Monday, July 13, 2009

Going the Distance


Austin and I have had a goal for a while to see if we could catch over 100 fish in one trip. We decided to give it a try at Claytor Lake one morning. We brought conventional tackle (spinners, crank baits, plastics, etc.) along with fly fishing gear, and live bait. The primary target would be pan fish. The weapon of choice for most of the day was foam bodied popping bugs that were cast using fly rods. The bite was on most of the morning slowing throughout the day. There were several bass mixed in with our catch, one of which, Austin caught was very nice. At the end of the day Austin had 108 and I had 103. Mission Accomplished.