Fish Just Keep on Bitin'!

Okay, I know it's early on in my blogging carreer, but I just want to say hi to everyone out there who has been following my articles in regional mags in the Mid-Atlantic and in the In-Fisherman over the years. Truth is, I am just an ordinary  poor boy who loves to fish for just about anything and will do his best to catch what ever is biting. Smallies, gills, crappies, cats, carp and more. Oh, yeah, you might even see a bass or trout piece in here. Whatever it is, it's gonna' be fun, and we are hoping you enjoy the ride!

 Ready? Let's go fishing! How about these 1.5 and 2 pound bluegills from Richmond Mill Lake, in North Carolina? Trophies, my friends! Got them last November with my son, Matt, as we had the trip of a lifetime at this amazing private fishery aka the Kingfisher Society. Bassin was good, too...

Matt with a near 6 pounder be got on one of my hairjigs bounced along the bottom on a cool and crisp morning at 42 degrees. The body dynamics of these fish are tremendous! They are F1 hybrid largemouth bass...a lab cross between a northern largemouth and a Florida strain largemouth. First generation offspring exhibit tremendous growth potential with northern feeding aggression and Florida size. This fish is barely 19 inches long, and only 5 years old! Wow!

We also got some big crappie on this trip, like Matt's near 15 incher. Some big chain pickerel were in the mix and we just had a ton of fish that kept our ultra light rods doubled over. Earlier in the year, I joined Alan Warren of the Allen Warren Outdoors show for a couple of episodes at this southern powerhouse of a lake. We focused on Goliath gills, but had to sift through the numbers of 4 to 6 pound bass to get the biggest panfish. Great trip, great fishing!
We'll be back, and hopefully do it again!