For the Week Ending Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018

Monday, Aug. 27 (from Ron)...Fished upper North Landing from 6 to 8 p.m. in hopes of finding a bowfin. Wish I knew where they have gone. First fish was a weirdly foul-hooked little catfish on a crankbait. Went on to catch 11 bass, mostly 12 to 14-inchers, with one at 2-1, and they all fell to the U Vibe worm. As the sun set, it was almost every cast. Fun, but nothing heart-pounding. Need a new scale, as mine was acting up again. I miss the old reliable one that rusted out. Some of the 13 and 14-inchers were over a pound, or so I suspect. A while back, I was hell-bent on the Swim Senkos at about $8 a bag, and they would last for one fish at best. But the Zoom U Vibe worms last a lot longer and are half the price. I snip off the nose and get about three or four bass out of each one. Really like 'em!

Wednesday, Aug. 29 (from Ron)...Pretty hot out there, so I waited until 1845 to launch. Fished 'till 2000. Early in the trip, got a 1-0 and thought it might be good, but that was the only one. Skunk avoided.

Thursday, Aug. 30 (from Ron)...Fished upper North Landing River from about 6 until dark. At about 7 p.m., they started biting, and it was nonstop. Caught 14 bass in about a half-hour period but nothing over 13 inches. All dinks, all fun, and most on the U Vibe worm. Experimented with Yum Dinger senko knock-off worm, and they hit that just as readily as long as the landing was tight to shore. It was a bit warm out there, but the pop-up lightning didn't materialize, as the radar was indicating pre-launch.

Friday, Aug. 31 (from Ron)...Fished House Cove with Alex this morning. I caught two dinks, plus a 1-5, 1-8 and a 2-2. Poor kid got skunked, but he had two on the line. Plastics were the ticket. Tried Silver Minnow and caught some dink white perch.

Saturday, Sept. 1 (from Ron)...Launched Horn Point this morning, but instead of heading south, went up to Hell's Point Creek. Took an adventurous turn and ended up at Colechester Road. Didn't find anything back there, but it was an interesting diversion, with plenty of snakes. Near the main creek, found a repeat of Friday's trip, with one dink, a 1-4, and a 2-3. Got too warm by about 1100 and called it quits. Can't get in the double evening trip with these storms. To date this year, my stats stand at 178 trips and 403 bass. Looking forward to a cold front and a return to the saltwater in a month.

Sunday, Sept. 2 (from Ron)...Blackwater was oddly murky, even though the river gauge has been relatively steady. Didn't venture far from Blackwater Trading post and only found one dink to avoid the skunk. Should have trekked to my go-to creek, but too hot for the distance. Hope there are no storms this evening.