SMALLMOUTH HUNTER

The month of August kicked ass! Good numbers and good size. The tube shined throughout the month. I still have not found a topwater bite...

Took Brandy out on the south branch for the day. The bite was a bit slow but we did manage 8 smallmouth on the day. The first of the day...

8/26, Kish SB, Clarity- very good, PRY12 - 6.09ft. Waded the south branch of the Kish for about 5 hours. Got in at Deer Run and waded...

Saturday, Aug 13, 2016 PRY12 Gage - 5.71 Took Brandy out for a ride on Saturday. Went from Atwood downstream about a half mile past...

8/9/16 Picked up 2. One on a tube and one on top. 8/11/16; Morning. North Branch Got up and hit this Kish this morning, stepped foot in...

PRY12 - 5.92ft. I try and I try but I just can't find any action on top. Now a tube is a whole other thing. Went out and tried like heck...

PRY12 - 6.08ft. Took Brandy out for a few morning hours on the Kish south branch. I had a blow-up on a topwater popper on my very first...

Things fired up in July. Kicked off the month with a plant shutdown at work, so I had plenty of free time to get out. I ended up mainly...

Well the NW Region finally got our first wade outing complete. We started off the day at the Cherry Valley Cafe for some eats and...

Took the day off work so that I could attend the IDNR stream sampling of Kilbuck Creek. The sampling would not take place until 1pm. so...

July 9, Kish South Branch; Drop the kayak in the Kish south branch and did a float down and a paddle back up. The south branch still...

Got out after the storms and hit the north branch of the Kish in Boone county. I was a bit surprised that the levels did not go up as...

The month of June pretty much sucked in my book, so I couldn't wait for July to begin. Friday, July 1 -I got out before work on a small...

Not too much to say for June. On June 1st. I did bring to hand a Personal Best 19 1/4" smallmouth, but after that the rains kept the...

Waded a short section of the Kish north branch before work and picked up 3 smallies with the largest probably right around the 13 inch...

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Not much to say for the month of May. Pretty much had high, muddy water the entire month. I don't much care for chasing smallies with...

Well the month of April was tough. I started off the month with the passing of my father on April 6th, and the month just seemed to want...

Saturday, 4/23 So we ended up floating a 5.5 mile section of the lower Kish, a section none of us had ever really floated. Before we put...

Pulled the fly rod out for the first time this year and hit the 'buck in search of some feisty smallmouth. I tied on a big heavy thing...