Gills at Pickwick
Went to Pickwick today to try the tailrace and the flat for bass and or some white bass.....caught neither. Was looking at my fishing records and I saw I was only 12 days away from when Gills have been showing up deep off of a point up in the lake. Now I have tried that spot all summer just to see if they were there and they have not been. So instead of coming home without catching any fish I decided to give it a try. Sat on the same rock as I did this time last year.....casted to the same spot...... used my tungsten jig head with Bison colored Trout Magnet.....counted down to 30 seconds.... went through all the things I had in my records and when the first cast got down to 28 seconds a Gill hit it. It was a great day.....as long as I was close to the spot it was a Gill or a missed fish every cast. Been waiting for 16 September but looks like they have shown up a little early. All the fish were 7 inches....last year they were 8 and 9 inch fish. Hoping those size do start showing up. The same spot also produces Smallies. Did not catch any today but had two huge ones follow a caught Gill all the way to the bank....a lot of fun to watch. Caught two big drum and while I will not usually take pics of them I was pretty proud of the fact I got both of them in on 2# test line. The Gills are really colored up nice coming out of the clear water. Water temps were 86 on surface. So if things go as in the past the Gills should be there everyday up through November December.
Regards
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