For the Week Ending Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019

Monday, Aug. 5 (from Ron)...Launched at Old Pungo Ferry Road this morning and hit some of the creeks on the east side of North Landing River. Then looped back around and made a pass through Albright's. Started with a 2-2, a 1-11, and a 1-3, then they got smaller, and all the rest (seven of them) were not scale-worthy. SwimSenkos and spinnerbait were on the menu.

Tuesday, Aug. 6 (from Ron)...I went to Milldam yesterday evening. The light rain and no wind looked very promising for topwater. However, not only did I not get a topwater hit, I couldn't get a nibble on anything I tried. The dead zone ended up being my first skunk since April 12th! Fished West Neck Creek this morning, and again, there was no topwater bite. Threw some plastics and a spinnerbait. The spinner enticed a 15-incher that flipped out of the yak. Finished with four very dink dinks! Returned to West Neck Creek this evening and fished from 7:20 to 8:40. Threw only topwater and caught one 12-inch bass on the Whopper Plopper. It was a nice evening, even though the bass were not biting.

Thursday, Aug. 8 (from Ron)...Fishing can be frustrating to say the least. Made hundreds of casts this evening from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in vicinity of Back Bay. Had a few swipes at the Pop-R and one hookup with a dink to avoid the skunk. Tried a variety of lures, but they were being elusive. A few horseflies were taunting me about the sweaty head and drove me batty. Always tomorrow.

Saturday, Aug. 10 (from Ron)...Launched Friday evening and fished upper North Landing at about 7 p.m. Had a nice one on that threw the hook, then a dink. Was looking promising, but a cell developed, and I had to scoot due to lightning. This morning, fished Blackwater from 0600 to 1000. Caught six dinks and a 1-12 that kind of broke the dink spell. This evening, fished Milldam from 6 to 8 p.m. First one on definitely broke the dink spell: a 20-inch, 4-1! Followed up with a 1-13 and four more dinks. Felt really good to catch that big one. Been too long since I felt and heard some drag. Plastic worms and Pop Shad Z were on the menu.

Sunday, Aug. 11 (from Ron)...Fished Ashville Bridge Creek and caught 12 bass, a striper, and a sunfish between 0630 and 1030. Had an 18-incher, weighing about 3 pounds, on the measuring board, but he didn't want his picture taken and jumped overboard. Of the 12 bass, six were dinks, and the others included a 1-2, 1-6, 1-10,1-13, and a 1-15. The striper was a big surprise and fought really well. In the early morning, I had luck with the Pop-R, then it was all plastics (Flukes and Zoom worms). Never caught a striper in Ashville Bridge Creek, so that was a first.