Bass Fishing at Sunrise

Well, the 2008 fishing year has begun! March 22 was my first outing at Farrington Lake with fishing buddy Nicky. It was COLD, windy and a tough bite. In spite of everything, Nicky managed to catch three nice bass ranging from 15 1/2 to 17 inches, all on a jig. I finally caught one, 15", on the way back to the ramp. All four bass were on wood, which is a typical Farrington Lake pattern because there's virtually no grass on this lake, unless you count the lily pads, which are not up yet.

March 29 found me, Nicky and fishing friend Danny back on Farrington Lake. Danny and Nicky often hold their own mini-tournament wherever we go, and Danny was out to avenge his loss in the last mini-tournament of last year. Nicky, who is outstanding with a jig, was looking like the favorite when he caught a 15 1/2 inch bass. Danny continued to complain over the radio about how terrible the fishing was and all the different lures he was trying, to no avail. But actually, he had caught three good bass, and dropped two more, all on jigs! This is unusual because Danny never fishes jigs. But he knew that's what the fish were hitting, and so he threw it gain confidence. Boy, did that work! In the end, Danny had Nicky convinced all he had was one 12 1/2 inch bass and waited until after Nicky showed his bass to show his. Quite a show that these two guys put on, trying to outdo each other. Unfortunately, I skunked.

Today the three of us fished Dallenbach's. The water was down and it was really tough to get from the front pond to the middle pond. Nicky ended up with four bass, including one 18 incher. Danny ended up with one (plus a few pickerel) and I... skunked again.

So here's the question... what do you do when everyone's catching fish except you? I get depressed, and I'm looking for a more productive reaction. Email me at njfishrguy@hotmail.com with any suggestions or ideas!

Until next time, tight lines!
Charlie

posted by NJFishRGuy @ 4:28 PM