemouth that must have been 22" plus.
> Unfortunately, I severely lack river fishing skills since I grew up
> fishing either lakes or the ocean.
That sounds like a success to me. You caught smallmouth, which mean you
were fishing in the right area. Sunfish are nice because they don't
spook easily and hit hard. However if you are catching a lot of
sunfish, you are not fishing the right are a to catch smallmouth.
You just have to learn what water looks fishy and cast to it. Seams and
holes in fast moving water are the place for smallmouth. If you see
foam, that's a good indication of a place to fish. The retrieve is also
important. Mix it up until you start catching something.
The only way to learn is to get time on the water. The nice thing about
smallmouth fishing this time of year is that at lunchtime you can go for
a swim and take a nice siesta.
I hope you two enjoyed it.
Carl
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