I have had a busy week on the Hooch north of West Point Lake.
Last Wednesday 4/27 I picked my son up from school and headed over to the Hooch. We only had about 3 hours and I had about 7-8 spots up and down the river I wanted to fish. Some spots we only made a single cast, it's amazing what just one well placed cast can do. We had a 7 pound hybrids, 12 pound striper, huge gar, and a nice bass. River casted and caught the largemouth all by himself. Here is a video of him reeling in the striper
4/29 Friday morning we fished an section and had three stripers. One was 15 pounds. But we hit at least 6 good areas. There are a few stripers moving up the river but they are not thick yet. They should be there in a week or two. Friday midday we headed south to another boat ramp and had pretty good fishing. A handful of hybrids, one striper and we had some really big largemouth. The best five would have been 20-25 pounds... It was a good trip. We saw a pair of bald eagles.
Saturday during the morning, I assisted with a riverkeeper cleanup.
It was a beautiful day to paddle the river, the water was pretty and the flow was good. The riverkeeper had a great turnout. I cannot say enough good things about this group and organization. I encourage everyone to donate or volunteer if they can. You don't really even have to do much heavy lifting. They are a fun and safe group to paddle with.
After the riverkeeper cleanup I met up with some clients and we headed back south. The stripers didn't cooperate, we had one hybrid up to the boat that I managed to knock off with the net. But the largemouth and spotted bass fishing was great again. We had a decent size catfish and a gar. Out best five bass would have been near 20, maybe 25 pounds. I was disappointed the stripers didn't bite but they had a blast and were impressed, so that is what counts!
Tues I tried to recreate my trip from Friday. The water was a little lower and beautiful. With the better water I had higher hopes for the fishing up further north. But the stripers did not cooperate. I think we only had a couple of bites and no fish!
So we packed up and headed down south to try the largemouth spot. The water level was about a foot or two lower, The bass were not packed in as thick as they had been. After that we found some stripers. But we missed more than we caught, and we didn't have any big stripers. We tried hard. The tougher the fishing is, the harder I work! I am probably being too hard on myself, but I have very high expectations. I had a great group of old friends. We saw a bald eagle twice. It was still better than sitting at home! I have not gotten many pics from that trip.
M.R. River Fishing
Matthew Robinson
www.gariverfishing.com
770-616-3865
www.instagram.com/captainmattrobinson/
Last Wednesday 4/27 I picked my son up from school and headed over to the Hooch. We only had about 3 hours and I had about 7-8 spots up and down the river I wanted to fish. Some spots we only made a single cast, it's amazing what just one well placed cast can do. We had a 7 pound hybrids, 12 pound striper, huge gar, and a nice bass. River casted and caught the largemouth all by himself. Here is a video of him reeling in the striper
4/29 Friday morning we fished an section and had three stripers. One was 15 pounds. But we hit at least 6 good areas. There are a few stripers moving up the river but they are not thick yet. They should be there in a week or two. Friday midday we headed south to another boat ramp and had pretty good fishing. A handful of hybrids, one striper and we had some really big largemouth. The best five would have been 20-25 pounds... It was a good trip. We saw a pair of bald eagles.
Saturday during the morning, I assisted with a riverkeeper cleanup.
It was a beautiful day to paddle the river, the water was pretty and the flow was good. The riverkeeper had a great turnout. I cannot say enough good things about this group and organization. I encourage everyone to donate or volunteer if they can. You don't really even have to do much heavy lifting. They are a fun and safe group to paddle with.
After the riverkeeper cleanup I met up with some clients and we headed back south. The stripers didn't cooperate, we had one hybrid up to the boat that I managed to knock off with the net. But the largemouth and spotted bass fishing was great again. We had a decent size catfish and a gar. Out best five bass would have been near 20, maybe 25 pounds. I was disappointed the stripers didn't bite but they had a blast and were impressed, so that is what counts!
Tues I tried to recreate my trip from Friday. The water was a little lower and beautiful. With the better water I had higher hopes for the fishing up further north. But the stripers did not cooperate. I think we only had a couple of bites and no fish!
So we packed up and headed down south to try the largemouth spot. The water level was about a foot or two lower, The bass were not packed in as thick as they had been. After that we found some stripers. But we missed more than we caught, and we didn't have any big stripers. We tried hard. The tougher the fishing is, the harder I work! I am probably being too hard on myself, but I have very high expectations. I had a great group of old friends. We saw a bald eagle twice. It was still better than sitting at home! I have not gotten many pics from that trip.
M.R. River Fishing
Matthew Robinson
www.gariverfishing.com
770-616-3865
www.instagram.com/captainmattrobinson/
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