I’ve been hoping that since the nights are getting cooler, the water temperature would also go down, which in turn would bring the bigger bass back close to shore. It’s bound to happen sooner or later but that time isn’t here just quite yet, as I found out this morning (And what a beautiful morning it was!). But first, the obligatory sunrise pics:
I did catch fish today, but none were bigger than the two below, and all they wanted were 5-inch Senkos. I also tried a 4-inch and not a single bite. Go figure.
Last week, the water level in the river was super high, this morning it was back down to the point where I could walk the rocks along the shore again. The water is still a bit stained from last weekend’s rains and also still feels quite warm, although not as bad as it was a few weeks ago when it felt like bath water. I could be wrong, but I think things will improve in a couple of weeks.
:lol: I even had #50 sun block, but I was tough...
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1 Question - When the hell do you work these days? Morning fishing at Ildong, morning fishing the river, I could understand when the sun was coming up at 5am but…. Man I need a new Union!
Hacker,
I work from 8 to 5 but am always at work by 7:10. I usually get up to go fishing around 3:30, and am on the road by 4, 4:15, depending on where I’m going. The reason I fish that one corner at Idong is because I can hop on new 45 around 6:45 and still be at work around 7:10…and of course at the river, I’m only 10 minutes away from work
And yeah, lately I’ve been fishing in the dark quite a bit but at Idong, that’s when I’ve been getting a lot of my bites. If you go back a ways, you’ll see I’ve been doing this ever since early April…
Hey Nomad, or anyone else for that matter, I saw your comment on Anglerstown, the one about Pyeongteak Lake so I know you read it, so the question I have is: Has anyone heard about having to ask the the Pyeongteak Bass Fishing Team for permission to fish there? I find that odd but I guess if you pay somebody enough money everything is private.
As far as I know, they were kidding around with each other about the “asking permissions” thing.
I know you have been getting up early since way back in the spring but I forgot about 45. Thats why it suprised me that you were doing early mornings at Idong as well as the river. Getting up at 0330 everyday, your more dedicated than I am for sure, either that our your going to bed before dark!
Permission???? They better be joking…
Now, PBA used to have a lock on the gate at the boat ramp, but even that is gone now.
By the way, nice pics Nomad!
LOL hacker…I’ve always gone to bed pretty early….I’m usually asleep by 9:30
Thanks Rob! To be honest, I’d rather throw up a pic of a 50cm bass about now though
You are soooo lucky to live so close to all that bass fishing.
Go back about four years and you can multiply that luck factor by about 1,000 Steve. It was really nice back in the day…
Yep, sad but true. My favorite memories are fishing at Idong lake and catching 20+ bass in the 2-3-pound range per day, and walking the shore of the river, being the only one out there and catching bass after bass. Those days are long gone, never to be seen again
I know what you mean. 2 years ago I was shown a little pond in the middle of nowhere that only a handful of people knew about and it had some really good sized bass, last week I was there and there was 8 guys fishing for bass and it was a Monday afternoon….I couldn’t believe it and most of the bass caught were tiny dinks.