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Author:
paul gotta fish
Date:
Sep 14, 2014
Subject:
Lake Williams 9/14/14
Message:
Launched at dawn this morning on Lake Williams. Air temp about 48, light winds out of the north. I paddled straight back across the lake to the far end, which is a large weedy cove. By the time I got to the other side of the lake the wind was blowning hard, but I was sheltered there in the cove. Started pitching a black Horny Toad, 3rd cast hooked up with a 14" LMB. Nice! Several casts later, pulled in a 12" bass. Nothing for another half hour or so, working clockwise around the shore, then got a savage hit, fought it to the boat, and pulled in a 25" pickerel. Then I worked the middle of the cove with with the HT and if a bass missed on it's first strike I followed with a senko, which worked on three more 12" bass. I also lost two bass at the side of the canoe that were easily 3 to 4 lbs, but shook free of the HT. Lake Williams always seems to yield fewer striking fish, but they are larger, higher quality. I worked my way out of the cove and swithched between the HT, senko and black/gold blade spinner bait. Piked up 3 more pickerel near 20" on the spinner bait, and they were a blast to fight and bring to the boat. But no more bass hit at all over the next half hour. I let the strong winds blow me back to the far shore where I first put in, and picked up one more 12" bass on the lee side of one of the small islands near the dam using the spinner bait; I had given up on the surface lure since the sun was now bright in the blue bird sky. I will try and get back there again this fall, but will need a calm day, with overcast skies. It is just too much lake on a windy day in a canoe, and because it is so shallow, the bright sun really seems to shut down the fish there.
Author:
Michael
Date:
Sep 15, 2014
Message:
I love hitting 20"+ pickerel! They are a blast and very aggressive. I nail pickerel easily at Mondo Ponds during mid spring with slashbait action. They come shooting out of nowhere and grab that HJ-8 with force! Any idea how heavy the 25" gator was? I could easily see around 4 pounds if it was healthy and chubby.
Author:
paul gotta fish
Date:
Sep 16, 2014
Message:
Hi Michael, it was a fat fish, probably around 4lbs. I know a lot of guys don't like to catch them, but I think they are a blast! They are savage at times, I've had them hit smaller fish that I have been reeling in at the same time. I plan on heading up to Lakeville later this month to try for the beasts that are in that lake. (along with the LMBs)
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