RV or SR reports?

[Eskimo]

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Dropped by Spruce Run Saturday evening. It was about 45 degrees and fairly windy. I work long days indoors and didn't realize how early it gets dark now until after I got out on the water. Had I known it gets dark at like 5:00, I wouldn't have bothered going out that late.

There were about a half-dozen anglers fishing the shoreline and maybe four boats out on the water.

At the boat ramp I ran into GetANet loading up his boat.

I launched and in the two hours I fished I only caught-and-released two Hybrid Stripers. One was small and the other was pretty big. Both were caught using my patented homemade pickled monkey-ass bait.

When I was packing up for the night I was talking to the guy I often see down there with the big boat with the fly jerk machines. He had a slow day, too.

I was damn cold out there that evening. I don't own a dry suit and I think this is going to be my last day in the kayak until next spring. Its just too cold and too dangerous to be out there now.



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[GetANet]

One word described sat: SUCKED! Been having some motor issues as of late and really went up to run the motor as well as wet a line. Motor ran decent at first then got fussy, Fished a bit but really did more riding around looking at the depthfinder since it sure as hell wasn't a fishfinder on sat. I looked in several different places and didn't see much of anything fish here and there a little bait here and there. I did see a few guys catch a few fish jigging Binsky's. Water temp was about 50 degrees so they should still bite for a little while longer but it was another spruce goose for me. No sweat though had some great days there this year so no complaints here..... Was giving it a quick tally in my head and easily close to a hundred hybrids this year from the begining of the year till now, those ten and fives and two's and three's all add up but believe me I have put an insane amount of hours on her this year. I was there at least once if not twice a week for almost this entire year. Learned quite a bit and some new spots to fish there this year. And if I don't fish there anymore this year I just wanted to say: Thank You Spruce for another fantastic year!!!!!

[MudCat08]

Went to SR for the first time today for catfishing (11/11/2014). Caught two small perch and a 10" Hybrid Striped Bass before the sun set. That was my first hybrid bass caught and I was really happy about that. After sun set caught a decent 16.5" channel cat and then a small bullhead. Kept the channel cat and released everything else.

Something was definitely biting on this night - whatever it was they were stripping my larger hooks of bait. switched to small hooks and caught that small bullhead catfish so maybe they were a school of bullheads, or more likely crayfish. They kept on pestering me until 8:30-pm when i ran out of bait and went home. Didn't get to the famous 9pm and after bite time that everyone's been getting at SR. Still had fun, it's a good reservoir!

[ratherbe]

SR - 11/11 Night. Tough bite lat night, 2 small hybrids on slip bobbers. Down rod went a couple times but no hook sets. Spent 3 hours on the lake, and called it. Beautiful night, calm quite and relatively warm. Hopefully can get a couple more trips in before the cold sets in and the water levels rise.

SR Still dropping....

[Andrushkin33]

Water temperature is still not that cold yet so I am pretty sure we still have couple of weeks left of some good fishing.

Probably will head over there on Thursday night and see whats been going on.

Was forced to go saltwater fishing last night for strippers on a boat () Fished from 7 till 11 on Prowler V out of Atlantic Highlands and I think we got like 4 for the whole boat (around 30 of us) I am not sure since I only saw 2 keepers. Was a good night to fish but just were not able to land on a school of them.

Andre

[Jigman13]

There's a boat that targets strippers?!?! Dollar bill jigs, lap dance plugs, and "you has nice eyes" darters??? PM the boats info if they're not a sponsor lol...

Kidding... Sounds like a tough nite.

[Andrushkin33]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

There's a boat that targets strippers?!?! Dollar bill jigs, lap dance plugs, and "you has nice eyes" darters??? PM the boats info if they're not a sponsor lol...

Kidding... Sounds like a tough nite.

Oh man don't make me laugh .... but yeah it was a tough nite for sure just another reason for me to stick to freshwater (like I need any)

I did manage to hook into something and have my line snap but in all honesty it was probably a rock .... I seem to be finding them everywhere lately...

Andre

[ratherbe]

Whats everyones liver tricks? I've been following andre's advice with the small rubber bands - stolen from my kids rainbow loom . Curious what else you guys do to keep the suckers on the hook. Not interested in using trebles....

I've also only caught hybrids and cats on them thus far. Person last night said they've covered the full spectrum with livers LMB, Crappies, Trout, Hybrids etc.

[MudCat08]

Originally Posted by ratherbe

Whats everyones liver tricks? I've been following andre's advice with the small rubber bands - stolen from my kids rainbow loom . Curious what else you guys do to keep the suckers on the hook. Not interested in using trebles....

I used string a few times. do the rubber bands work well too? I'll have to try that out. tying string on livers gets messy.

[Andrushkin33]

LoL,

If you don't want to use the bands or strings ....you can always have the softer part go all the through the eye of the hook, wrap the liver a bit around the hook and then the harder part set on the hook itself ...usually stays longs enough to get something...

So far we caught only catfish, hybrids and perch on the lives. My friend was convinced he had a pickerel or pike as well but I highly doubt that claim.

Andre