The Fish'n Hole

[fdatrader]

Well....went fishing yesterday on Clear Lake, California. Big Bass Capital of the World. Didn't quite live up to that handle, but it did provide mostly constant tight lines.
Hit the water at 6:30AM. My buddy immediately pointed out the tons of shad and hitch in the lake. Never seen a year like this. Baitfish everywhere you look. Ok, the two forces that drive bass are hunger, and aggression. Hunger was out, so we decided to try to piss them off! After three hours of throwing Sammys, Buzzes, Blades, Cranks, and Rips, we had a total of zero Bass. Ok, time to change. We went drop-shoting. Not the vertical type used on deep impoundments, but rather almost horizontal fishing in 1-8' of water. Tules and docks. Started picking up one here, three here, two here, etc. Kept moving. The next four hours netted us 18 fish (being a guide, Richard keeps an accurate log of all fish caught). Near the end of our fishing day, we came upon a pier with 17 pilings, spaced about six feet apart. Solid wall about 15 back of the pilings. Wind blowing straight towards the back wall. We started pitching our six-inch plastic worms towards the back, next to the wall. Bingo!! The Bass hit the baits constantly before it even hit bottom. Fish out of most every cubicle. Sometimes one or two chasing the hooked fish to the surface. Worked our way down the 16 openings, then started back. We had almost made it back to the starting point when the wind stopped. Ripple left, Bass stopped biting. Abruptly! No matter, we were tired, and satisfied. twenty fish from this one location for a total of 38 for the day. Lost about a dozen more for whatever reason. No size to speak of. One 5+, one 4+, two 3+, the rest 1-2 lbs. I feel blessed...and sunburned.:))
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