The water lilies were a small problem. There was a bigger problem, Milfoil. Milfoil is an invasive plant that is not native and grows just under the surface. What looks like open water is filled with milfoil. Most of the time, I would reel in a four or five foot long mess of milfoil, pick it off the lure and repeat the process over and over. Oh Yeah, weedless bait was no help.
The picture below, gives you an idea of how thick the vegetation was on top of the water. You could almost get out of the kayak and walk across the lake, but this is great bass habitat. Right!
Ooooooooh, Buttermilk proudly displays his trophy catch. A perch.
Believe it or not, Buttermilk is taking a picture of me holding a 10 lb largemouth bass. Not, we didn't catch any big fat bass, but it was a great day of fishing..............
Except for the Water Lilies and Milfoil!
This coming weekend, I will be in the Great Smokey Mountains fly fishing. Wish me luck! Always Remember: Get away from the big screen and get on a big stream!
2 comments:
You need to fish that lake with a fly rod! Use a weedless slider (reversed popper) and slide it across those pads... no need to worry about the milfoil. I bet the action would be explosive.
I may try that. In the fall, the vegatation goes away and its easier to fish. I may go back in Oct.
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