Caught a Keepah in the "Bayou" today!!

[Roccus7]

The Admiral named a tiny creek that feeds into the main body of our tidal river "The Bayou" and up until today it was the only part of my river that I hadn't caught a striped bass in. While I was anchored just outside the bayou, being abused by stripers that amused themselves by following my lure, only to turn at the boat and flip a fin at me, I noticed a very large fish occasionally crash bait just inside the bayou.

After I couldn't take any more I snuck my boat (22') into the Bayou where it is only about 120' across with a water depth of 3'. I tossed a cast up further into the bayou and after a swirl at my plug and some significant Joe Cockeresque seizures, my popper was inhaled by a very upset, large fish. Pretty soon I slipped a net under her, and after unhooking and measuring her, there was time for a quick photo op and then a successful release. Caught another 8 fish from 18-27" on a very successful morning. Season total is now 120, with 16 fish 28" and better, 2 of which were greater than 31".

 

[MOJOE]

The Admiral named a tiny creek that feeds into the main body of our tidal river "The Bayou" and up until today it was the only part of my river that I hadn't caught a striped bass in. While I was anchored just outside the bayou, being abused by stripers that amused themselves by following my lure, only to turn at the boat and flip a fin at me, I noticed a very large fish occasionally crash bait just inside the bayou.

After I couldn't take any more I snuck my boat (22') into the Bayou where it is only about 120' across with a water depth of 3'. I tossed a cast up further into the bayou and after a swirl at my plug and some significant Joe Cockeresque seizures, my popper was inhaled by a very upset, large fish. Pretty soon I slipped a net under her, and after unhooking and measuring her, there was time for a quick photo op and then a successful release. Caught another 8 fish from 18-27" on a very successful morning. Season total is now 120, with 16 fish 28" and better, 2 of which were greater than 31".


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[Chevy1]

Cool beans??

 

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The Admiral named a tiny creek that feeds into the main body of our tidal river "The Bayou" and up until today it was the only part of my river that I hadn't caught a striped bass in. While I was anchored just outside the bayou, being abused by stripers that amused themselves by following my lure, only to turn at the boat and flip a fin at me, I noticed a very large fish occasionally crash bait just inside the bayou.

After I couldn't take any more I snuck my boat (22') into the Bayou where it is only about 120' across with a water depth of 3'. I tossed a cast up further into the bayou and after a swirl at my plug and some significant Joe Cockeresque seizures, my popper was inhaled by a very upset, large fish. Pretty soon I slipped a net under her, and after unhooking and measuring her, there was time for a quick photo op and then a successful release. Caught another 8 fish from 18-27" on a very successful morning. Season total is now 120, with 16 fish 28" and better, 2 of which were greater than 31".


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Some fine fishing for you, sir!

How does your current 120 fish total compare to other years? A better way to say it is, at 6/14, have you had years where you hit 120 by this time?

 

[Roccus7]

Some fine fishing for you, sir!

How does your current 120 fish total compare to other years? A better way to say it is, at 6/14, have you had years where you hit 120 by this time?

Slower than last year, which was slower than 2021 and other years, and I even started catching 5 days earlier this year.

June 14, 2022 - 167 fish, 11 fish were 28+".

No complaints though. Tougher fishing makes for a better fisherman. Hell, in 2018 I had 40 fish in one 2 hr morning, 30 of which were from a single, 1 hr drift. That's just plain stupid fishing; anyone can do it.

 

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