Jeff Malott at, Yak Fish Arkansas, contacted me over the weekend and asked if I minded providing some kayak launch locations in SE Arkansas. Jeff is building a comprehensive list of kayak launches for Arkansas to be included in a new website, http://arkansaskayakfisherman.com. Be sure to check out both for some great information about yak fishing in the Natural State.
Here's a map of some launches I have posted on my blog. It'll get lost in traffic over time, so it's paged at the top. It's a work in progress so check back for new locations. If you're traveling this way and want additional info just pm me and I'll help anyway I can.
PM - looknfishy@gmail.com
Showing posts with label Lake Monticello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lake Monticello. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Morning bass fun
With the kids in camp this week I have time to get out early and try my luck. Took the 8wt and 2 baitcaster's. Left at 4am and drove an hour north toward a lake known for holding huge bass. It's a smallish lake around 1300 acres and get's a lot of fishing pressure so it can be a tough bite at times.
Last yr I lost the largest bass I have ever seen (easily over 10lbs and it was witnessed) when it wrapped me around a tree and made a dive leaving me sick to my stomach as I watched it swim away. My goal this trip was to catch a monster bass on a fly. Spoiler...it didn't happen. Seems like bass in my area have transitioned to summer patterns. I threw the fly for the better part of 2 hours without any interest...away it went. As the sun got high I could hear fish schooling and knew I could catch a few on small swimbaits (wish I hadn't put the fly rod away). So I chased the schools for an hour and caught 3-4 small 1-2lb bass. Now that I've put a few fish in the yak I wanted to target some big LM bass so I worked the lilly pads with a large worm targeting 6-7 fow. At around 10am I got a solid thump and pulled this 4.5/5lb'r out of the pads. It was a great fight, he ran back into the pads and wrapped me several times. I love the feeling of reaching into salad and pulling out a solid fish.
That was the best fish of the day. I ended up catching 6, mostly 1-2lb bass. Not a bad day but 3/4lb bass are the average size at this lake. So I sum it up as slightly above average trip. But no complaints b/c I was on the water and that's where I want to be.
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| Big fish, ~5lbs and ~20". |
Last yr I lost the largest bass I have ever seen (easily over 10lbs and it was witnessed) when it wrapped me around a tree and made a dive leaving me sick to my stomach as I watched it swim away. My goal this trip was to catch a monster bass on a fly. Spoiler...it didn't happen. Seems like bass in my area have transitioned to summer patterns. I threw the fly for the better part of 2 hours without any interest...away it went. As the sun got high I could hear fish schooling and knew I could catch a few on small swimbaits (wish I hadn't put the fly rod away). So I chased the schools for an hour and caught 3-4 small 1-2lb bass. Now that I've put a few fish in the yak I wanted to target some big LM bass so I worked the lilly pads with a large worm targeting 6-7 fow. At around 10am I got a solid thump and pulled this 4.5/5lb'r out of the pads. It was a great fight, he ran back into the pads and wrapped me several times. I love the feeling of reaching into salad and pulling out a solid fish.
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| (Cuda 12 hatch) From the top buckle to the end of the hatch is 20 inch's. |
That was the best fish of the day. I ended up catching 6, mostly 1-2lb bass. Not a bad day but 3/4lb bass are the average size at this lake. So I sum it up as slightly above average trip. But no complaints b/c I was on the water and that's where I want to be.
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| Most bass were this size. |
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