Debbie and I headed up to Mom & Dad's place at Kerr Lake (John Kerr Reservoir). They're near the Nutbush ramp, and have been there since the late 80's. I've been fishing there, off and on, since that time. We mostly fished with 2" - 3" minnows, for Striped Bass in the deep water, and Catfish on the bottom. There are some legendary catfish in that place!
We've never gone looking for large mouth bass in there, and had even heard some of the long time residents say there weren't many LMB in there. Debbie and I have caught a bunch of smaller bluegill in Kerr lake, and after talking about it a bit, we decided to make an effort this summer to locate the largemouth. We found they seem to favor banks with a sheer drop, but only to 2-3 feet, then a shelf for a distance out. They also liked being far away from people, in calmer water, and shade. Everywhere we found those conditions, we found LMB! We'll be fishing up there a lot more this summer, exploring the lake, to find the spots the LMB seem to like more.
This gave us a chance to really shake out the bass boat better, and get more used to handling it. Here's a few pics...
Two at the time....
My only dink this trip!
While banging the rip-rap at Nutbush bridge...
Time for a bathroom break!
Bathroom break for Deb...
4lb 7oz fatty!
