7.30.19
Fished solo today. Changed up and targeted largemouth from 6-11 AM. I tied on a Spro Spittin Shad and a Zoom trick worm planning to stand on the trolling motor and fish down the bank between Crow Creek and Cedar Creek.
Started the morning waiting for the light to get on the water, so I wouldn’t throw the lures in a tree while it was dark. Hit a long point in the back of Crow Creek and caught one keeper spot and lost one nice spot at the boat on a Evergreen Justine 95. The skies lightened and I fished in the back of Crow Creek with the largemouth baits. Had two big explosions by the old docks in Crow Creek., but both came unbuttoned. As I was fishing the docks some fish started schooling behind me and I caught one 13” spot on a dropshot rigged with a small white fluke. Hit a couple more banks with the spittin shad but no action.
Headed north to fish the long cove south of the Falls Creek ramp and again had a largemouth flush my Spro, but again came up empty. Saw a fellow KA member there and watched an eagle eat his by catch that didn’t do to well digesting one of his spoons.
Went into Cedar Creek and fished the back of Little Cedar. Tried the trick worm, but I believe all the bites were brim hitting the worm.
Headed back down to a long cove by the Keowee Town Ramp and tried for largemouth in the back but no takers. Came out of the cove and decided to take a peak at a good fall spot fishing hole at the mouth of the creek cove. The spots started schooling there and I landed four fat spots on the Justine ranging is size from 14” to 16”.
Left them for another KA member and headed to the house at 11 AM.
The largemouth trip turned into a spot trip, but not bad for the end of July.
Really nice comfortable morning. Not a lot of leisure boat traffic.
Water temp was 83 in the creeks and 88 on the main lake. I saw a lot of shad in the back of the creeks in shallow water.
And yes the firing squad was in action again at 5:45 this morning at the nuke plant as mentioned yesterday by a KA member.