FEATHERWICK FISHING

It was 106 degrees and the UV index was absurd this past...

It was 106 degrees and the UV index was absurd this past weekend. I'm currently fighting a severe case of sun poisoning on my shoulders and scalp. Never head out to fish unprepared (drinks, food, proper clothing,) it's honestly like not having a rod to cast with. Learned my lesson.

from the acres of matted grass in the potomac river.

from the acres of matted grass in the potomac river.

May, was a month of giants.

May, was a month of giants.

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photocred // JAMES OVERSTREET

photocred // JAMES OVERSTREET

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frog fishing in shallow feeder creeks:fish where others...

frog fishing in shallow feeder creeks:
fish where others aren't this time of year
and be rewarded with large, resident fish
that never leave the creek to enter the main lake.

7`6 H-F big bear rod, 7:3:1 quantum exo, 65 lbs sunline FX2
if the water on the banks is 6 inches deep, then 2 feet is deep water
for these resident largemouth. 

good news for us early season topwater lovers.

keep the frog of your choice in the deeper water of the creek, especially toward the mouth where it first enters the main lake - the big girls enjoy the current, lack of competition, and ample feeding opportunities… so go ahead and oblige them with a power fishing tactic a little earlier then they expect.

four pounders in the rain:flipping with a 7`2 MH rod,10...

four pounders in the rain:
flipping with a 7`2 MH rod,
10 lbs. sunline shooter fluorocarbon,
1/2 reins tungsten weight,
4/0 Trokar flipping hook,
3.5" Power Team Lures Craw Doeuvre.

clear, high water in the spring:
downsize your presentation,
flip the (old edge) of the water line -
big fish will feel more secure in an area
they've known water not to recede past…
but there are always exceptions, so be thorough and meticulous.
hit spots the fish use for travel IE stump lines, sunken docks, points in new growth vegetation, rockpiles.

FF @ White Lake, NY 

FF @ White Lake, NY 

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THE ART OF FISHING: Learning Stealth from the Bank Don't...

THE ART OF FISHING: Learning Stealth from the Bank

Don't have a boat?

No worries.

When the largemouth move up to spawn, it can be a skillful, stealthy bank walkers dream.

To photograph this fresh from winter female, one must be willing to put some risk on the table sometimes. This means generating a new sense of agility and situational awareness.

Bankwalkers must be skilled casters in tight quarters, yet have the stealth and zen of a Shaolin monk.

A dead log was spotted as a trail to an elevated casting location above this bedding female - she was gnarled up in a prime spot of spawning nestled between the fingers of a young, bowing tree. While balancing on the log, which was about 2 inches short on both sides of a pair of shoes to provide an adequate base… you must be focused on nothing but the fish and her behavior.

You must move incognito and be attentive enough to respond to her mannerisms and get a quality hook set.

Good banks include 45 degree, sloping, back bays and coves, flooded timber banks with many lay downs, banks with new growth vegetation (lily pads, grass, etc.)

We like to employ Power Team Lures plastics to our bank walker approach - grab you a heap of 3.5" Craw D'oeuvre's and rig them on an 1/8 ounce shaky head.

The slender profile of the bait creates a weedless… and snagless presentation that can be flipped, and when needed - casted. The bait is compact, it is our machete for executing on getting the bites because the density of the plastic allows for a swift tunnel vision… hook point to bass jaw. When the fish picks the bait up to take it out of the bed, it will get  hook, and the Power Team Lures hog tonic, only makes them hang on just that extra little bit.

Get on local banks after work, urban bass itch for craw imitations. Always know as well, the clearer the water - the better your camouflage must be… we salute you - skilled bankwalker. 

-FF

FF Pro Steve Schuberth on some early spring largemouth.

FF Pro Steve Schuberth on some early spring largemouth.

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PAUL MUELLER - CANDLEWOOD LAKE, CT (featherwick 2012)

PAUL MUELLER - CANDLEWOOD LAKE, CT (featherwick 2012)

GIANTS OF THE ST.LAWRENCE RIVER

GIANTS OF THE ST.LAWRENCE RIVER

Rocked the pre-spawn schoolies today on 3.5" PowerTeam...

Rocked the pre-spawn schoolies today on 3.5" PowerTeam Lures Craw D`oeuvre's and 3.75" Lucky Craft Spazz jerk baits.