Lake Wheeler Alabama Trip October 2014

Nice fall break trip to Athens, Alabama on Lake Wheeler.  It was windy & rainy most of the trip with overcast conditions but the lake was full of fish (if we only knew how to catch them).  We (I) did finally start catching some nice crappie around the docks. Overall, the catfish fishing was the best we have experienced from a volume standpoint on recent fishing trips.  The bluegill & yellow bass were decent as well.    Spiker managed to hook into a Ginormous catfish that I accidentally dropped in the lake.  The girls caught some nice fish as well.  Hope can put minnows on her hook now and Rachel is good with night crawlers and minnows.  Hannah is limited to shrimp due to the grossness/brutality of dealing with the other bait. Steven landed a few nice bluegills. Even Jill got into the fishing action.  Spiker emptied the beer fridge.

August 2014 Fishing w/Hope on Percy Priest

I went fishing recently with my youngest daughter Hope on Percy Priest Lake.  She caught several nice fish including this hybrid striper.  The fish were caught on minnows and crawlers at 12-15 feet.  I really enjoyed getting out on the water with her.  She is a great fisher-women and daughter.

Percy Priest Monster Yellow Bass

First spring outing on Percy Priest Lake was a success.  Fished the backwater creek channel heading out into the main lake in about 5 feet of water from boat.  We had 6 to 8 rods with slip bobbers set down 3-4 feet tipped with medium sized minnows.  Caught 15-20 crappie, several bluegill & bass and some yellow bass.  One of the yellow bass was Moby Dick's little brother......HUGE.  See the picture below with the large yellow bass in the middle.  It dwarfed the normal sized yellow bass below it.  The water was dirty and around 52 degrees.  Air temperature was 38F at first light warming to 50F.  Winds were out of the northwest 5-10MPH on a partly cloudy day.