freshwater fall fishing

[rizzo]

I've been doing a lot of freshwater lately. You can make it a nighttime game too. Check your PMs!

[FishermanTim]

When you think about it, anything we learned freshwater fishing was only prepping us for saltwater fishing.
You had your lure selections, bait choices, and a multitude of rod and reel combos to sort thru.

In conjunction, some things I learned fishing for stripers I was able to convert to largemouth bass.

My #1 lesson learned that applies to both fresh and salt?
It's that night time is NEVER a bad time for bass!
I got the "what the heck are you doing" looks when launching my kayak at sunset. I had to explain to OTHER FISHERMEN why I was heading out then.

This time of year is unusual because most inexperienced anglers (myself included in my early years) thought that fall meant the fishing was shutting down in prep for winter.
WRONG!
The fish seem willing to hit MORE frequently and aggressively now because they are feeding in prep for winter.
I fished a pond in Arlington on Thursday and was slaying bass from 1.5 to 4 lbs. I just had to find where they were "hiding". Once I did, the fun only ended when I chose to call it a day.

Although there are still some stripers to be had, the freshwater can still be very productive, more so if we get a touch of "indian summer"!

[Jimmy Fee]

Originally Posted by rizzo

I've been doing a lot of freshwater lately. You can make it a nighttime game too. Check your PMs!

Have you been fishing the smallies or big browns after dark?

Going to try to top 4-pounds for brown trout this week. The timing is right.

[rizzo]

I have. Nothing to brag about as of yet. Too many largemouth still in the mix, but has been awesome action. The water temps were very warm until recently... We'll see what this next month brings.

Originally Posted by Jimmy Fee

Have you been fishing the smallies or big browns after dark?

Going to try to top 4-pounds for brown trout this week. The timing is right.

[Jimmy Fee]

Originally Posted by rizzo

I have. Nothing to brag about as of yet. Too many largemouth still in the mix, but has been awesome action. The water temps were very warm until recently... We'll see what this next month brings.

Gave it a shot last night between tides. Lots of smallish rainbows taking swipes at the lures, but only landed one. No bass at all, but the water was still pretty warm. Had one big trout come up, but pulled the hooks.