Fishing Korea

On The Rocks

Nomad — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:38:05 +0000

Since today is a Korean holiday, I knew that my regular spots would be crowded with carp fishermen so I went back to that big rocky area where I got skunked twice in a row earlier this spring. However, Rob and I did really well in that area right around the same time last year so I thought I’d give it a shot.

The bass wouldn’t touch anything while it was still dark but got active after it got light. I caught 4 dinks plus the one above (on 5-inch, black Senkos) and wish I could have stayed out longer since the action was picking up but it was time to head on to work. For those of you heading out this weekend, good luck

Oh Bass, Where Art Thou?

Nomad — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:52:21 +0000

The fishing is tough out there right now and I don’t know why. Could it be the cooler weather? The high pressure system? The unusually clear water? Do they get active a little later in the day this time of year? Heh, I don’t have the slightest idea. I did, however, manage to catch one on a 4-inch Senko and another one on a Karu Lures Vibraspin (which is a combination spinner bait/chatter bait), and that was all for this morning.

I’m Really Starting To Like Mondays

Nomad — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:46:15 +0000

To start things out, I caught my first-ever bass on a shaky head rig this morning - to be fair, I hadn’t fished shaky head rigs all that much in the past but on the occasions I tried them, I had no luck at all. But this morning, I thought that since I’ve been on a mission to, ahem, expand my angling horizons beyond the Senko, I’d tie on one of these to see what would happen.

I also tried a chartreuse spinner bait (I’m all out of the white/red) for about 30 minutes without any luck but for whatever reason, the fish were liking my Senkos today.

I caught the above on my second cast and although I usually bag and tag them as fast as possible so they can get back in the water, I had to weigh this one - 2 pounds, 11 ounces (I thought it was at least 3 pounds…not even close).

That fish in the last pic would not stop flopping around…I was trying to get a shot with him hanging there with the Senko and hook showing and out of 5 attempts at a picture, that was the best one. LOL. Once again, a good start to the week

Tough Bite

Mike — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:00:30 +0000

Nomad has graciously given me access to post pics etc. here. Here’s my first attempt, so if I screw it up too badly, I apologize in advance.

Well, any day spent fishing is a good day, however, the fishing itself could have been better on Saturday. It was a bit chilly early, but ended up being great weather. It was somewhat windy at times but overall not bad in that regard either. All that green stuff is gone from the water and it wasn’t too murky. But the fish were really difficult to find! We fished all day and only caught 16, which is actually a lot better than I thought it was going to be for a while. The bite did pick up a bit around 4 p.m. and afterwards, but most of the fish we caught were really small. We caught a couple that went around 1 1/2 pounds but most of the others would have been lucky to break a pound. I threw a little bit of everything at them. Crankbaits weren’t happening at all. I caught one on a tube, one on an in-line spinnerbait, a couple on a jighead worm and the rest came off of dropshot rigs. No one else we talked to on the water was having much luck either. It was good to be out there though and we had a good time. Here’s some pictures, but nothing special really.

I did catch one pig! Well, actually it was a plastic pig(gy bank).

Fall has arrived

Nomad — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:01:10 +0000

We wanted cooler temperatures, well, we got them and how. When I got to the river this morning, the wind was blowing hard, it was raining and, it was cold enough for me to need a windbreaker. The cold front has definitely affected the fish, because I didn’t have one single bite on a Senko out there. Not even a dink!

So I put on the last white/red spinner bait I have, and ended up catching three total. Two of them were a pound or less (may have even been the same fish), and just as the rain really started coming down and I thought about going to work a little early, this bass nailed the lure and made my morning.

Mondays ain’t that bad either

Nomad — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:56:17 +0000

I almost slept in this morning because I figured that after those hard rains we had on Saturday, the river would be high and stained - and I was correct on both counts. The water level is so high that I couldn’t get down to the spots I usually fish, and the water was the color of chocolate milk. On top of that, there was a brisk breeze blowing in my face. However, the bass didn’t seem to mind the conditions too much.

The fish on the left was caught on a 5-inch Senko, black with blue flakes, and the one on the right was caught on a white/red spinner bait. I also caught two dinks, and had one bass on a spinner bait that jumped and threw the lure about 2 feet from shore, just as I was about to reach down to grab it. Unfortunately, it’s supposed to rain again today, tonight and on Thursday which will put a damper on my fishing activities but the good news is that these fronts will bring some nice cool weather, which I’m sure we’re all looking forward to.

The River Rocks…Again

Nomad — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:19:47 +0000

My upstairs neighbor Mike took me out in his boat today (thanks, Mike!). I got to check out his boat since I’m thinking of buying one, and I also got to enjoy a heck of a good day out on the river. Well, more like a half day, since we were chased off by the torrential downpours (which didn’t bother us too much since the fish were biting) and the lightning and thunder.

Mike fished mainly deep-diving crank baits along with some drop shots, and I tried a little of everything; spinner baits, chatter baits, wacky-rigged Senkos, 4 and 5-inch Senkos (with not much luck, I might add), and once I saw how Mike was tearing them up again, I also tried crank baits. We ended up catching 18 bass, and I’m sure we would have caught a lot more had the weather not turned ugly. Here are some of the pics from today:

I had a blast and learned a few things as well. Thanks a lot, Mike, for taking me out there. Hopefully the weather will cooperate better next time

I Love Fridays

Nomad — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:08:17 +0000

Friday; the last day of the work week (for most of us) and the beginning of the weekend. And, it’s a good day to catch fish, I always say . But before we get to that, there was no fog out there for once and I actually saw a sunrise:

But way before all that started happening, I was out there in the dark, chucking Senkos and spinner baits. I ended up catching 8 bass out there this morning which I must admit, made my day (even though 5 of them were dinks).

On my very first cast with a black, 5-inch Senko, I caught this fish but unlike a lot of the hits I got in the dark the last few weeks, this one nailed it hard and also put on one heck of a good fight. A while later, I switched to a spinner bait.

The above was the only one I did manage to catch on a spinner bait and once again he was hooked really good so despite all his aerial acrobatics, he stayed on till the end to pose for this shot.

I caught this one on a black 4-inch Senko about 10 minutes before it was time to pack it in and head to work. Today was definitely one of the better days I’ve had in quite the while and it’s days like today why I keep getting up early .

Mike tears them up

Nomad — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:40:20 +0000

My upstairs neighbor, Mike, went out in his boat yesterday and did really well - I’m posting this for him:

I made it out to the river today for the last day of my time off. I went out late (around 2 p.m.) and stayed until almost 7 p.m. The water is still full of that green stuff but it didn’t seem to affect the fishing much. The day was much better than I expected in the mid day heat. The fish were really hitting deep crank baits very aggressively. I caught nine on crank baits and one more on a drop shot rig. The water was 84-85 degrees which is about 4 degrees higher than it was last Thursday, so I was really surprised at how active the fish were. Most of the fish I caught were in the 1 1/2 - 2 pound range but one went around three pounds.

Theories

Nomad — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:21:10 +0000

I didn’t want to spend the entire three-day weekend without going fishing, so I headed out to the river bright and early this morning to get a few hours in. I also wanted to test a theory I had which was that in the dark, and with the water being stained from that green algae, a white spinner bait should work. I’ve always read that at night, you should use dark lures because the bass see the silhouette better against the surface light. That may be true, but I figured that since visibility is down due to that green algae, a white lure with silver or gold blades should work just as well.

It might have been a fluke and pure luck, but on the third cast with a white spinner bait (ok ok, for you purists, I know it’s white with red, LOL), I caught this fish, about 20 feet out.

And, I also caught one on a 5-inch Senko, black, fished very slow with the occasional twitch. I also missed a couple, which is par for the course. Just like the last two weeks, the bites were before or right at first light; once it got light, the action stopped. I got two hours in, which was perfect for me and by 7, plenty of other fishermen started showing up so it was time for me to leave anyway. I always say; if I can see another fisherman, then it’s too crowded for me