Parksville 12-23

[RangerRob]

I had Friday off and no real plans when the day began. I woke up and started making some jigs (Jmax...if you read this, I got those jigs done that you wanted) and then I started putzing around w/ my boat. After the afternoon was almost gone, I decided I'd drive up to Parksville and try my luck for a couple of hours.

My first cast was at 2:30. The wind had really picked up between my house and the lake and was blowing in pretty steady from the west. Water temp was between 41 and 44. I focused solely on rip-rap banks with scattered wood that had both the incoming wind blowing against them and the afternoon sun on them. At 3:15 I got my first -and only- bite. I swung on what felt like a dink and it wasn't until it got nearly under the boat that I could see it was no dink ... then it decided to pull a bit. A few quick "come on babys" and I had her in the boat. A 19", 4lb LM. For Parksville, I felt like I'd boated a trophy! She took a Spotsticker rigged Zoom finesse worm (watermelon/red flake) in about 8-10 feet of water.

My last cast was at 4:30 and on the way back to the ramp, I was flagged down by another fisherman ... cowling off his outboard. I gave him a tow back to the ramp and then we helped one another trailer our boats. We were two of the only three boats left on the lake, so his 'rescue' options were slim. Mr. Ed Coates was his name ... nice gentleman.

 

[rsimms]

RangerBob... I was supposed to go "test drive" a boat today on Parksville. However the dealer told me that the water was so low at Parksville that there weren't any ramps where you could put a boat in. It sounds like he was "mistaken." What is the ramp situation on Parksville.

 

[RangerRob]

Let me guess ... CBC?

For all practicle purposes, there are really only two ramps on the lake that are useable: Kings Slough and the ramp on hwy 64 up on the far end of the lake. The 64 ramp is the only one that can be used this time of year as Kings Slough is high and dry. The 64 ramp is certainly useable right now. You could've tested that boat Richard, somebody was just afraid their nose might get cold.....

 

[polo-dog]

Isn't it great to live so close to great fishing water that you can go just for a bit and get your bass "fix" and not spend all day doing it?

 

[ranman]

I took a drive through the mountains up there thursday and took the river road around parksville into ocoee, to sylco, and back down jacks river.I had not been up that way in about a year or more,great day for a drive through the mountains.The water looked to be WAY down and you are right about kings slough it was very dry!Although I had a few rods with me everytime I stoped near the water I would get cold and just hop back in the jeep and keep driving!(I'm a wus this time of year).4lbs is I great bass for parksville! did it come from uplake near the ramp?

 

[RangerRob]

Well, you've got the better deal where you are polo-dog. P-ville is a beautiful lake, but far from a bass factory!

ranman - I was mid-lake on that main point that kinda sticks way out to form the first half of the "S-turn." .....If that helps you any ...real close to 64 and about half way down the lake ...the bank actually faces Sugarloaf.

 

[rsimms]

RangerRob - 12/24/2005 8:03 AM

Let me guess ... CBC?

For all practicle purposes, there are really only two ramps on the lake that are useable: Kings Slough and the ramp on hwy 64 up on the far end of the lake. The 64 ramp is the only one that can be used this time of year as Kings Slough is high and dry. The 64 ramp is certainly useable right now. You could've tested that boat Richard, somebody was just afraid their nose might get cold.....

Good guess... and good info. I kind of figured as much, although it probably wasn't the "cold" as much as they just decided they wanted to close for Christmas Eve. I can't blame them for that.