September 3rd to 5th fishing report

Best of the week 3 lb 7 oz largemouth Sunday the 5th near the Indian River.

Here is the sunset from Saturday the 3rd.



The weather was a little tricky for Labor Day weekend.  And so goes the fishing.  The forecast was calling for rain Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  Saturday turned out to be hot and humid with no rain.  Sunday was cloudy and windy but no rain until overnight.  We measured an inch and a half of rain in our guage Monday morning.  For the weekend we only managed to catch 23 bass.  We caught 15 on Saturday and only 8 on Sunday.  Monday we did not fish.  Best bass of the weekend was 3 lb 7 oz caught Sunday evening near the Indian River.  We haven't fished that area of the lake that much this year.  Denise managed to catch a 4 lb 8 oz Bowfin (Dog fish) Saturday morning in The Cut.  In the evening she lost a big bass near Conger Island.  It was one of the few times this year she actually called for "the net".  I could tell it was decent by the swirl it put on the surface and her rod bend.  When I bent over to pick up the net, I heard it jump and the splash, and then I heard "Oh Shit"!  It spit the hook and got off.  Needless to say, Denise was pissed.  It looked to be her first 5 pounder.  What a shame.  We both tried to catch it for the next half hour, pitching and casting away.  But no luck.  We packed it in at dark and called it a night.  We'll try this area again, that's for sure!  Maybe we can catch it on Tournament day?  That'd be awesome!  11 days and counting... This coming weekend we will be in practice mode for the tourney.  Trying to find hot spots.  It could be difficult because the fishing has been really slow lately and the water level is on the rise.  Of course, that could change quickly.  Till next time folks...

Fish On!