silvertalon, Nickajack, Multi Species Bass, 3/20/18

[silvertalon]

Put in @ River Park and fished from 11-4P. After about 6-8 casts with a trap, I bowed up on a giant Smallie. A few cranks of the reel and she wanted no part of it. I saw a huge bronze flash in the clear water and she ran for deep water like a freight train and pulled off! This was a trophy size brownie. I stayed in the area for awhile but nothing else. I then got my trap stuck on a tree and went in to get it and drifted into a huge V shaped log that got wedged between my seat backs and my Talon. Couldn't turn the boat with the current keeping me wedged in- WTF! Finally pushed my way out and what a mess of mud and tree bark everywhere! Fished for about 3 hours with a multitude of hard baits and not a single bite anywhere. This is a case of - without bad luck today, wouldn't have any luck at all! I then ran down river to fish a few history spots. One produced 2 short LM's and the next produced 2- 16" keepers. One was a spot and the other a LM. Both chunks. Water temps were 55 to 58.6. Creeks and slough's were backed up with mud so I didn't mess much with them and focused more on the main river. The current was rough everywhere. It got rainy and colder so I loaded out to the house.

 

[Nauticman]

Thanks for the report.

 

[hoop235]

Thanks for the report. Sounds like it could be interesting this Sat.
Current like that can be dangerous, I'm glad nothing bad happened.
I look foward to fishing with you guys in the CFF this weekend

 

[FirstLight]

Thanks for the report. Sorry about the big smallmouth.

It can be very hit or miss down there. For a few years we fished the river (Upper Nick) a lot. Many times we had slow trips that were made good at the end of the day with a trophy Brownfish. But it can be slooooooow at times - even when it "should" be good.

But I have a feeling there will be some big Browns checked in Saturday afternoon....

 

[Dirtroadhound]

That river is scary sometimes.