This Never Gets Old!
My fishing may have been knocked down to only one day this past weekend, but it turned out to be the best day I’ve had on the water so far this year.
The threat of thunderstorms was not enough to deter us, and with rods safely tucked in the back of the truck, Darrell and I headed once again to Fairy Lake.
Do you know the feeling when things just happen to go right on the water? That is exactly what happened on Sunday. From first cast to last, the fishing was excellent and the big ones were biting. Even the tiny ones were fighting like big fish – I had a sunfish on that pumped my rod enough to make me think I’d landed a pike.
Yay - a sunny! Don't tell this fella that he's tiny, he thinks he's a big guy.
Another sunfish.
We didn’t change our technique from the past few weekends – tiny jigs were the key. While they were biting most of the jigs we tossed, the real winner was the Berkley Micro Power Nymph. It’s unreal how much the crappie and sunfish love this bait. A standard white grub was good, but the Micro Power Nymph was better.
I was letting the nymph fall between weeds, giving it a pop, and waiting to feel pressure on my line. Switching to a slower rod for this outing helped me catch more fish as I wasn’t ripping the bait out of their mouth before they really had it
Somebody liked that Micro Power Nymph...
The water temp was sitting at 50-51F, only slightly warmer than last weekend. The bite was completely different though. The crappie were getting a little more active, with several fish getting hooked on the fall, or even chasing the bait as we pulled it out of the water. Most still preferred the subtle presentation, but the increased activity was a riot. We were also catching them in shallower water than the last few weekends.
Honestly though, I didn’t think much about what we were doing, I was having too much fun! At one point I was averaging a fish every other cast and when I wasn’t busy releasing a fish, Darrell was.
The best moment of the day was catching this crappie. This one measured in a little over 12 inches! What a great crappie. I was smiling for ages afterwards. Once again, Fairy Lake made me very happy. I need to find other spots with crappie fishing that can be this good!
I’ve had great days on the water like this before, but the feeling never gets old. To be able to spend the day pulling in fish after fish, catching big ones and tiny but scrappy ones, is just an absolutely fantastic way to spend a day.
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