These lakes hold largemouth bass, tiger bass, catfish, black crappie, and bluegill. Catching bass in the three to five pound range is a normal occurance. Twelve pound bass and channel cats and twelve inch bream have been caught in the last three years
Perfect weather to get out of the house so I made a quick trip to Damon 7 Lakes. It turns out that I was not the only one with that thought. MK and Skip D., Nate C., Dick K., Jerry B., Mark, and many others were there.
Met with Don H. at the picnic tables at 0940 and was on the water within minutes. The bite was slow, but dependable. Before 1500 we had landed 12, and missed a few more. The reason I still consider this trip exceptional is that all but one of the bass were caught on topwaters, either … Continue reading Quick trip to Damon 7 Lakes, 2018-01-31
These lakes hold largemouth bass, tiger bass, catfish, black crappie, and bluegill. Catching bass in the three to five pound range is a normal occurance. Twelve pound bass and channel cats and twelve inch bream have been caught in the last three years
John Scarborough Sunfish Spectacular, 2017-04-08-0700 (date locked) David Cross is one of the newest members of TFF. This was his first time flyfishing. He won the "door prize." I think he is hooked. Paul
60 people showed up for the event. The wind made casting a challenge and the water was a little cooler than expected, so the bite was slow. Reports of LMB up to 6lbs were reported, but I don't have pictures in hand.
These lakes hold largemouth bass, tiger bass, catfish, black crappie, and bluegill. Catching bass in the three to five pound range is a normal occurance. Twelve pound bass and channel cats and twelve inch bream have been caught in the last three years
Mary-Kay, Skip, Rob, and Puck hit the water.......Rob and I were on the water by 1100, fishing from a bass buggy. John S. was already there and catching fish. Rob and I landed over 100 fish before we called it good at about 1700 using only 4 flies: Black beetle Yellow spider Sam's 1 Bug … Continue reading Pre-fish the JSFSS, 2016-03-27
If it rains, we may get our hair wet, but we are still going fishing. No rain dates. This is it. 2016-04-09-0700 Link to the Event I plan to set up at the picnic table area for sign-in and coffee. Bring your coffee cup, D7Ls waiver, TFF waiver, and day fee ($40) and I'll tell you where … Continue reading Update on the JSSFS as of 2016-03-24-1200
The next freshwater event is the John Scarborough Sunfish Spectacular 2016-04-09-0700/ We have permission to camp the night before. We have firewood for a campfire. 30+ people have signed up so far. This helps my headcount for my cooks We have our cooks for the event. Hamburgers and hot dogs are the menu. More details … Continue reading JSSFS Update 2016-03-09
