Captain Ahab
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Fished a local stream last evening looking for some more topwater smallie action. At my 1st spot I kept seeing a decent size fish hit the surface - that and some smallies chasing fry in the shallows. Started out with a popper and could not get the fish to strike. It would rise up and splash stuff a few feet from my bait - but not a touch.
Moved to spot number two and came up with several decent smallies and a bunch of rock bass. The stream was nice and clear and there were a few other people fishing nearly, including a guy with a huge bait bucket and two surf type rods set up in rod holders. Not sure what he expected to catch as he was fishing a section of stream that was about 4 feet deep? I managed two nice smallies just up stream from him.
Went back to spot number one and switched over to a small Husky Jerk in Ghost color. I figured I would entice the smallies that were chasing the fish fry all over the place. Flipped the lure out and after a few twitches it got whammed. The fish did not fight like a small mouth and at first I thought it was a pickerel becuase I could see a long slender body. As I landed it I realized that it was a brown trout. **** trout are everywhere!
Saw some more splashes down stream and walked across to get access to the rising fish. As soon as a got there some of the local kids rode up on their scooters and skateboards and one proceeded to step right next to me remove his shoes. Evidently the kids had bet this goof that he woudl not wade the stream there. He was gonna get $3.00 if he went up to his waist.
He stepped into the water and i gave him my best mean face and said "I am fishing here buddy!!" he said 'I am gonna wade - this is my wading spot." He then starts wading out - WTF! I said again "HEY, I am fishing here." He looks at me and keep wading - turns and says " I will wade this way" meaning upstream. Perfect, the little bugger eater is now churning up mud and splashing his way upstream. I hook a small mouth and he stops to watch me land the fish.
His friends soon lose interest and ride off leaving me and the bugger boy - I debate whether to to toss his bike into the stream, but figure since he is already wading around he would just go get it anyway. He finally leaves and I hear him yelling at his "friends" to pay up - they ignore him.
GOOD!
Can I shoot him next time?
Moved to spot number two and came up with several decent smallies and a bunch of rock bass. The stream was nice and clear and there were a few other people fishing nearly, including a guy with a huge bait bucket and two surf type rods set up in rod holders. Not sure what he expected to catch as he was fishing a section of stream that was about 4 feet deep? I managed two nice smallies just up stream from him.
Went back to spot number one and switched over to a small Husky Jerk in Ghost color. I figured I would entice the smallies that were chasing the fish fry all over the place. Flipped the lure out and after a few twitches it got whammed. The fish did not fight like a small mouth and at first I thought it was a pickerel becuase I could see a long slender body. As I landed it I realized that it was a brown trout. **** trout are everywhere!
Saw some more splashes down stream and walked across to get access to the rising fish. As soon as a got there some of the local kids rode up on their scooters and skateboards and one proceeded to step right next to me remove his shoes. Evidently the kids had bet this goof that he woudl not wade the stream there. He was gonna get $3.00 if he went up to his waist.
He stepped into the water and i gave him my best mean face and said "I am fishing here buddy!!" he said 'I am gonna wade - this is my wading spot." He then starts wading out - WTF! I said again "HEY, I am fishing here." He looks at me and keep wading - turns and says " I will wade this way" meaning upstream. Perfect, the little bugger eater is now churning up mud and splashing his way upstream. I hook a small mouth and he stops to watch me land the fish.
His friends soon lose interest and ride off leaving me and the bugger boy - I debate whether to to toss his bike into the stream, but figure since he is already wading around he would just go get it anyway. He finally leaves and I hear him yelling at his "friends" to pay up - they ignore him.
GOOD!
Can I shoot him next time?
Would have liked to have seen your reply. :mrgreen: 
