Streams and Swamps
 

I went out looking for wild browns early last week. The first spot I hit up I had decent success at, managing to catch a few smaller browns from under a small waterfall and got one decent one (first pic). I decided to switch it up and explore a new stretch of river. It was tough wading, but I wound up having an awesome day catching about a dozen browns and smallies each from the same stretch.

https://i.imgur.com/kDsmmX7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jzCuATk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/q1f9D7c.jpg

I took my sister out to one of my favorite spots back in the swamp and we absolutely crushed the crappie and bass. She accused me of cheating cause I took complete advantage of my new toy – Helix 7 with side imaging. We were marking them cruising in 15 feet of water, and I’d tell her where to cast. It was pretty much a fish every cast, and we managed around 30 fish between the two of us over the course of the two hours we were fishing. Two biggest are pictured below.

https://i.imgur.com/0MLipnQ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MpD2hJq.jpg

We did so well that she wanted to go back out the next day. Went back out and caught crappie to 14" plus some nice bass.

https://i.imgur.com/Q9sMO0q.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jHDbcZD.jpg

Went back out with Luke over the weekend and had more of the same. We crushed it with crappies to 14", bass to 20", and some bonus pike.

https://i.imgur.com/dN9u2id.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eSyfviE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OUgBf0B.jpg

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more pics

https://i.postimg.cc/Y9kWCv3C/bigPike.png
https://i.postimg.cc/rFYxNF8f/crappie1.png
https://i.postimg.cc/Qd27v4K5/pike2.png
https://i.postimg.cc/dVkdHP3w/crappie2.png
https://i.postimg.cc/90Qwyss3/lmb1.png
https://i.postimg.cc/5t8zJB8r/pikeJump.png

look at that puppy fly :cool:

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That first pike you got was a really nice one :)

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What a lineup!! Great catches!!

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Great catching. Way to make it happen. Great taking your sister. Fun times for sure.

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Very nice nick! Some good fish that big pike makes me happy😎

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Can’t beat that great catching !👍

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Nice work! Great mix of great looking fish.

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Hell yeah guys!! Some great looking pics in there! Those crappies look like they were in some good swampy coverage.

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Awesome work Nick. Keep it up!!

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Look at all these pics! Wow!!! Way to slayyyyyyyy Nick and company! Friggin’ AWESOME!!!!:D