INDIAN SUMMER BASS

This week has been really beautiful here in Northeastern Ohio! The sun has been bright with temperatures in the low to mid 60's. While most folks are starting to think about the up coming holidays and trying to get all their last minute fall yard work done before the snows of  December come, here we are, still catching Largemouth Bass! The weather these past two days (Nov.10 and 11) has been great and the fishing has been even better! The temperature has fell back into the low 30's at night but has rebounded into the low 60's during the day along with "Bluebird Skies"! My buddy and I have found some really good Bass this week. The one thing about fishing this time of year is when you find a fish you will find serveral in the same area! The weapons of choice has been Rapala Husky Jerks, Smithwick Rogues and CP Swings with a yellow and white Uncle Josh Fly Strip! The nice thing about using the smaller Husky Jerks is they can be worked really slow and since they are a suspending lure, they hover in the water when stopped! The water temperature was 46 degrees and the Bass didn't hit the baits very hard but instead would just "stop" the bait or hit while it was stopped and then it was the pure weight of the fish on the end of the line as they fought! Not keeping a count of the fish we caught, I would say in the two days we landed around 30 Bass, a dozen Bluegill and several "Jumbo" Yellow Perch that reached an amazing 12-14 inches in length! Being a small, private lake the only creatures we had to share the water with were about 180 Canadian Geese and 4-6 Mallard Ducks! It was very interesting to watch the geese as they kept their distance from us and at the approach of evening, they took off to find their supper. The geese were in the extreme upper end of the lake and reminded us of a squardron of aircraft when they took off! They divided into "Wings" of 6 groups and would swim into the middle of the upper end before going airborne. The group behind would wait until the group ahead was well into the air and clear of the take off area before they would jump off. The flights of geese were so perfectly timed with the lapse between flights that it made for very interesting  viewing! It was two perfect days to be out on the water and with nature all around!