Monday, July 23 (from Ron)...Launched at 5:30 p.m., with gauge at 4.11. Recovered at 8 o'clock, with gauge at 4.2. Indian River Road was almost flooded bad enough to avoid it. Lotus Garden parking area was half-covered in water. With the water this high, coupled with the wind, I wasn't expecting much. Fished two hours and five minutes before I found a nibble on the Zoom worm. Turned out to be a 2-14 bass. Shortly after that, I also found a 1-4. Then high-tailed it before the storms arrived. Drove away just as
the downpour, thunder and lightning struck.
Thursday, July 26 (from Ron)...Wednesday, the gauge stood at 4.6, so launch options were limited, considering some flooded
roads. Went to Blackwater Trading Post. The docks there were completely
underwater, and it was very, very murky. Launched anyway and headed west about
1.4 miles to find a clear creek. Managed four dink bass, with a li'l fatty at 15 ozs., who had a full belly. The gauge since has dropped a foot, so decided to try ol' Pungo Ferry launch this evening. Made a trip through Albright's Oxbow, where I only found two
dink bass about two hours apart. Water was surprisingly
clear but too high for my liking.
Friday, July 27 (from Ron)...With all this high water, decided to try Tecumseh this morning, as I had a day
off. The water was very high and murky. Threw Senkos for a couple hours and only
found one dink bass. The grass was well below the surface, so I threw an XTS Minnow for a bit and caught
a nice sized crappie.
Saturday, July 28 (from Ron)...Fished Ashville Bridge Creek (Lotus Garden launch) Saturday morning for a few
hours. Caught a 1-6 and two dinks. The kid got skunked.
Sunday, July 29 (from Ray)...My son and I fished Albright's today. The water was clear and very high. We
managed to catch six bass and a dozen or so bluegill, crappie and perch.
Everything was small, but had a good day on the river. Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits were the lures for the day. The bass would not touch a worm.
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