Fantastic Bass Fishing

[Bryon Anderson 0]

Went out yesterday to a nearby lake that I'd been meaning to hit all summer. My expectations were low - I thought I might find a few Bluegills at best, so I just rigged my 5 wt. and took some small poppers. Ended up having a better evening of Largemouth fishing than I previously knew it was possible to have with a fly rod in Michigan. 

My camera setup on the kayak never lets me do the fish justice size-wise, so you'll have to take a fisherman's word 😉 that these range from 13-18+". All on a #6 yellow Booglebug. Just an absolute blast.

[MuskyFlyGuy 0]

Byron

Congratulations on the great day!  It’s hard to beat a Boogle. 

[niveker 0]

Nice fish!

[Capt Bob LeMay 0]

With a lighter rod as well - great day.. I keep a 5wt onboard for those days when our local exotic panfish are outdoing everything else... and it turns a so-so day into something special since our small exotics pull like a smallmouth... 

[Steeldrifter 0]

Fun day for sure. Don't get a lot of largemouths on the river where I fish, so it's always a nice surprise to get one. Looks like you found a lake that has a nice supply of them.

[RickZieger 0]

Nice photos and fish.

 

[Bryon Anderson 0]

6 hours ago, Steeldrifter said:

Fun day for sure. Don't get a lot of largemouths on the river where I fish, so it's always a nice surprise to get one. Looks like you found a lake that has a nice supply of them.

Every once in a great while I'll find a Largemouth in the Grand or Muskegon - but yeah, they are mostly in lakes over here too. I would love to find a lake with Smallmouth in it that I can fish in my kayak. Only ones I've found that have Smallies are big ones like Pere Marquette Lake or Muskegon Lake, and those have lots of "big-boy boat" traffic. Props and big wakes make me nervous...

[DFoster 0]

Fat beauties, it’s always great to find a new spot!