Secret Pond, 7/14/19

It was a nice Sunday evening with a little cloud cover, so we decided to head to the Secret Pond. We hauled the jon boat over and launched it, and fished until dark. The bite was pretty good, and Debbie caught a 2lb 9oz LMB, among other things. It was HOT.... whew, we thank God for giving us a little cloud cover and some nice evening shade to keep the direct sun off of us most of the evening. 

Debbie was using 5" Yum Dinger worms rigged weightless / weedless, and was also throwing a beetle spin on her micro setup. 

I was using 6" worms, but having little luck...so I want the other way and started finesse fishing with some 1/2 worms that were about 3" long (pieces of some of Debbie's Yum Dingers that had worn out). I immediately started picking up bass. I was throwing a beetle spin with a smokey shad grub on my micro rig, for bluegill. 

The local beaver swam around us a little, and went about his way. Here's a few pics of what we caught... 

 

Hidden Pond, 7/12/19

We headed out to a private pond we have access to, we call the 'Hidden Pond". We had never put the boat in there, and decided to give it a try. It paid off, and we caught the most bass in there in one visit, that we have in the last 3 years of fishing that spot. We landed 16 LMB, and snagged / lost several others. We were mostly fishing soft plastic worms, working the bank. That was a fun run, and we plan to do that again, soon! It was HOT, but the Lord sent us some beautiful cloud cover and a light breeze, and made the evening wonderful! Here's a few pics...

 

Crusin' & Fishin' on Kerr Lake

We took the bass boat up to Kerr Lake, near Henderson NC, for a couple of days. We had a good time, caught a few bass, and got to ride a bit. All catches were on sub-surface using 5" and 6" Senko-style worms. They weren't interested in top water, dive baits, spinner baits, etc. Here's a few pics and a little video...

 Taking the dogs for a ride on the lake...

 

This one was 3lb1oz, fun catch!

Car Lot, 7/7/19

After leaving the Hidden Pond, we headed over to another spot we call "The Car Lot". Debbie caught a couple of bass on a sub-surface bait, and I was still determined to catch something on top water..but I got skunked again :-) Here's a pic of one of the bass Deb caught... 

Hidden Pond, 7/7/19

We popped out to the private spot we call the "Hidden Pond" for a bit. Debbie caught a bass on a sub-surface bait, I got skunked while playing with top water. Here's a pic of her catch...

Airfield, 7/6/19

Debbie and I headed out to a local pond we call the airfield, today, a little after a rain storm passed through. The temp dropped from upper 90's to around 81, and it was still overcast. Wow, nice change! I was playing with my fly rod and a small bass popper. Debbie was throwing soft plastic 5" Yum Dingers rigged weedless on one rod, a top water frog on another, and a small micro dive bait on her micro rig . We fished a couple of hours, right up until dark. Here's a few pics...

Perry's Pond, 7/1/19

We headed out to Perry's Pond this morning before sunrise, to get a little fishing in before it got so hot outside. This is a beautiful place, just north of Zebulon on Pearce's Road. We fished until about 10am, and headed back in. We caught a few bass...all on 5" Yum Dingers rigged weightless and weedless. They weren't having any top water at all. We're gonna go back and try the place before sunset to see if the bite is better in the eve than in the morning. Here's a few pics...