That appears to be the consensus of the majority of anglers I'm hearing from, and I'm in total agreement after spending today on the water. Having worked my way through a series of crankbaits, spinnerbaits and soft plastics, all I had to show for my efforts was one 12-inch bass and a big grindle that I was lucky enough to give a quick release to without ever having to touch him.
There were a few bass as well that worked their way into early releases, and it wasn't just one bait they were hitting. The lone fish I managed to put in the boat came on a Rapala Scatter Rap. This lure has been my "bail out" bait more than once when I've been staring at a skunk, as I was until 1 o'clock today.
He wasn't the only angler with a fly rod in his hand today. While working a stretch of shoreline in the oxbow down at Pungo Ferry, I ran across Ray Scott, who just had come out of Albright's.
I asked what kind of day he was having, and Ray responded that he had "caught a bunch of bream on his fly rod." I watched him continue his "bream-catching ways" there in the oxbow. Every time I glanced over my shoulder in his direction for the next 20 minutes or so, he was busy taking another fish off the hook. I don't own a fly rod, nor do I have a clue how to use one, or I very well might have grabbed it today.
I can only hope the bass fishing picks up a little bit before our next tourney scheduled for July 25th.
UPDATE
I received an email today (7/21/2015) from my friend, Doc, who definitely seconds the suggestion that North Landing is being extremely stingy right now. He said today marks his third consecutive trip without a single fish. The only sign he had today that any fish even still are alive was three bumps on soft plastic.
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